Students from School
of Business Administration, Loyola University, Chicago to Visit XLRItext
In February 2007, XLRI signed an
MoU with the School of Business Administration at Loyola University,
Chicago, U.S.A., to promote faculty and student exchange(s), in addition to
joint research and programmatic activities. This partnership brings together two
Jesuit
institutions of repute, in addition to helping further connect two leading
economies of the world. text
As part of this agreement, Dr.
Arup Varma, Indo-U.S. Professor of Management Studies at Loyola, and an XLRI
alumnus of the 1984 PM& IR Batch, is spending a term at XLRI, teaching a course
in International Human Resource Management. text
In addition, a group of 16
graduate students (both MBA and MSHR) from Loyola will be visiting India
from January 2nd to January 12th, 2008. They are pursuing a course titled Global
Study Abroad (India), under the guidance of Dr. Arup Varma. During their stay in
India, the students will participate in several company visits in New Delhi, and
also do some sightseeing in New Delhi and Agra. text
From January 6th to January 12th,
they will be at XLRI, where they will participate in joint classes with PM&IR
students, in addition to interacting with students, faculty, and staff. Further,
the students are also scheduled to visit companies in Jamshedpur, in addition to
visiting some local villages to see how micro-credit is helping some tribal
communities become independent and self-sufficient. Next year, Loyola will host
a group of students from XLRI.text
The faculty and students at XLRI
and Loyola are very excited about this partnership, as it gives students at both
institutions an opportunity to immerse themselves in the local culture and learn
about the country and its people, in addition to studying and understanding
business practices. XLRI are confident that this partnership will continue to
grow in the years to come.text
