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Jaykumar Patel & Utkarsh Srivastava are proud recipients of Krea’s 100% scholarship to NYU Stern program

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 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!

‘Building a successful career’ with Naveen Chandramohan

In an insightful interaction with the students of IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University, Naveen Chandramohan- CEO & Founder of Itus Capital & Co-founder of Fintuple Technologies, shared his perspectives on building one’s career and the innovative ways to go about it. Highlighting the key aspects of an effective leader, Mr Chandramohan shared a few stories from his life and stressed on living every day as though it were your last. A seasoned practitioner, he encouraged students to strive to do better and communicate well – relevant to both the professional and personal aspects of life.

IFMR GSB’s student-led marketing committee launches ‘Prayatna’

Markaholic, IFMR GSB’s student-led marketing committee, along with the Graduate School of Business’ notable alumni, recently launched an informative marketing workshop series titled ‘Prayatna’. The committee’s first workshop featured Amandeep Singh Kochar – Business Director at VMLY&R, New Delhi and an alumnus of IFMR GSB.

IFMR GSB’s Analytics Club holds its first event of the year

In the first of many, the Analytics Club at GSB conducted its first-ever event of the year – ‘The Commencement’. The Analytics Club advocates itself as a platform to help students learn more about data tools and techniques in the business world. The event, with around 40 students in attendance, included multiple quiz rounds and a few creative, number-crunching activities.

Interning in Supply Chain Companies – All the Scope and Opportunities

The blog is written by Prof. Chandrasekaran N, Professor, Operations Management, IFMR GSB The supply chain is about a firm strategically managing inbound and outbound processes and other firms fulfilling the ultimate customer demand. It is important to note that there are multiple nodes and flows across the supply network while managing demand and supply …

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Storytelling through data

In session packed with insights, Arockia Liborious, Data Analytics Leader, Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company shared lessons on the art and science of storytelling through data. Interacting with the students of IFMR GSB, he addressed the need to extract data through simplified processes of information acquisition which can be further transformed into visual depiction. For impactful storytelling, he called for visually appealing data that’s insightful and holds the interest of the audience while addressing the major questions in their minds.

Think big, win bigger- strategies for global business development

In an engaging session, Mr Malur Narayan – Vice President, Technological Business Unit, TCS imparted lessons from his life journey and encouraged young students to be focused, optimistic and fearless. In an interaction with the students of IFMR GSB, Mr Narayanan shed light on core concepts of research, problem synthesis, value proposition, and transformational and disruptive mindset to shape global businesses. He also shared insights on emerging technologies of IoT, autonomous vehicles, and drones in new businesses across the world.

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