Dr. Robert DeCou, Fulbright Specialist and Faculty at Peninsula College, Port
Angeles, US visited SCMS, Pune for a 15 days period, wherein he did the following activities at SCMS Pune.
Conducted a 6-hour FDP for SIU Faculty on 23 August 2024 – The topic of the FDP was Forging the Future: The Critical Role of Support Structures in Entrepreneurship
Two 3-hour Sessions with SCMS Pune Students – Dr. Robert conducted sessions first for students studying the course Group Entrepreneurship and SHGs on 27 August 2024 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm and the second for students studying the course MSMEs and Family Managed Business on 28 August 2024 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
3. Visit to SCOPE: On August 29, 2024, a 2-hour session titled Nurturing Social Change: A Deep Dive into Campus and Community-Based Social Innovation was held for the
Outreach Team of Symbiosis. During this session, Dr. Robert visited SCOPE, where he
interacted with the ten members of the SCOPE team and went into the field to observe
the various activities being conducted.
4. A 3-hour session only for SCMS Pune Faculty on 30 August 2024 – Dr. Robert
conducted a session on ‘The Entrepreneur’s Journey: Understanding the Mindset and
Challenges’ for SCMS, Pune faculty
5. A 2-hour session for the Entrepreneurship Specialization Students of SIBM Pune (31 August 2024) - Dr. Robert interacted with the students of SIBM Pune where he shared his insights on his expertise on entrepreneurship.
Apart from this, Dr Robert reviewed the courses on Entrepreneurship
SCMS, Pune in collaboration with Mr. Nilesh Makhwana (Co-Founder and CEO of Illuminance Solutions, Perth, Australia) conducted an International Guest Lecture on An Entrepreneur's Journey from Bicycle to Business Class on 16th July 2022.
This interactive progamme proved to be extremely useful to the students. He covered his life experiences where he talked about his startups and how he became successful. All of his secrets of success were practical examples of theoretical aspects of what we learned theoretically.
SCMS, Pune in collaboration with Mr. Craig Carroll (Founder and Executive Director at The OCR (Observatory on Corporate Reputation) Network, Adjunct Professor at IULM University, Lecturer in Management at Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business, Principal at The Conference Board, Adjunct Associate Professor at IE Business School) conducted an International Guest Lecture on Corporate Communications Practices of Leading Global Companies: The First Post-Pandemic View on 26th July 2022.
The students found it to be very beneficial. Having experience in corporate communication, he talked about the communication gaps in an organization and how they fill that gaps. He even pointed out the changes which were implemented post-pandemic and how it affected the growth of the organization.
SCMS, Pune in collaboration with University College Dublin conducted an International Guest Lecture on Aviation Finance on 20th December 2022.
The program was conducted by Dr. Thomas Conlon (Director of the UCD Centre for Financial Markets and Academic Director for the MSc Aviation Finance, Associate Professor of Banking and Finance in the UCD School of Business, University College Dublin, Ireland). The students who participated in this interactive session said it was extremely helpful. Being an Associate Professor of Banking and Finance and having experience in the field of aviation finance he was able to give practical as well as theoretical insights to the attendees which turned out to be very beneficial.
SCMS, Pune organized a virtual Digital Marketing Conclave on 4th November 2022 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
Dr. Maurício Roberto Ortiz de Camargo (Associate Professor of Marketing at Fatec-Sebrae, Brazil) spoke about A Brazilian perspective on Digital Marketing. His address was very insightful and informative, especially with respect to the information that he shared about impact of Virtual influencer which is so relevant in today’s era.
As a step to promote internationalization, SCMS Pune introduced COIL in 2019-20 where students co-worked on a project with students of another foreign University. SCMS, Pune is among the very few in India to offer Collaborative Online International Learning, popularly known as COIL. COIL is a unique pedagogy that helps to connect faculty and students across the globe through academics. Also known as a virtual exchange, SCMS Pune started the initiative in 2019 with 93 students. Over the period of 3 years, the number of students participating in COIL has increased tremendously to over 300 in the year 2021-22. So far, SCMS Pune has completed six successful collaborations with its partner universities.
The year 2021-22 was special for COIL as SCMS Pune took forward the collaboration with a focus on developing South-South relations, thus collaborating with a University in Brazil. The faculty and students from Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Pune collaborated with Centro Paula Souza FATEC, Brazil for numerous courses ranging from Organizational Behavior, Business Accounting, Fundamentals of Marketing, Management Accounting and Human Resource Management.
The initiative was appreciated by students as it helped them develop intercultural competencies, digital skills, strong bonds and networks while working together on subject-specific learning tasks. The students at SCMS Pune were able to understand and appreciate cultural differences while studying together.
A lecture series on ‘Business Laws in International perspectives’ was conducted by Dr. Lindsay Trotman from Massey University New Zealand for the Third Year students of SCMS-Pune. This has been a very good experience for the Third Year students .
A lecture series on ‘Technological Entrepreneurship’ was conducted by Prof. Suneel Kunamaneni from Leeds Business School, UK for third Year students of SCMS-Pune . This has been a very good experience for the students.
A lecture series on Microeconomics was conducted by Dr. Holger Seebens from Technische Hochschule Nürnberg, Germany for the First Year students of SCMS-Pune. Some of the topics covered include- Distinction between Micro and Macro Economics, Cost- Benefit Analysis, Practical Relevance of Economics, Basics of Utility Theory. The sessions were highly interactive and the students had asked relevant questions and clarified their doubts. This has been a very good experience for the students.
A contingents of 16 students from Liege School of Commerce, Belgium accompanied by their Professors visited Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Pune. They were traditionally welcomed by the students and faculty of SCMS Pune. The Liège faculty and students presented the business initiatives of the Belgium firms intending to make a foray into Indian market. The faculty of SCMS-Pune also took a session on “Doing Business in India.
The students from Deakin University, Australia had come to SCMS, Pune for their finance study tour for a week. The course covered was " Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management". Dr. Dhiraj Jain, Prof. Vijay Misra and Dr. Shreya Virani together conducted the sessions and gave the students various insights into the subject. The students also had an Industrial visit to KPMG where they had a session on the " Emergence of Corporate Governance in India."
SCMS had organized a weeklong certificate program in Project Management in collaboration with Deakin University, Australia. The program covered the following topics:
Resource Person: Dr. Darryl Coulthard, Associate Head of School (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University Australia.
The program was very well received and 18 students from SCMS as well as outside registered for it. The students were evaluated and issued certificates from Deakin University.
SCMS hosted a group of 17 university students from Oman on a month long program from 9th July to 10th August. The program focused on International Business. A variety of sessions and field trips were arranged for them on all aspects of International Business, such as global trends in management, sustainable development, corporate governance, accounting, marketing, human resource management, etc.
The students reported that they learnt a lot about all the various elements of international business and also had a great time at SCMS.
SCMS Pune conducted a bridge course for Afgan students who had specially come from Afghanistan to purse their Under Graduate study in India.
With the objective of preparing them for their UG programme a special bridge course was conducted at SCMS, Pune for following subjects:
The institute achieved its objective of preparing the students to take up full time BBA programme.
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