To know more about how systems function both in India and US, Stanford University and IIM Bangalore have kicked off an student exchange programme to jointly do projects. Sixteen students from Stanford and IIMB are paired for completing eight projects.

The Stanford students are visiting India in September for a week. Students from IIMB will give a final presentation in December 2007 in Stanford University, USA. During the week-long visit Stanford University students will interact with CEOs of various companies and NGOs to understand their cultural aspects, export implications etc. 

‘Serve the nation’
Addressing students during their visit to Infosys campus, Infosys Chief Mentor Narayana Murthy stressed that the objective of corporations should be to serve the nation. There should be an environment of openness and acceptance of new ideas, best practices, values and cultures. Companies must set global benchmarks to continuously grow. “We benchmark Sony, Motorola for their quality practices, GE and Microsoft for their relentlessness and growth,” he said.  Corporations must look out for meritocracy, speed in doing things faster, focus on new ideas, excellence and implementation, he added.