september 2014
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magis
13
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| NEW BEgiNNiNg |
a
NEW BATCH
of 566
students joins XLRI to
forward its legacy of academic
excellence, personal values and
social concern.
The freshers were welcomed
into the new academic session
of XLRI with a short introduc-
tory programme and a prayer
service. The welcome address
was given by Director of XLRI
Fr E Abraham, SJ, and Dean
(Academics) of XLRI Dr
Pranabesh Ray in the presence
of new and current students,
faculty and staff members.
The three flagship pro-
grammes enrolled 480 students
for the 2014-16 academic
year — Business Management
(180), Human Resource Man-
agement (180) and one-year
General Management Pro-
gramme (120).
Besides, the doctoral pro-
gramme enrolled 14 in Fellow
Programme in Management
(FPM) and 16 students in
Executive Fellow Programme
in Management (Exec-FPM).
The intake of the Business
Management Evening (BME)
Programme was 56.
addressing the new batch,
Fr Abraham stressed upon the
need to evaluate ways by which
they could contribute in the
process of nation-building. He
shared his thoughts on ‘cre-
ation of world-class skills’
and its impact/contribu-
tion on/in economic
prosperity, reduced
income inequalities
and social cohesion.
“Such policy pre-
scriptions rest on the
idea of a knowledge
economy where innova-
tive ideas and technical
expertise hold the key to the
new global competitive
challenge.”
Pointing out the role and re-
sult of management education,
Fr Abraham said, “Globalisa-
tion has been motivating all of
us in management education to
do almost everything differ-
ently. Strategically, the implica-
tions of globalisation continue
to reveal themselves; a new and
fundamentally different global
landscape continues to emerge.
An endless stream of new op-
portunities is available for us
to rethink the scope of our mis-
sions, join forces with other in-
stitutions, finance our activities,
and strengthen the quality and
scope of our business schools.
The end results of the globalisa-
tion of management education
process should be: 1) Greater
competence and confidence of
graduates for doing business
with global impact; 2) More
research insights into the global
complexity of the managers,
enterprises, and market stud-
ies; and 3) Ultimately better
service of the global manage-
ment profession and society at
large. XLRI, as an institute, has
always had this global outlook
since beginning.”
Dr Ray introduced the new
batch of students to the accom-
plished faculty members across
different functional streams of
management. He shared with
the students XLRI’s efforts
towards creating responsible
managers. “XLRI is known
for its academic excellence as
well as instilling in its stu-
dents the right values through
courses, activities, events and
the environment it creates. A
unique feature in the first term
will be the Village Exposure
Programme and the Outbound
Programme. Both the pro-
grammes have been designed
to create awareness among the
students of life in rural India,
as well as the importance of
team spirit. Such an integral
and value-based formation will
impel the future managers to
be innovative, competent and
creative leaders.”
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XLRi Welcomes
Batch 2014-16
XLrI faculty and
dignitaries welcome
the new batch
Three flagship
programmes
enrolled 480
students for
the 2014-16
academic year
