He was speaking at the CII - UKIERI seminar on Addressing the Skills Imperative through the UK-India partnership at the British Council, New Delhi on May 28, 2008.

The programme is offered in collaboration with the worlds largest professional consulting body, Canadian Association of Management Consulting (CAMC). According to information shared by SMOT with MBAUniverse.com, under the collaborative initiative 3 faculties from CAMC and SMU will visit SMOT this fall to offer 108 hours of class in various most current topics in management.

Born and educated in India, Mr Sarin is credited with the turn-around of British icon Vodafone, and making Indias largest foreign direct investment when it bought out stake in Hutch last year. MBAUniverse.com profiles the man and his long inspirational journey: from the classrooms of IIT-Kharagpur to becoming one of the top corporate leaders of the world.

Mr Arun Sarin, aged 53, graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur with a degree in Engineering in 1975. In 1978 he gained a MS in Engineering and a MBA from the University of California, at Berkeley.

Budding entrepreneurs from Jamnalal Bajaj Institution of Management Studies will showcase their ideas during BizOrion that starts on Saturday.

Ten business ideas have been shortlisted from diverse sectors like food, agriculture, IT, health, education and telecommunication among others. These plans will be put up to top corporates and industry stalwarts.

Bizorion aims at fostering innovative business ideas and giving birth to leaders who can move the nation at large and create more job opportunities.

According to the information shared by National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) with MBAUniverse.com, the three and a half day workshop is designed by IIT-B and Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), which will benefit individuals or institutes who are in the process of setting up a business incubator and wish to learn the mechanics of its smooth operation.

The inaugural conference and expo will be held on June 13, 2008 in New Delhi. Leading industry and management education experts will address the conference. The conference is supported by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

The conference will have eminent speakers from the industry and academia including organizations like ICICI Lombard, Technopak Advisors, Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University, International Management Institute, New Delhi, amongst others.

Some of the speakers at Management Avenues are:

LCube 08 will be inaugurated by Mr. Harsh Manglik, MD and Chairman of Accenture India who will deliver the keynote address on leadership. The program is being organized by the students of the Post Graduate in Software Enterprise Management Program of IIM Bangalore.

Mr Kamathhighlighted that for a targeted growth of 10%, key focus on inclusive and equitable growth has to continue. Mr Kamath was addressing a CII meet in Mumbai on May 22, 2008.

With strong savings rate, domestic consumption, export performance and strong fiscal performance, the Indian economy is robust and geared up to meet growth challenges. While presenting the strong fundamentals of the Indian economy, he indicated that the government is taking active measures to curb inflation and address the various areas of concerns.

Considering this growth, School of Pharmacy & Technology Management (SPTM) of SVKMs NMIMS University, Mumbai has launched one-year full time Diploma Programs in Drug Regulatory Affairs (PGDRA) and P G Diploma in Pharmaceuticals Marketing (PGDPM).

Similarly, to fulfil the needs of the pharmaceutical industry with particular reference to skilled manpower in areas like Analytical, Quality Control, Pharm Microbiology and Bioinformatics, SPTM has launched a two year full time M.Sc. Program in Applied Pharm Analysis / Applied Pharma Bioinformatics and Applied Pharm Microbiology.

To commemorate this occasion, IIM-I is organizing a reunion event by the name of rendezvous which promises to bring together the alumni of the Institute, the current batch and the incoming batch of students. The meet is being planned in six cities across the country on May 24.