'We will teach the value of job creation'

Q&A/ BS Sahay, Director, IMT Ghaziabad

With foreign universities looking to establish base in India, Indian B-schools are taking advantage of their 'India' interest.

Recently, the Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad tied up with the University of Thompton. BS Sahay, director, IMT Ghaziabad, spoke to Kirtika Suneja on the institute's plans with regard to international tie-ups and student exchange programmes. Excerpts:

Why did you tie up with University of Thompton? Are you looking at more such tie-ups?

University of Thompton is the 26th international university, we have tied-up with. We will start our student exchange programme in management soon. We will hold eight international conferences this year.

What are your plans?

We have received Rs 40 lakh from the All India Council for Technical Education as grant for research in Humanitarian Logistics for Disaster Management. We will be increasing the number of faculty from 60 to 80 this year.

Our focus this year is on entrepreneurship. We are inviting young entrepreneurs to talk to students so that they understand what exactly is going on in the business world. The institute aims to teach students the value of job creation.

Will IMT hike the fee?

Yes. We have hiked the fee by Rs 2 lakh for IMT Ghaziabad, but IMT Nagpur fee remains the same. In Dubai, the fee is more than $30,000 (Rs 13 lakh). The fee had to be raised due to higher operational costs at campuses.

Are you planning to pull out of Dubai?

No. We have now moved to our own global campus in Dubai, which has the capacity to accommodate 600 residential students.