2015

SDMIMD's PGDM Program Re-Accredited by NBA

SDMIMD is one among the premier B-Schools imparting quality education in Management from past twenty three years. The flagship program - Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - is re-accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for a period of two years from 1st July, 2015.

Apart from this, the candidature for the International Accreditation with ACBSP & EFMD; International Student and Faculty Exchange programs with Texas A&M University, Shanghai University, British University in Dubai (BUiD), University of Dubai, London College of Business Sciences and University of Bordeaux; and International Conference at different places in Globe; have made the opearations at SDMIMD truly international.

Kolkata Conference 2015

The 4th International Conference on Global Business, Economics, Finance and Social Sciences with the theme “Green Economy! For Sustainable Development!” was organized jointly by SDMIMD as Academic Partner and J.A. Alpha during December 18-20, 2015 at Hyatt Regency Kolkata, India.
 
Dr. Mousumi Sengupta delivered the invited talk during the conference on “HRM & Organizational Sustainability".  Prof. Malathi Sriram, was a Panel member for the discussion on “Ensuring Academic Integrity and Honesty - The Role of an Academician” Dr. Srimantoorao. S. Appadoo, from the University of Manitoba, Canada; Dr. Stephen ARO-GORDON, from Baze University, Nigeria; and Dr. Mohammad Ataur Rahman, from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh; were other panel members. Dr. Elango Rengasamy, from The British University in Dubai, Dubai, UAE, was the Moderator.
 
During the technical sessions Dr. Mousumi Sengupta presented paper on “Green HRM” and Prof. Malathi  Sriram presented research paper on “Comparative Analysis of MOOC platforms”.

Student Exchange Program with University of Bordeaux

SDMIMD has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Bordeaux, France, for student exchange program.  Pursuant to this 3 students from SDMIMD will be spending a term in Bordeaux during the period January to March, 2016.   Students from Bordeaux are expected to visit SDMIMD for a term from June, 2016.  

Academic Partner for ‘ART Update 2015’ Conference

SDMIMD is collaborating with Asha Kirana Hospital as ‘Academic & Logistics Partner’ in organizing ‘ART Update 2015’ Conference during December 19 & 20, 2015 at SDMIMD Auditorium. 
 
ART Update 2015 bring collective clinicians, researchers, social workers, care providers and various organizations working in the field of HIV / AIDS with a common objective to have technical update on HIV / AIDS with a global and national perspective; to deliberate on improving strategies based on available scientific data; and, to understand and address psychosocial issues which affect quality of life of PLHIV and determine future research priorities in India.
 
The scientific sessions consist of plenary, debates and interactive case scenarios. The conference offers opportunity for young researchers to submit abstract for presentations.
Important Dates:
 
Abstract Submission: December 5, 2015
Scholarship Application: December 10, 2015
Late Breaker Submission: December 10, 2015

Application available at http://www.hivemysore.org/

For more information:
 
Asha Kiranan Hospital
CA -1, Ring Road, Hebbal Industrial Area
Mysuru – 570 016, Karnataka
Phone: 0821-4280466
Mobile: 9845110058 | 9008491105
Web page: www.ashakirana.in OR

Academic Partner for ‘ART Update 2015’ Conference

SDMIMD is collaborating with Asha Kirana Hospital as ‘Academic & Logistics Partner’ in organizing ‘ART Update 2015’ Conference during December 19 & 20, 2015 at SDMIMD Auditorium. Read More>

CSR Conference 2015

  
A 2-Day Conference on “Corporate Social Responsibility – Approaches and Practices for Inclusive Growth” was organized by SDMIMD during November 5 & 6, 2015. The conference provided a platform for academics, practitioners, researchers and students to deliberate and reflect on issues pertaining to CSR strategies and building socially responsible businesses. 
 
Mr. Muthuraman, Former Vice Chairman, Tata Steel, in his keynote address during the inaugural session of the conference, called for affirmative action by the industry to bridge the gap in the unequal opportunity society.  It is regrettable that the government should mandate CSR spending, he felt. Tracing the history of CSR, Mr. Muthuraman said that the earth is four to five billion years old but the corporate, which is the product of industrial revolution, is about four centuries old and systems are just evolving. But the contribution of corporates to the GDP is exponential.  Even the purpose of business, which was earlier considered as generating profit for the investors, is being challenged. Is the purpose of business mere profit or, improving the quality of life, he asked.. Further, Mr. Muthuraman opined that business is meant for the society and urged the business to choose between profit and human face to doing business.  
 
Eminent personalities who graced the conference as speakers and panellists were: Mr. Robert Grubbier, MD&COO-AT&S; Rd. Stephen Aro-Gordon, Department Chair, Base University, Nigeria; Rd. P. Kamath, Director-SDC Kola; Dr. K. Rajalakshmi, Head, Audiology-AIISH; Dr. Indira Ramarao, former Professor, University of Mysore; Ms. N.R. Indrani, DGM-Powergrid; Mr. T.A. Dayalan; Mr. Ganesh Sharma from Rane Group, Chennai; Ms. Richa Bajpai, Director-NextGen PMS; Mr. Biren Bhuta, Chief-CSS - Tata Steel; Mr. Muralidhar Reddy, VP-Jubilant; and, Ms. Usha Rangarajan, Founder-Unleash. 
 
Dr S Peppin, Dean-Xavier University, Bhubaneshwar, was the Chief-guest for the valedictory session and delivered the invited talk on the conference theme. 
Speakers of CSR Conference 2015
Keynote Speaker - Mr. Muthuraman
Former Vice Chairman, Tata Steel
Mr. Robert Grobbier
MD & COO - AT&S
P. Kamath
Director, SDC Kola
Dr. K. Rajalakshmi
Head, Audiology-AIISH
Dr. Indira Ramarao
Former Professor, University of Mysore, Mysuru
Ms. N.R. Indrani
DGMPowergrid
Mr. Biren Bhuta
Chief - CSS - Tata Steel 
Mr. Muralidhar Reddy
VP-Jubilant
Ms. Usha Rangarajan
Founder-Unleash
   
Valedictory Speaker - Dr. S. Peppin
Dean-Xavier University, Bhubaneshwar
   

International Economics Conference 2015

 
SDMIMD organized a two day International Conference on Global Economic Growth and Sustainability: Challenges & Prospects on November 20-21, 2015. The Conference was inaugurated by Dr. Stephen ARO-GORDON, Professor & Head, Financial Mathematics, Baze University, Nigeria. Dr. Stephen, in his inaugural address emphasized the need for sustainable development through microfinance initiatives.  He suggested that ‘wealth of nations’ would need to be complimented by ‘health of nation’ if the growth has to sustain in the long run. 
 
Mr. Francis Kurian, Asst. Vice President, Navia Markets Ltd (Trade Plus), Chennai also graced the occasion. Mr. Kurian highlighted the role of capital markets in spearheading the economic growth. He emphasized that with the merger of Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with SEBI, opportunities for investment commodity markets have opened up exponentially.
 
The conference was attended by 244 delegates from across the world including countries such as Bangladesh, Nigeria, Iran, Philippines and Botswana and more than 160 research papers were presented and deliberated across the two days. 
Speakers of International Economics Conference 2015
Inaugural Speaker - Dr. Stephen Aro-Gordon
Department Chair, 
Base University, Nigeria
Dr. Md. Shah Alam
Professor, Dept. of Accounting & Information Systems
Rajshashi University, Bangladesh
Dr. M.Indira
Professor of Economics 
University of Mysore, Mysuru
Mr. Shekar Viswanathan
Vice Chairman & Whole-time Director
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Ltd
Dr. B. S. Suran
Managing Director
NABARD Financial Services Ltd
Dr. K.S. Madhava Rao
Professor- Statistics 
University of Botswana , BOTSWANA
Dr. Rangan Vardhan
Founder Chairman 
Micrograam
Mr. Francis Kurian
Asst. Vice President, RMS & Client Dealing
Navia Markets Ltd, Chennai, India
Valedictory Speaker - Mr. Ajay Nanavati
Former Managing Director, 3M India &
President, Grey Gurus Management Advisors LLP

Talk on IT and Knowledge Outsourcing by Mr. Kulkarni

Mr. Anant Kulkarni , who owns  Chestnut India Solutions Pvt Ltd, Mysore addressed the students of SDMIMD regarding IT Outsourcing on December 12, 2015. Besides discussing the models and strategies adopted by Indian IT outsourcing companies, the speaker also explained the processes involved in KPO with emphasis on Medical Coding. Mr. Anant’s talk also helped the participants understand the opportunities that exists in Medical Coding /Billing, Rural BPO etc.

Blood Donation Camp 2015

"The blood you donate gives someone another chance at life" thus said Dr. N.R. Parasuraman, Director, SDMIMD, inaugurating the Blood Donation Camp 2015 on Thursday, December 10, 2015. In his address said 'SDMites are always seen coming forward with great enthusiasm, to address social issues whenever the situations call for the same'. The event was a reinforcement of the principles for which SDMIMD stands and the social responsibility attitude demonstrated by the students. 
 
Under an event organized by HDFC Bank, SDMIMD hosted a blood donation camp at the Institute with the medical support from Rotary Chandrakala Hospital Mysore. A large number of students donated blood on the occasion. 

SDMIMD was ‘HR Hub’ during International HR Conference

 
‘Human Resource Management, as a function, needs to emphasize on revolutionary, transitional and transformational change’ said Mr. Richard Lobo, Senior Vice-President & Head - HR, Infosys Ltd, while delivering keynote address at the inaugural function of 4th International Conference on Managing Human Resources at Workplace on December 4, 2015. Mr. Lobo talked about the contemporary challenges faced by HRM, such as, disruptive technology and innovation. He stressed on the challenges of managing the millennial workforce and the role of private networks in managing people. 
 
Dr. Mousumi Sengupta, Conference Chair, presented the conference theme and stated that HRM is expected to play the role of the strategic business partner in todays’ organizations. Director Dr. N. R. Parasuraman welcomed the gathering and emphasized on the need of empowering HRM in organizations. 
 
The two-day conference had several invited lectures and panel discussion with eminent corporate leaders and academic speakers. The conference was attended by 250 academic scholars and HR practitioners from India and countries, such as, Bangladesh, Iran, Maldives, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, UAE, and US. The conference created a forum to discuss and deliberate on contemporary HR topics, such as, Human capital management, emotional intelligence, HR and sustainability, Green HRM, HR Analytics, competency mapping, HR Accounting, HR scorecard, managing talent pipeline, and so on. 
 
Mr. Umesh M., Director - Human Resources, SPAN Infotech (India) Pvt. Ltd; Mr. Praveen kamath, Global Head - Talent Transformation, (BPS division of Wipro Limited); Mr. Dinesh H.S., Learning and Development, Country Lead, Hewlett-Packard; and, Mr. Sarosh Ghandy, Former Managing Director, TELCON, were among the key technical session speakers at the International conference. 
 
Mr. Thrishuli B., Head HR, Janalakshmi Financial Services Bangalore; Cdr. Manjunatha S., Head – Centre for Technology & Engineering Applications, L & T Ltd., Mysore; and Dr. Stephen ARO-GORDON, Professor & Department Chair - Financial Mathematics, Baze University, Nigeria; were the panel member for the discussion on the theme of the conference. 
 
Dr. Debashis Chatterjee, Former Director IIM Kozhikode & Professor IIM Lucknow delivered the valedictory address on December 5, 2015. 
News ClipsTimes of India | Deccan Herald | Star of Mysore | City Today | Vijaya Karnataka | Prajavani 
Speakers of 4th International HR Conference 
Keynote Speaker - Mr. Richard Lobo
Senior Vice-President & Head - HR
Infosys Ltd
Mr. Umesh M
Director - Human Resources
SPAN Infotech (India) Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Praveen kamath
Global Head - Talent Transformation
(BPS division of Wipro Limited)
Mr. Dinesh H.S
Learning and Development
Country Lead, Hewlett-Packard
Mr. Sarosh Ghandy
Former Managing Director
TELCON
Mr. Thrishuli B
Head HR
Janalakshmi Financial Services Bangalore
Cdr. Manjunatha S
Head – Centre for Technology &
Engineering Applications, L & T Ltd., Mysore
Dr. Stephen ARO-GORDON
Professor & Department Chair - Financial Mathematics
Baze University, Nigeria
Valedictory Speaker - Dr. Debashis Chatterjee
Former Director IIM Kozhikode
Professor IIM Lucknow
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