Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow is all set to send its 53 students to foreign universities as part of their Students Exchange Program 2010. The students proceeding to the foreign partner universities will leave as ‘ambassadors’ of the country and their institute. In addition to acting as brand ambassadors of IIM Lucknow, these students promote the Indian culture, ethos and values in the respective partner institutes.

Prof. Shailendra Singh, President, Student Exchange Cell, gave insights into how the institute views the student exchange programme. He said, “Students from IIM Lucknow will act as brand ambassadors of IIM and India abroad. The international exposure will also broaden their understanding of various issues related to management and help them handle ambiguity better in the years to come.”

The Student Exchange Programme at IIM Lucknow has grown over the years. The programme, which had a modest beginning in 2001, has grown to be one of the biggest Student Exchange Programmes in the country. The International Student Exchange Programme of IIM-L has been ranked amongst the best in the country according to the latest B-school surveys.

IIM Lucknow has alliances with prestigious institutions across the globe spread across 4 continents and 22 universities. This brings advantage and exposure to the students as well as the partnering Universities. While these associations bring about the exposure to different teaching methodologies for the students, they also entail a cross-cultural exchange in an increasingly globalized world. To name a few, the partner institutes include ESCP-EAP, France; McMaster University, Canada; ESSEC, France; EBS, Germany; HHL, Germany; REIMS, France; CBS, Denmark; UCL, Belgium ; Bocconi, Italy; ESADE, Spain.

It should be mentioned here that IIM Lucknow will also play host to 30 foreign students from other countries and will be hosting a European dinner along with European Cultural Evening for its foreign visitors. IIM -L has been instrumental in negotiating a pan IIM deal of air tickets, insurance, Eurail passes and foreign exchange for the exchange students this year.

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