IIT Kharagpur’s Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSoM) launches collaborative programme with Singapore Management University

KOLKATA: IIT Kharagpur’s Vinod Gupta School of Management has signed an MoU with Singapore Management University for ‘SMU-IITKGP Inclusive and Immersive Experiential Learning (I2XL) Programme’. The scope of the MoU will include student projects and immersion programmes, reciprocal exchange of research and teaching staff, research and other collaborations.
The programme is focused on providing managerial concepts to students through classroom lectures on portfolio management, alternative investments, innovation and entrepreneurship, and technological adaptation. Another feature of the programme was industry interactions regarding practical challenges in financial markets. The programme has been designed with a two-fold objective – expose students to the dynamics of functioning on an international platform and complement classroom learning with a global business perspective.

Twenty-five students from MBA and Executive MBA of VGSOM participated in this collaborative programme who were selected based on their prior work experience in diverse sectors.

Academicians from Singapore Management University and industry leaders offered experiential learning experience at the first edition of the programme. The programme included live industry projects undertaken by the students under the aegis of DBS Bank, Citibank, GSK and niche players like Lendingkart and BondEValue.