‘The Economics of Small Things’ authored by Dr Sudipta Sarangi was e-launched recently, followed by a detailed discussion about the book and a fun Q/A session hosted by Krea University. In conversation with Dr Sunder Ramaswamy (Vice-Chancellor, Krea University) and Dr Madhuri Saripalle (Associate Professor of Economics at IFMR GSB, Krea University), Dr Sarangi shared his writing experience, elaborated on why he chose pop-culture and examples with an Indian context to present some deep concepts, in addition to explaining his fascination for human behaviour and its relationship with Economics. Watch the recording of the session here.
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IFMR GSB students are ‘Chanakya’ national finalists
| IFMR GSB students Himani Jain and Shruti Goyal were among the National Finalists at the recently held Economics case study event ‘Chanakya’, conducted at Avenues 2020 – the annual business festival of IIT Bombay. The faculty and the team at IFMR GSB are proud of their achievement! |
Celebrating the Krea spirit
Krea Community Night had everybody in the Krea family – right from the leaders, faculty, to students and staff – signing-in together for an evening of fun, laughter, and camaraderie. The evening included a surprise musical performance by professors and Krea staff, followed by informal Q/A sessions with Vice-Chancellor of Krea University, Dr Sunder Ramaswamy; Dean of IFMR GSB, Dr Shobha Das; and Dean of SIAS, Prof Bishnu Mohapatra. Overall, the evening largely focused on sharing talents, anecdotes and getting to know each other with music and entertainment added to the mix.
Professor Anil Srinivasan at TiE Global Summit 2020
Prof Anil Srinivasan – Associate Professor of Practice, Literature & the Arts – was part of a grand panel of celebrated entrepreneurs and corporate leaders at the recently held, virtual TiE Global Summit 2020. Prof Anil – a critically-acclaimed pianist, experimental musician, the first to be awarded the coveted Sangeet Natak Akademi youth award, a TED speaker, and founder of a hugely successful musical initiative ‘Rhapsody’ – shared his insights on the topic ‘Making a Difference Every Day’, bringing in his novel perspective backed by vast experience and experiments with music to the discussion.
IFMR GSB Marketing faculty at CII event
IFMR GSB’s Marketing faculty team truly is a blend of rich industry experience and strong academic credentials! Four members of the Marketing faculty shared their perspectives on “The Changing Face of Marketing – Impact of New Technologies” hosted by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as part of their MarTech Webinars 2020. The team comprised the following faculty members:
- Prof R S Sathya Saminadan sharing his insights on ‘Contemporary Techniques in Digital Marketing’.
- Prof Amar Saxena sharing his insights on ‘Understanding Customers – How Analytics and Research help’.
- Prof Sunanda Sangwan sharing her insights on ‘New Technologies and The Future Of Marketing’.
- Prof R Sathyanarayanan sharing his insights on ‘Branding in a New Tech Era’.
How to grow on LinkedIn with Deepak Pandey
Markaholic, IFMR GSB’s student-led marketing committee along with the Graduate School of Business’ notable alumni, hosted their second session as part of their marketing workshop series Prayatna. Packed with rich insights, the webinar, titled ‘Campus to Corporate – How to grow on LinkedIn’, featured Deepak Pandey – Area Sales Manager at Siemens and an alumnus of IFMR GSB, imparting his knowledge on the importance of networking and what it takes to build a strong LinkedIn profile. With around 60 students in attendance, the session also featured IndianMaze Advisory founder and CEO Dinesh Jain participating, interacting and engaging with the students.
#WERiseTwitterChat – Enabling women entrepreneurship in India
On the occasion of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (November 19), LEAD at Krea University and IWWAGE hosted a Twitter chat to explore strategies for enhancing women’s participation in entrepreneurial activity and strengthening enterprise resilience. The chat explored strategies for addressing restrictive social norms that influence women’s participation in aspirations for entrepreneurship, improving skilling programs, and building business acumen, enabling meaningful access to technology and markets. Participants also discussed strategies for collecting better-disaggregated data and integrating a gender lens in entrepreneurship development programs and policies. Read the highlights in this blog.
Krea University inks partnership with University of Bristol – one of the world’s top ranked institutions
| Krea University has stepped into a significant partnership with the University of Bristol, consistently ranked in the world’s top 100 and UK’s top ten universities. The partnership will explore deeper collaboration in the area of Sciences and Humanities at student, faculty and research level. It also includes the beginning of a 3+1 progression partnership for students at Krea, in flagship programmes offered by University of Bristol which includes MSc in Environmental Policy and Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Public Policy, Economics, Economics and Finance, Economics, Finance and Management, Management (International Business) and Business Analytics. The University of Bristol is home to the best university business incubator in the world and is in the top 5 for research. The University is also alma mater to 13 Nobel Laureates including current Chancellor, Sir Paul Nurse. The MoU was inked in an e-signing ceremony chaired by Dr Erik Lithander, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement), University of Bristol and Dr Sunder Ramaswamy, Vice-Chancellor of Krea University. During the ceremony, Dr Erik Lithander added, “We are very proud to be signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Krea University today and are excited to develop links with such an innovative, forward-thinking institution. It symbolises the start of an important partnership, which will undoubtedly benefit the student and academic communities on both sides.” The event included a dialogue on potential collaborations, respective aims of both institutions for the partnership and identification of ways in which links could be strengthened. The event had distinguished attendees from both partner institutions. From the University of Bristol, Dr Erik Lithander, Pro Vice Chancellor (Global Engagement), Dr Winnie Wang, School International Director, Geographical Sciences, Lorna Cuckow, Deputy Director International and Head of International Partnerships & Relations, Aditya Malkani, Partnerships Consultant (India) and Ellie Cook, International Events Manager attended the event. Dr Sunder Ramaswamy, Vice-Chancellor, Dr Bishnu Mohapatra, Dean of School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences, Dr Shobha Das , Dean of IFMR Graduate School of Business, Dr Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi, Divisional Chair – Humanities & Social Studies, Dr S Sivakumar, Divisional Chair – Sciences, Prof Amit Das, Chairperson – MBA Admissions, Dr Bharath Sundaram, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Dr John Mathew, Associate Professor of History of Sciences and Kala Anand, Director of Partnerships, represented Krea University. Shedding light on the immense potential of the partnership, Dr Sunder Ramaswamy stated, “At Krea, we aim to forge meaningful partnerships with globally reputed institutions who are well-known for specific areas of practice. The University of Bristol with their significant strengths in cutting-edge disciplines within Humanities and Sciences, bring a new dimension of engagement for our students, faculty and research centres. We regard this as a progressive collaboration that will find many avenues for growth in the years to come.” With a reputation for innovation, creativity and sustainability, University of Bristol has been highly rated for 35 subjects within the world’s top 100 by QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020. Nine of its subjects are within the top 50 and amongst them, Earth and Marine Sciences, Veterinary Science and Social Policy & Administration are within the top 20. The University is a major force in the economic, social and cultural life of Bristol and the region, but is also a significant player on the world stage. It has over 20,000 undergraduates and over 7,000 postgraduate students from more than 100 countries, and its research links span the globe. Krea University has a unique partnership philosophy, which is based on a ‘Partnerships with Purpose’ approach. Under this, the University collaborated with a select number of universities or centres of excellence to carefully build their internationalisation plan. Know more here. |
Krea announces recipients of Faculty Research Fellowship
In a bid to encourage and support young faculty, staff and students, the management at Krea is delighted to introduce a Research Fellowship for the academic year of 2020-2021. These fellowships are available on a competitive basis across SIAS and IFMR GSB for anyone at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, Senior Assistant Professor and Senior / Assistant / Associate Professor of Practice, staff, and students. Members of the Krea Centres are also eligible to apply. This year’s winners and their projects are:
- Dr Akhila Ramnarayan (SIAS faculty), Ms Astha Arya (Admissions, Staff) & Mr Akshay Jain (Student Life, Staff) for ‘Interwoven Learning in a Wicked World’
- Dr Sushant Raut (SIAS faculty) for ‘Machine Learning Applications in Particle Physics’
- Dr Shivani Jadeja (SIAS faculty) for ‘Are High Temperatures Changing a Butterfly’s Life Cycle? Integrating Meta-analyses and Citizen Science’
- Dr Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay (GSB faculty) & Dr Sona Mitra (Principal Economist, IWWAGE, LEAD) for ‘Does Gender-based Awareness Campaign Improve Girls’ Educational Outcomes? Empirical Evidence from India’
- Dr Muneer Shaik (GSB faculty) & Dr Lakshmi Padmakumari (GSB faculty) for ‘Modelling and Forecasting VaR Based on Extreme Value Variance and Covariance Estimators’
- Dr Swarnamalya Ganesh (SIAS faculty) for ‘Performing Histories– Abhyudayamu-s and Yakshaganamu-s – Reading Performative Literatures of Early Modern South India as Historiography’
- Dr John Mathew (SIAS faculty), Ms Ananya Raju (SIAS student) & Mr Kaustav Mehta (SIAS student) for ‘Positing Migration as a Causative Agent in the Rising Encounter with SARS-CoV-2 (PMCARES) in India’
Rethinking & reimagining the future of work in management consulting
Vikram Janakiraman, who has been a part of Boston Consulting Group for nearly 10 years, shared powerful insights from his vast journey as a senior practitioner in the management consulting field. From explaining in detail about how management consulting businesses keep up with the times to addressing all the strategic challenges faced by businesses of today, Vikram Janakiraman – Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group (India) – engaged the students at Krea in a hearty interaction. Given his experience working with automotive and mobility clients in India, he narrated his experience on how one can not only address a problem but also re-think solutions and re-imagine the manner in which they deliver them, while also sharing what the future holds.