IIM Jammu signs MoU with TimesPro

JAMMU: Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Jammu, has inked an MoU with TimesPro, a subsidiary of Times of India group, to attain and strengthen their shared vision of knowledge dissemination through the design, creation, distribution and delivery of educational programmes in the domain of management and technology.

An official spokesperson of IIM Jammu said, "The partnership aims to offer programmes in management, technology and allied areas focused on helping working professionals upgrade their skills to meet the opportunities offered by a dynamic environment. The collaboration would work on the strengths of both partners to offer the right learning experience to professionals."

The MoU was signed by Cmdr Kesavan Baskkaran, chief administrative officer, and Anish Srikrishna (virtual mode), president and CEO TimesPro, in the presence of Prof B S Sahay, director, IIM Jammu, in a ceremony at Jammu on Tuesday. Others present on the occasion included professor Jabir Ali, dean, academics; Dr Pankaj K Agarwal, chairperson, executive education and consultancy; Ashwini Kumar Pawar, chief manager, TimesPro, executive education.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof B S Sahay, said: “It is a great opportunity for both IIM Jammu and TimesPro and the coming together is sure to bring together great synergies. The collaboration with TimesPro will help budding executives and managers of today build their repertoire to lead their organization into the future."

Prof Sahay hoped that the collaboration will lead to wider access to affordable education and will enable them to successfully work towards accomplishing short and long-term targets, fulfilling business objectives, driving performance in the organization, and contributing to the progress of the nation.

Anish Srikrishna, president and CEO, TimesPro, in his address underscored that with this strategic partnership, TimesPro will now bring IIM Jammu’s world-class faculty and learning to the forefront by further growing their repertoire of renowned institutes. "As you all are aware that it is imperative in constantly evolving business environments that organizations must plan by identifying potential managers within the talent pool." "With the introduction of NEP 2020, education today is bound to evolve and pave the way for holistic and multidisciplinary education. The collaboration with IIM Jammu is sure to provide professionals with specific insights, vital skills, and transformational abilities with decision-making skills for the execution of their work."

As part of the collaboration, the proposed list of programmes will range from project management, product management, digital marketing, leadership and change management, senior management, senior leadership, business management, strategy management, data science, applied finance, fintech, digital transformation, operations, and supply chain management.