Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 15 - THE Hyderabad-based Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) is looking to set up full-fledged university-level operations in Kerala.

The ‘multi-State university’ model that ICFAI is promoting has seen ‘ICFAI University’ centres being established in States such as Chhattisgarh and Uttaranchal, according to the Development Officer, ICFAI University, Thiruvananthapuram, Mr Renjith G. These Stats have passed enabling laws for setting up such universities.

The ICFAI was established in 1984 with the objective of imparting world-class training in finance and management to students, working executives and professionals in India. It launched the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Programme in 1985.

The ICFAI Business School was established in 1995 to offer the MBA programme with various specialisations. Today, ICFAI offers a range of programmes in finance, banking, insurance, accounting, law, management and science and technology on full-time campus format and distance learning format.

The ICFAI has a placement cell that has achieved 100 per cent placements for all the 5,000-odd persons who have successfully completed various courses in the institute. “No single person who has passed from the ICFAI is without a suitable job,” Mr Renjith said.

Leading employers in the West Asia have set great store by the ICFAI’s Master of Science (Accounting) (MS-Accounting) programme leading to the CPA designation.

The institute has drawn up a road map that envisages setting up of ICFAI contact centres in all districts in the shortest possible time.

Of the various courses on offer, the MS-Finance leads to the grant of the CFA Charter and addresses the broader financial and managerial issues in the areas of corporate finance, international finance, investment management and financial services.

The MS-Banking focuses on domain knowledge and skills in banking, managerial excellence and IT and E-banking.

The MS-Insurance programme leading to C-RIM designation also focuses on domain knowledge and skills in risk and insurance, management practices and operational excellence, IT and e-business. The MS-Accounting is specifically designed to meet the demands of modern accounting professionals.

The programme integrates into its body of knowledge, the US GAAP, code of ethics and soft skills, among others.

Global Strategic Management (GSM) is designed to provide a portfolio of skills and ability to apply, adapt and integrate strategic skills in global management settings.

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Management experts from Korea, Kim Young Kee professor said that during the petrochemical and shipbuilding has been a good choice for India, the construction should be the future for the economy. Professor Kim, Sangnam chair is a professor of manufacturing and management, Yonsei University (Seoul), gave a speech on the theme “Korea’s Industrial Development: Managerial Issues and Challenges” in a seminar, organized by the Association of Management Lucknow (LMA), and earlier a “seminar Managerial Challenges”, the Jaipuria Institute of Management (JIM), on Thursday.

Prof. Korean Kim context of the success of the Indian experience scenario mention here that the environment was similar and India could be much to learn from the Korea model.

A country which was also in the lack of resources and where the Top 300 companies have gone bankrupt three decades ago, has grown and today took its GDP by $ 4 billion to 605 billion dollars, he said.

However, it expressed concern about the high number of export and low domestic consumption in Korea, besides high production costs. It was for this reason that Korean firms that were put in place to explore the possibility of manufacturing units in countries where agriculture and lower labour costs. He also mentioned that the transformation of a society Korean steel base set up in India with the aim of producing 40 million tonnes of steel class in the world.

India and South Korea were already trade partners, he said, noting that while the export to India of Korea stood at $ 2.7 billion, India, export $ 1.3 billion. South Korea has also invested $ 1.4 billion in 144 case of India, he added.

Come on the Korean model of success, Dr. Kim said the Korean was oriented toward exports, industrial policy, and with strong central government support and highly skilled workforce, also took the witness for continuity of the importance of social overhead capital investment, ie, electricity, roads, ports and means of transport -.