Columbia Business School, an American graduate-level studies-business and the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad (IIM-A), today announced a partnership, first of all students on the programmes’ exchange. This partnership is a further step toward the Columbia Business School’s goal of deepening its relations with India.

Columbia Business School and IIM-A design and an international program for students of both institutions. This partnership is beyond the academic experience into practice first-hand knowledge of the global economy by the executive presentations and field trips up the two companies in India and the USA

“The partnership between Columbia Business School and IIM - Ahmedabad reflects our mutual interest in entrepreneurship, a common world view and a common quest for innovation in a rapidly changing world,” said R. Glenn Hubbard, Dean and Russell L. Carson Professor of finance and economics at Columbia Business School. “Top Business Schools, heads play the role is an integral part of the world economy of tomorrow, leaders, the data can quickly assimilate and to understand and manage risk and, most importantly, identify and seize an opportunity. ”

Both institutions believe that the partnership is also sharing corporate case studies and the possibility of developing cooperation on the development of new cases through exchanges and research costs.

“The proposal for exchanges of students, teachers and ideas are still implementing our interests and offer a broad understanding of the global nature of the operation for students from both renowned institutions,” said Bakul Dholakia, director of IIM-A. “We welcome Columbia Business School in India and we look forward to developing this partnership in the future.”

The partnership is one of many efforts by Columbia Business School in deepening its relations with India in the coming years. In collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the school is hosting a discussion with the economy and state and government leaders in New Delhi tomorrow. The discussion with the title prospects for the global economy after the recent U.S. elections, the Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, Minister of Commerce, Kamal Nath, and heads of companies such as Sunil Mittal, chairman of Bharti Enterprises and Professor Jagdish Bhagwati by Columbia University.