Mysuru: Delivering the keynote address at the International Symposium 2020 organized by Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDMIMD), Mysuru, on 3rd January 2020, the Chief Guest Prof. Devi Singh, Former Director of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow spoke about India’s growth post-independence and the challenges and possible solutions for the issues confronting the economy. The symposium has been organized by SDMIMD to coincide with the annual visit of students and faculty from Mays Business School, Texas A &M.
Earlier, the Director of the institute Dr. N.R. Parasuraman delivered the welcome address and presented the need for faculty-student exchange programs in any higher education institute. Dr. Parasuraman gave an overview of the international reach out including international tie-up, international accreditation, international conferences and faculty-student exchanges at SDMIMD.
Dr. Akshaya Srinivasan, Professor of Marketing, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, US, accompanying the team from U.S, made preliminary remarks
Dr. Neetu Ganapathy, Faculty – Systems and Business Communication and Coordinator gave an overview of the events planned during the symposium
The inaugural session is followed by the interaction and knowledge sharing sessions between the students of SDMIMD and Texas A&M University.
The cultural program by both, the institute students were scheduled post-lunch.
Earlier in the week, the visiting student had a visit to companies of different sectors and interaction with the heads of the organizations.
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