Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi stressed the need for Social Responsibility among the students while addressing 613 freshly graduated management experts from the Hyderabad campus of the Indian School of Business (ISB). The child rights activist and the Nobel Peace Prize winner was the chief guest at the 14th Graduation Day celebrations held on April 10, 2015 at ISB Hyderbabad. The gathering included 551 students of the Class of 2015 of the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) and 62 students of the Class of 2014 of PGP in Management for Senior Executives (PGPMAX), and their families. Among the dignitaries present at the occasion were Adi Godrej, Chairman ISB, Pramat Sinha and Rahul Bajaj who are also members of the ISB Executive Board
Asking the students to inculcate the values, spirit and capacity for social return in whatever they did next Kailash Satyarthi said that ISB is the right institution to pick up such a focus for future business leaders. Speaking on the occasion the child rights activist said to loud applause from the gathering “There is a serious trust deficit between civil society, business and governments in general. ISB can play a big role to bridge these gaps and build capacity within the industry for socially responsible businesses. And I am willing to work with ISB towards this”.
Adi Godrej, Chairman, ISB welcomed the Nobel Laureate and said it was indeed a privilege to have the opportunity to hear a motivating personality as Mr Satyarthi. It was particularly inspiring for the students who step into a promising tomorrow. Speaking on the impact of philanthropy in institution building, he said, “ISB is a wonderful outcome of the efforts of catalytic philanthropy of a few business leaders who had the zeal to make difference to the society and build business leaders of tomorrow.” With each passing year, the way the academia, industry including MNCs and India Inc., and the government, have accepted ISB students into their fold, speaks volumes of the quality that the institution now represents. It is this giving back to the society that gives us joy.
Congratulating the graduating students, Ajit Rangnekar, Dean ISB said, “It is heartening to see alumni from our early classes already taking on leadership positions across the world. Close to 200 of them have moved into CXO positions in the corporate world and nearly 400 have started their own businesses. The strength of ISB lies in the students like you with diverse backgrounds, a world class faculty, inspiring campuses at both locations, and finally the success of our alumni. There is no easy way in life and there is enormous success awaiting those who work hard on a sustained basis.”
PGPMAX at ISB
62 students graduated from the PGPMAX Class of 2014. Srikanth Narasimhan has been awarded the Scholar of Excellence for PGPMAX Class of 2014. Professor Sunil Chopra was selected as the “Professor of the Year” for his exceptional teaching of the course, ‘Global Operations’.
PGP at ISB
756 students graduated from the PGP Class of 2015. Out of these, 551 students graduated from Hyderabad campus on April 10, 2015 and 205 students will graduate from Mohali campus on Sunday, April 12, 2015. Rajat Dhanda and Gautam Chawla have been awarded Scholars of Excellence for the PGP Class of 2015. At Hyderabad campus, Professor Sarang Deo was selected for “Professor of the Year” award for Core courses for his outstanding teaching of the course, ‘Statistical Methods for Management Decisions’ and Professor Piyush Kumar was selected for “Professor of the Year” award for elective courses for his exceptional teaching of the course, ‘Marketing Services’.
The event concluded with the ceremonial hat toss. With this graduating PGP Class, ISB PGP alumni network increases to 7000 alumni this year, spread across 100+ countries. The Graduation Day at the Mohali campus will be held on Sunday, April 12, 2015 and the B school will host Shri Piyush Goyal, Honourable Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy as the Chief Guest.
About ISB
The Indian School of Business (ISB) is a global Business school offering world-class management education across its two campuses – Hyderabad and Mohali. The School has grown at a rapid pace over the 12 years since its inception and already has several notable accomplishments to its credit. It is the youngest school ever to consistently rank among the top Global MBA programmes, the first institution in South Asia to receive the prestigious AACSB accreditation, one of the largest providers of Executive Education in Asia, and the most research productive Indian management institution. A vibrant pool of research-oriented resident faculty, strong academic associations with leading global B-schools and the backing of an influential Board, have helped the ISB fast emerge as a premier global Business school in the emerging markets.
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