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Monday Motivation: Our inspiration for ages to come

Yesterday was celebrated as International Student’s Day at Symbiosis and it brought back so many memories. It brought back memories of the time when Symbiosis was established. In the early 1970s, the city of Pune witnessed the arrival of international students from African Asian countries. These students came to Pune on their own, without any assistance …

Monday Motivation: Digital Skilling

Recently, the Hon’ble Minister of Education, GoI Shri Dharmendra Pradhan was here on the Symbiosis International University campus in Lavale, Pune. Though all of us in the education domain follow the reforms and policies closely, we at Symbiosis International University are quite motivated by the Hon’ble Minister’s commitment to Digital Skilling. I couldn’t agree more with …

Monday Motivation: The Need for Interregional Collaboration for Effective Internationalisation of Higher Education

The topic for the sixth edition of the International Conference- SIU-AIU Annual Conference on Internationalization of Higher Education in India, was chosen with great deliberation. The topic thus chose was Interregional Collaboration for Effective Internationalisation of Higher Education. This came on the backdrop of several of my observations in regards to Internationalization of Higher Education, particularly …

Monday Motivation: Unofficial Ambassadors of Goodwill!

I often wonder whether a student’s journey with his/her education institution ends when he/she passes out of its portals? When I see the alumni network of some of the Ivy Leagues such as the Harvard University and the London Business School, I’m surprised to see how well the alumni are connected and engaged with their Alma …

Monday Motivation: She Means Business

The earlier dictate of breaking the glass ceiling has been rendered non-existent by modern-day women entrepreneurs. In fact, women entrepreneurs have contributed immensely to the growth of the Indian economy. Moreover, their area of expertise has not remained limited to any particular field. Even way back in 1978, there was a name that was being spoken …