IFIM Business School and EFMD will jointly organise International Conclave on Learning Ecosystem on February 18 and 19 at the Taj Westland Hotel in Bengaluru.
The Event will be attended by Dr. Anil D Sahasrabudhe, Chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Prof Debashis Chatterji, Director, IIM Kozhikode, Dr. A. Parasuraman, the noted services excellence guru and Pro-Chancellor, Vijaybhoomi University, Dr Simon Mercado, Director, ESCP Europe Business School, Krishna Kumar, Founder, Simplilearn, Dr Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Professor, Ashoka University, Prof Rishikesha T Krishnan, Professor of Strategy, IIM, Bangalore, Dr Mathias Falkenstein, CEO, Higher Education Management Group, Germany and several top leaders from Academics and Ed-tech industry.
The event also marks silver jubilee of the IFIM Business School.
Briefing the press about the event, Director of IFIM Business School, Dr Atish Chattopadhyay informed that the conclave is being organized with collaboration with AICTE, EFMD, EPSI, AIMS, MBA Universe and NDLI. He further said that “the theme of the conclave is to develop an effective learning ecosystem which is flexible, adaptive, inclusive and oriented on individual and industry needs”. He also added that “three principal themes to be deliberated in the conclave are: leadership, technology-driven disruption and liberal framework for professional education”.
Conclave anchor, Dr Navneet Sharma, Dean, IFIM Business School informed that in a rapidly growing economy, traditional approaches to learning ecosystem are obsolete. Therefore, there is need to reconsider the aspects of the learning ecosystem which enables the generation entering in workforce to contribute creatively and efficiently in Industry 4.0.
On the eve of this major gathering of academics and industry, Sanjay Padode, Chairman of IFIM Business School said that the changing trends in technology is completely shaping the education system in India and making it more interactive. He further added that “the learning ecosystem needs consider the technological factors in order to leverage effectiveness of education”. He informed the press that on the occasion of silver jubilee of the institute, 20 academic luminaries from India and abroad, who have contributed to the growth of management education, will be honoured on 19 February.
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Seven killed as govt hospital’s compound wall collapse due to rain
Bengaluru (PTI): Seven people, including three children, were killed when the compound wall of a hospital collapsed here on Wednesday, police said.
The incident occurred in the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, they added.
When the heavy rains, coupled with strong winds, battered the area, the seven victims were taking shelter near the wall, which suddenly came down crashing, police further said. All seven people were killed on the spot, they added.
According to police sources, the victims were street vendors.
Police and emergency services personnel rushed to the spot with an earthmover to bring out the bodies from the debris with the help of residents.
