IIM Indore Signs MoU with Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow

Valid for a period of three years, the MoU was signed by Professor Himanshu Rai, Director, IIM Indore and Lt. General M.U. Nair, SM, Commandant, MCTE, Mhow.

Professor Rai said that this would encourage close cooperation amongst the defence, academia and industry. ‘For MCTE, it will be an opportunity to leverage the expertise of the faculty and research scholars of IIM in the field of management studies. For the faculty members at IIM, it would provide an opportunity to connect to practical reality in the relevant research and developmental activities thereby enriching the domain expertise’, he said.

“MCTE hosts almost 20-30 foreign students from 10 to 12 different foreign countries. Short capsules in contemporary management skills designed for these foreign students by IIM, Indore will go a long way in fostering good relations between the countries,” said General Nair. The collaboration will establish exchange or collaboration programs beneficial to both the Institutions and promote the development of joint studies, research and training activities, and other educational exchanges of mutual interest between MCTE, Mhow and IIM, Indore.

The MoU will also focus on joint research, joint case studies, with special focus on Big Data Analytics and in implementation of Predictive Analytics based problem definitions with the assistance and expertise provided by IIM Indore. The MoU will also promote faculty interaction programmes, project guidelines, joint workshops, seminars and small capsule courses.