IIM Jammu, Estonian Business School to start student, faculty exchange

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu will engage in academic and research exchange with Estonian Business School, a statement from IIM Jammu said. IIM Jammu director BS Sahay and Estonian Business School Rector Meelis Kitsing signed the agreement on Friday.

“MoU with the Estonian Business School is a positive step towards absorbing the best practices in researching and teaching from the best B-schools in the world. The collaborations are a vital part of the IIM Jammu’s international endeavours and will be helpful in fostering the advancement in teaching, research and cultural understanding as well as the international reputation of both the institutes through student and faculty exchange, technology transfer and research programmes,” said Sahay.

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IIM Jammu joint programmes

The statement from IIM Jammu said that the agreement will facilitate student exchange, faculty exchange, joint management development programmes, executive education programmes, joint conferences and joint research programmes.

Kitsing gave an overview of the Estonian Business School and said that the collaboration between the institutes will help both in developing competence in many key areas, ranging from development of educational and training programmes, long-range planning and institutional development.

IIM Jammu professor Jabir Ali gave an overview of the institute and stated that both the institutes have agreed to work in areas of student exchange, faculty exchange, joint management development programmes and executive education programmes.