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P G P M 2 0 1 2 - 1 4 Ahmedabad Unitedworld School of business, A/907 Uvarshad, Gandhinagar highway, Ahmedabad - 382422 Phone: +91 79 6512 5000 Delhi Plot No. 1964, Sec-45, Gurgaon 122003. Phone: +91 99990 49471 / 99990 49334 Hyderabad Municipal No. 8-2-120/112/A/15 & 16, Road No. 9, Lane - Opposite Chiranjeevi Blood Bank, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad - 500034 Phone: +91 40 6460 5000/6452 5002-03 Kolkata Infinity Benchmark, 10th Floor, Plot - G1, Block - EP & GP, Sector - V, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700091. Phone: +91 33 4004 5000/5884/5885 Mumbai Goldline Business Centre, 2nd to 5 th Floor, Linkway Estate, Link Road, Near Inorbit Mall, Next to Chincholi Fire Brigade Malad (West), Mumbai - 400064 Phone: +91 22 3209 7008-09 Singapore 3 Tampines Central 1, 06-01 Abacus Plaza, Singapore - 529540 Be a par t of Jet-speed Economy www.unitedworld.in inside front cover inside back cover The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible. Arthur C. Clarke It is a world without borders. Set your sights higher. Look beyond the traditional boundaries. Empower yourself with experiential learning at Asia's first open economy focused B-school. Get a global perspective of economic realities around you to join the new breed of managers. Discover a new world of opportunities. It is for you. Prof. Tridibesh Bandyopadhyay Director’s B. Tech (Jadavpur University), PGDM (IIM Calcutta) Message Director & Dean Academics Welcome to Unitedworld! Mission In the rapidly changing 'open economy' environment, where the world is Create global citizens honed with open economic ideas. eagerly looking forward to the industry ready professionals, Unitedworld School Promote entrepreneurship with advisory support. of Business aims to be the preferred choice for youngsters with international Develop centres of excellence for selected industry ambitions. Our mission is to create global citizens from India honed with the skills verticals. and aptitudes for modern business; develop an eco-system for industry-relevant Nurture consultancy / advisory / training support academics; and nurture a set of socially concerned corporate citizens who can backbone for corporate. act strategically with commitment to ethical values. Develop an eco-system for industry-relevant academics - with a global support network of Indian born Your choice of subject and institute will set you apart from the others. It is executives and academicians. important, therefore, to choose your preferred area of higher studies and Experience learning from world-class faculty members consequently, where to study. We can assure you that by choosing Unitedworld, with impeccable track records. you have taken the first step in that direction. As a launch platform for fulfilling career aspirations, the experience at Unitedworld will be exciting and rewarding. Today an MBA degree has become the generic requirement for successful careers and there are certain critical elements which can enhance the value of your learning. These include a solid foundation of core courses and analytical techniques, faculty of the highest order, industry-oriented academic content, rigorous processes and constant interaction with the industry. There are also other areas, latent or experiential, which have an indirect impact on the 21st century manager. With a constant thrust on business communication, access to live content, state-of-the-art IT enabled environment and unique career coaching support, Unitedworld will arm you with the required skill-sets of a Values universal manager. Promote sustainable development. Let us all come together to create an institution which stands out for its Improve standard of living by encouraging inclusive growth. excellence. Spread business research outcomes for community benefit. Create a set of socially concerned corporate citizens. I wish you all the best. Tridibesh Bandyopadhyay Content The Paradigm Shift 05 The Paradigm Shift A School of Change for the Changing World 07 Unitedworld Knowledge Backbone 07 Board Of Governors 08 Industry Advisory Board 08 Departments & Faculty 10-11 World Class Infrastructure 12-13 Unitedworld Campuses 14-19 Education Excellence 20 Live Content Engine 21 Learning Fundamental Concepts and Open Economy Strategies 22 Diversity Advantage 22 Application Orientation 23 Open Economy Orientation 24-25 Branded Projects 26 ERP & Technology Support at Academics 27 Global Collaborations 28-29 Distinctive Programme 30-35 Corporate Exposure 36-37 IIM Ahmedabad CONFLUENCE 2010 (City Host: NBO) 38 CEO Lecture Series 39 Mega Events of Uniteworld 40 The world is changing. The balance of economic power is economy movements in other powerful trade blocks, like Placement 2011 42-45 shifting from North America and Europe to Asia. Vibrant BRIC (Brazil / Russia / India / China) and IBSA (India Brazil managers from India are stepping out to dominate the South Africa). Multinational companies are therefore The World is Calling at Unitedworld 46-48 emerging economies in Asia and beyond. keenly viewing these countries both as markets and Are you ready ! manufacturing or service bases. Indian companies too are increasingly investing in developed and emerging India has been steadily integrating with the global countries. economy since the early 1990s. The country has thrown open its doors and has become a part of the vigorous India has emerged as one of the strongest and well Asian growth. Today it is widely recognized that India, managed economy with a vast middle-class population, along with China, is the new economic powerhouse. well-built education system, structured political hierarchy, strong capital market and respectable For future managers there are two significant movements economic reform, Asia today is the growth zone of the in global economic landscape that will influence world. corporate strategies and actions. One, India and other Asian countries are increasingly becoming a part of Today the demand is for a new breed of managers with a ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA). Two, India is steering open global perspective. 05 A School of Change for the Unitedworld Changing World Knowledge Backbone The new paradigm needs a radical shift in management Brand identity and recognition of an institute has a linear education. Managers of tomorrow need to be schooled relationship with the Human capital associated with it. with global best practices. Their understanding must We believe that it's only the combined talent of Human embrace the practical realities of managing modern, Capital that builds a knowledge organisation. technology led business in open economic environment. With a valuable network of talented Indian executive Today the demand is for managers who can appreciate the spread across the globe, clubbed with competent global linkage of products and services - a trend which will Indian academic pool, adjunct faculties from Ivy League grow manifold in the years to come. While global ivy- B-schools, and Brand linkages, Unitedworld has become league business schools have redefined their curriculum one of the top Indian platforms to learn the global with this industry demand, management education in economic order. India remains largely a conservative, theory-based, orthodox academic process. This need was identified by a group of Indian born economists, academicians and top MNCs executives a few years ago. To meet this need, they came together to form Unitedworld - the first Open Economy ready B-school. Unitedworld is one of the few Indian B-Schools where the curriculum is geared to meet market demands of the open economy. The aim: to groom talent for the South and SE Asian business needs. In three years flat, Unitedworld was awarded as the best institute to learn marketing management in India. CMO Asia recently recognised Unitedworld as the best upcoming Business School in Asia (July 2011). Campus placement record 2010-11 shows how fast India Inc. identified the global perspective of the institute and absorbed all its students. Unitedworld is Asia's fastest growing B-School brand today. 06 07 Board Of Governors Unitedworld's Board of Governors include some of the best-known names from industry and academics. Prof. S K Gupta Former CMD, VSNL Telecom Advisor, TATA Group Dr. Arun Nigvekar Former Chairman, UGC; Ex. VC, Pune University; Founder Director, NAAC Dr. Sujit Kumar Basu Former Director, MDI Gurgaon; Former VC, Viswabharati University Dr. D Nagabrahmam Former Director, TA Pai Management Institute Dr. Malay Mahadevia Director (Projects), Mundra Port & Mundra SEZ Prof. S C Jain Former CEO, LIC Housing Finance; Chair Professor, National Insurance Academy Prof. Rajul Awasthi Economic Advisor, World Bank; Former OSD, Dept. of Finance, Govt. of India Prof. Anuj Agarwal Director, Global operations, Vishal Inc. Industry Advisory Board The Industry Advisory Council comprises of top management executives from global industries. The members of this global team meet over 'Annual Industry Roundtable' to decide the global market readiness of the curriculum and to develop a direction of placement efforts. This initiative places Unitedworld as one of the most industry linked B-school in India. Prof. Vishal Singh Director, Communications & Media, Microsoft SE Asia Prof. S N Burman Chief Comm. Officer, Maruti Udyog Ltd Dr. Subir Saha Ex. Head, R & I Nokia Siemens Networks Prof. Chiranjib Pal Vice President, Oracle Financial Services, California, USA Prof. Sujoy Banerjee Vice President HR, Eveready Industries Prof. Kaustuv Bhadra Ex. Vice President, Mudra Communications