IIM Calcutta Launches Largest Non-Governmental Entrepreneurship Development Programme

IIM Calcutta Launches Largest Non-Governmental Entrepreneurship Development Programme

In association with the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), Indian Institute of Management Calcutta has come up in launching a new Faculty Development Programme, positioning it to be the largest ever non-governmental entrepreneurship faculty development program in the country.

The Centre for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI) of IIM-C has developed a significant part of this programme's content. The course involves two cases, one of them being developed by CEI of IIM-C. The first batch comprises of 60 participants from about 32 colleges across the eastern part of India. Two in-house faculty memebrs from NEN along with Prof. B. B. Phani of IIT Kanpur and Prof. Anjan Raichaudhuri of IIM Calcutta are involved in managing the total session. The foundation course has been started from January 12, 2008 at IIM-C campus.

Throughout history entrepreneurs have transformed society by generating innovative ideas and implementing them pragmatically. CEI at IIM-C is an initiative to achieve greater understanding of this process as well as stimulate its development for societal benefit. CEI's vision is to be acknowledged as a programme of international renown, where students, faculty, alumni, industry and policy-makers collaborate, learn and innovate. CEI utilizes a Core Faculty Team, which brings multi-disciplinary skills and expertise to create a great team to educate, research and develop Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The team comprises of faculty from different functional areas and disciplines.

The National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) is a network of around 500 academic institutions across India performing research, and developing and delivering world-class education, skill-building programs, networking activities, and company-starting assistance to new, high-growth entrepreneurs. IIM-C happens to be the lead partner of NEN in the eastern region.

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Contributed by -
Aloke Guin,
PRO,
IIM Calcutta.

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