ISB raises number of exchange programs

The Indian School of Business (ISB) has increased the number of its International Student Exchange Programmes for the current academic year and invited business schools from 11 countries to participate in it.

According to a press release, the ISB recently signed an MOU with the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan and the Graduate School of Business, Capetown, South Africa.

As part of its increased focus on Student Exchange Programmes, the institute would continue to develop more such partnerships, the release emphasised.

These include HEC School of Management in Paris, Garvin School of International Management in US and the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, USA among others.

Speaking on the issue, Prof M Rammohan Rao, Dean, ISB said ,'Student Exchange Programmes are crucial to our strategy of global exposure for our students. Foreign students contribute a lot to the class in terms of different perspectives and views.'

ISB is in serious discussions with more top B schools including top universities in Australia, USA, China, Singapore, and others. The release added that ISB also invites other Business schools to send their students on 'India study tours'.

Last year the ISB hosted professionals and students from The Wharton School, Thunderbird Univ ersity, Kansas University, and Bocconi University, Italy.

One of those who have signed the recent MOU, Dr. Ehsan ul Haque, Dean, Lahore University of Management Sciences, said, 'As the business climate between the two countries gets better, business enterprises in India and Pakistan will want to engage with each other and explore cross-border investment opportunities. The timing of our exchange agreement with ISB is therefore excellent.'

'We see this partnership with the ISB as a key development for our focus on developing business leaders for emerging economies and the experience of the Indian and Chinese economies will be particularly beneficial to the African continent', added Elspeth Donovan, Director, Graduate School of Business, University of Capetown.