Confluence – the newly launched Alumni Interaction series by the External and Alumni Relations Committee of IFMR GSB – hosted Mr Giri Seshadri Ravi (alumni cohort 2013-15), a Quantitative Model Developer at Barclays Headquarters, New York. An interactive session packed with insights, Mr Ravi shared his journey at IFMR and how he made the most …
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Markaholic – the Marketing Committee of IFMR GSB – recently conducted ‘Mark-Aventure’, a D2C Product Launch Simulation Competition which aimed to catapult students in the shoes of product and brand managers. The 45-day event brought together 55 teams from various B-schools across the country. The event was judged by Dinesh Jain, Founder and CEO of …
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Jaykumar Patel and Utkarsh Srivastava (IFMR Graduate School of Business, MBA class of 2021) are proud recipients of Krea’s 100% scholarship to NYU Stern School of Business’ Fintech program.
Krea University offered a 100% scholarship to final-year MBA students to pursue ‘Foundations in Fintech’ – a short-term online program at NYU Stern School of Business. Several students vying for this scholarship underwent a rigorous application and interview process, with Jaykumar and Utkarsh emerging as the top two candidates.
The online course, with a duration of 6-weeks (25 January – 8 March 2021), will deep-dive into the functioning of the financial services industry taught by Professor Kathleen DeRose (Clinical Associate Professor of Finance and Director of NYU Stern Fubon Center FinTech Initiative). Through various video lectures, readings and assessments, this program aims to provide valuable insights about key Fintech areas and prepare students for a career in finance. Participants of this course, upon completion, will receive the NYU Stern Certificate in Fintech.
For more information, visit this link: https://execed.stern.nyu.edu/products/fintech
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!
Siddharth Poddar (cohort of 2022) represented IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University and secured the first runner-up position in ‘Money Bhai’ as part of Zeal 2020 – a trading competition conducted by the Global Centre for Entrepreneurship and Finance (GCEC).
‘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.
Analytics India Magazine featured an opinion piece by Prof GR Chandrashekhar – Professor of Data Science and Strategic Management at IFMR Graduate School of Business. Packed with information drawn from his rich experience in the field of Data Science, the article shares his perspectives on customer insights from retail transactions. Read the feature here.
IFMR Graduate School of Business (GSB) hosted the one-day Annual Research Symposium (virtual), focusing on ‘Inclusion’ and ‘Sustainability’. The symposium touched upon a wide range of topical issues and themes such as Financial Inclusion, Sustainable Finance, FinTech, and Digital Inclusion. Students, faculty, researchers and several attendees witnessed presentations and evidence-based research that answered burning questions …
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