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SCMS-COCHIN signs MoU with HDFC Bank

SCMS-COCHIN and HDFC Bank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to promote cooperation and advancement of academic and business exchange between the school and the bank. As per the agreement SCMS-COCHIN and HDFC Bank will jointly conduct a certification course on Retail Banking as a part of the regular PGDBM programme of SCMS-COCHIN. AMFI certification on mutual funds shall also be offered to those students who enroll for the elective.

This is for the first time HDFC Bank is joining hands with a Business School for training its management students. The bank is already a major regular recruiter from SCMS-COCHIN.

Dr. G.P.C. Nayar, Chairman, SCMS Group signed the MoU on behalf of SCMS-COCHIN and Shri Suresh Kumar, Sr. Manager-HR signed on behalf off HDFC Bank.
Caption: Dr.G.P.C.Nayar, Chairman, SCMS Group (right) and Shri Suresh Kumar, Sr.Manager-HR, HDFC Bank (left) signing an MoU to promote cooperation.

SCMS-COCHIN hosts International Conference on India-China-USA Triangle
A three-day major International Conference on India-China-USA Triangle will be held at SCMS-COCHIN Campus from January 21 to 23. The conference is being organized by the Center for National Renaissance, New Delhi in association with John Fairbank Center, the South East Asia Study Center of Harvard University, USA and the Institute for International Studies and Center for China in the World Economy, Tsinghua University, China.
Dr.Subramanian Swamy, Chairman, Center for National Renaissance said here on December 26 that the conference would address questions on the economic and military growths of India and China in the coming decades and the obstacles to such growth. Areas of relative strengths and sources of economic growth for both the countries will be discussed.

The question whether the USA would be able to strategically partner India or China, or both for a new world order will be debated at the conference. Terming the event a purely academic exercise Dr. Swamy said that the conference would deliberate on the bilateral and trilateral relations of the three nations in the coming decades. India, China and the USA being the three most populous nations of the world, together comprising 43 per cent of the world population, the deliberations will be of greater significance.

The long array of scholarly speakers who will address the conference include: Prof. John Garver of Georgia Tech University, USA; Dr.Subramanian Swamy, Chairman, Center for National Renaissance, New Delhi; Prof.Yan Xeutong, Director, Institute of International Studies,Tsighua University, China; Mr.S.Krishnaswamy, Air Chief Marshal (Rtd), India; Prof.Pan Zhenjiang, Former PLA General, Tsinghua University, China; Mr.Jaswant Singh, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha, India; Prof.Wang Yijiang, Tsighua University; Prof. Sujit Dutta, Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis, India; Prof. Roderick Macfarquhar, Harvard University; Prof .M.D.Nalapat, UNESCO Peace Chair, Manipal University, India; Prof. Sun Zhe, Tsinghua University; Dr.Sanjaya Baru, Media Advisor to Prime Minister, India; Prof.Marshal Goldman, Harvard University; Prof.Yitzhak Shichor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Dr. Hu Shisheng, Director, CICIR, China; Prof.Li Dakui, Professor of Economics,Tsinghua University; Prof.Penelope Prime, Mercer University; USA; Prof. Dwight Perkins, Harvard University; Dr. S.J.Burki, Former Vice President, world Bank and Former Finance Minister, Pakistan; Mr.Salman, Haidar, Former Foreign Secretary, India; Prof. Merle Goldman, Harvard University; Ms.Tang Lu, Xinghua News Agency, China and Mr.N.Ram, Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu, India.
Caption: Dr.Subramanian Swamy, Chairman, Center for National Renaissance, New Delhi holding discussions with Dr.G.P.C.Nayar, Chairman, SCMS Group and other members of the management of SCMS to review the arrangements for the International Conference on India-China-USA to held at SCMS campus.
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SCMS to off-shore higher education to Sri Lanka

SCMS Group has been invited to set up professional institutions in the areas of medicine, management, engineering and hospitality in Sri Lanka.

Dr.G.P.C.Nayar, Chairman and Prof. N.C.George, Vice Chairman had preliminary discussions on it with Dr.Sarath Amunugama, Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion, Government of Sri Lanka, at Colombo on November 28.

This is for the first time an educational group in India has been invited to establish academic institutions in Sri Lanka.

Dr.Nayar visited Sri Lanka as a member of the Business Leaders Mission to Sri Lanka sponsored by Confederation of Indian Industry, during the period from November 27 to 30.

Caption:1. Dr.G.P.C.Nayar, Chairman, SCMS Group (second from left) having discussions with Dr.Sarath Amunugama, Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion, Sri Lanka (extreme right).at Colombo on November 28. Others in the picture are Shri Rahul Kulkarni, GM-International Marketing, Ispat Industries, Mumbai (extreme left), Shri Santhosh Jha, Counsellor (Economic & Commercial), High Commission of India, Colombo (third from left) and Shri Shreekant Somani,CMD, Somani Ceramics, Haryana (fourth from left).
2. Dr.G.P.C.Nayar, Chairman, SCMS Group (second from right) having discussions with Prof. G.L.Peiris, Minister of Export Development and International Trade, Government of Sri Lanka (extreme left). Others in the picture are

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Caption: Dr.G.P.C.Nayar, Chairman, SCMS Group and Prof.B.Unnikrishnan attended the 29th All India Public Relations Conference organized by the Public Relations Society of India, the national body of public relations practitioners, at Chennai from December 13 to 15. ‘PR and infrastructure development in India’ was the basic theme of the conference.

Annual Games Meet – a memorable event

SCMS Annual Games Meet – 2007was held on December 20 and 21. The meet was a resounding success as evidenced by the keen interest shown by the students in not only participating in various games but also in organizing it in a most professional manner.

Barring caroms and a few early round-matches in chess, which were staged at the Prathap Nagar campus, all other games were conducted at the FACT Sports Complex at Udyogamandal. Competitions were held in cricket, football, shuttle badminton, table tennis, basketball, caroms and chess.

PGDM 15 Batch emerged as the overall champions winning trophies in cricket, football, basketball, table tennis, caroms, and chess and becoming runners ups in shuttle badminton mixed doubles, table tennis (15 batch second team), and basketball women’s team. PGDM batch 16 too had also done pretty well by winning the trophies in both mixed and men’s doubles in shuttle badminton and women’s basket ball event along with notching up runners up trophies in cricket, football, men’s basketball, chess, and mixed doubles shuttle event (second team). MCA team won the trophy for shuttle women’s doubles apart from becoming runners up in caroms. Though they did not win any championship, MBA teams did put up great fights in all the events they had participated.

Two long, tough days in the sun and under the glaring lights, the participants had great fun sweating and fighting it out while the entire student community lustily cheered for their favorites. Many had won and a few had admirably lost but it was the spirit of competition, participation, and camaraderie that had finally won everybody’s heart.