Andy Grove was born on September 2, 1936, in Budapest, Hungary, to a middle-class Jewish family. According to Wikipedia, he was named Grf Andrs Istvn (in Hungary, the family name is first). His friends called him Andris. In 1956, during the Hungarian Revolution, he left his home and family under the cover of night, and emigrated to the United States, arriving in New York in 1957, where he studied chemical engineering from the City College of New York in 1960. After settling in California, he received his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1963.

Great Lakes Institute of Management, a premier B-School in India celebrated its Annual Convocation at the CTC Convention Center, Chennai. Dr. Subra Suresh, President of Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, delivered the presidential address. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, Founder of M.S. Swaminathan Research foundation and former Director General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research addressed the graduands through video and delivered the convocation address.

The institute has witnessed various new trends: like, for instance, MNCs are in the process of recruiting graduates for senior positions in overseas offices; also, participation from non-traditional sectors has increased this year.

More than 100 French universities and institutes will participate in the French Higher Education Week that started on February 15, and will continue till the 23rd. The French Higher Education Week has been structured as a double Edu France Forum, with two major stages: the student fair and institutional meetings. One institutional meeting was held on the 15th, while the fair will be held on 16th and 17th in New Delhi at the India Habitat Centre.

Says Dr Kamal Singh, director, AIMA-CMD, President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam had graciously recognized the celebration of Management Day on 21st February every year. We shall be celebrating the first ever Management Day in the history of Indias management movement on 21st February, 2007.

MeritTracs analysis factored in 790 candidates scores; the candidates were culled from six major hubs: Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai/Pune.
Kolkata displays the most consistent abilities and communication attributes while Mumbai displays flashes of brilliance on scientific abilities: Kolkata and Mumbai steal the limelight away from all cities they are by far the best cities to recruit management talent from, the report points out.

Other than IIM Bangalore and IIT Delhi, the network will be supported by Proteans Software Solutions, Erehwon Innovation Consulting, and, of course, the alumni of IITs and IIMs who have already given their commitment to work for the innovation cause in Bangalore. Innovators Network will bring together individuals, groups, companies and organizations working for the promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship. This would mean an organized forum to facilitate quick, open and effective interchange of ideas and resources.

Bruno Heraud, director of international recruitment, ESSEC, who is in India as part the French Edu Fair, told MBAUniverse.com: Out of 1,200 Indian students in institutes all over France, we have only 10 Indian students, which is not enough. In future, we will try to attract more students. I expect 20 students by October of this year and more than 30 by the end of the year.

That was the key thought that emerged at a NASSCOM Summit panel discussion titled Strange rise of modern India: Claiming victory too soon? The panel members were Dr Kiran Karnik, president, Nasscom; S Ramadorai, CEO & MD, TCS; Azim Premji, chairman, Wipro; and Edward Luce of the Financial Times. Dr Karnik said, India can be the nursery for global talent. The massive growth of the IT and ITeS industries in India shows that we have the skills and processes in place. While some problems exist, we will find the solutions.

Inviting prospective students to participate in this contact program, the institutes website says: By these programs you will experience the people and ideas responsible for revolutionizing the business world. Attending a University of Chicago Executive MBA Information Session is the best way to learn more about their program. Its a chance to meet their staff, and talk with current students and alumni. GSB holds these sessions all over the world; in Asia, it holds them in places like Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Seoul etc.