IIML's Manfest & Contact Singapore Organize an Experimental Learning Trip to Singapore

IIML's Manfest & Contact Singapore Organize an Experimental Learning Trip to Singapore

Halo meaning “Hello” in Malay, the national language of Singapore is what the 25 students selected for the one week experiential learning program in Singapore are currently saying. Keeping in tune with its goal of fostering international alliances, Manfest,

IIM Lucknow’s international business conclave, in association with Contact Singapore - an alliance of the Singapore Economic Development Board and Ministry of Manpower has organized Experience@Singapore – a one week study-cum-learning trip to Singapore scheduled from the 22nd to 25th of September.

As a part of the trip, the students would be visiting major firms from various industry sectors in Singapore. Apart from this they get a firsthand experience of living and working in Singapore. And to top it all, the students get an opportunity to interact with IIM alumni who are currently working in Singapore.

This first of its kind event, launched in August exclusively for the students of the oldest four IIMs of the country, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta and Lucknow, saw registrations from over 400 enthusiastic students. 25 students were finally selected after 2 grueling rounds of selections and have now flown to Singapore for the program.

Says Sourabh Pandey of the Manfest Core Committee, “We believe that in its 25th year, IIM Lucknow has to explore new and exciting avenues and the fact that we IIML has organized this for the four campuses is a testament to this fact that we are already on our way”.

Manfest, the international business conclave of IIM Lucknow is scheduled from 22-24 January 2010 at IIM Lucknow during which time these 25 students will be interacting with the rest of the student community to make them better understand about working and living in Singapore.

Concluded.

Contributed by -
Sumeet Kumar,
Media Relations,
IIM, Lucknow.

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