The St Joseph’s Institute of Management (SJIM) last week celebrated 25 years of having received the All India Council for Technical Education’s approval for its flagship two-year full-time postgraduate programme in management.
The institute, run by the Society of Jesuits, witnessed 25 years of impactful and inclusive education in business management.
Fr Dionysius Vaz, SJ, Provincial of Karnataka Jesuits and president of the Bengaluru Jesuit Educational Society, lauded the past and present directors, deans, faculty members and students for contributing to Jesuit business education in the city.
Prof Dr Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Chairperson, AICTE, commended the SJIM management and said that the council espoused an ethical model in education, under which quality instruction was imparted in the context of cultural and social-economic diversity. He exhorted the SJIM to continue its pedagogical innovation so that its students “create the next Apples and Microsofts of the world in India”.
Kamal Bali, president and managing director, Volvo India, stated that the post-pandemic world presented India with a golden opportunity for socio-economic growth provided the country appropriately managed the challenges of disruptive technologies, inter-organisational collaboration and sustainability.
N A Haris, Shanthinagar MLA, was present during the event.
The SJIM Eminent Social Entrepreneur of the Year award was presented to ‘Teach for India’.
Sixty deserving students were also awarded merit scholarships worth more than Rs 35 lakh.
(Published 23 March 2021, 20:00 IST)
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