Mumbai, Oct 22 (KNN)  A representative of Oxford's prestigious Said Business School which offers attractive options for business education to potential young leaders will be meeting prospective students here to enrol them into their courses.  

“It is a great pleasure to return to India.  In 1871, the first Indian student came to Oxford University and began a long tradition of mutual engagement. The University continues to have an active and multidisciplinary interest in Indian affairs and we have more than 40 academics who work on South East Asia, the vast majority specialising in the study of India,” Dean of Said Business School, Professor Tufano said in a communique.

During the two day visit here, starting today, Tufana will meet with alumni of the School, clients of its executive education programmes, fellow academics with whom they are engaged in research, prospective students, supporters and friends of the School.

The focus of the Dean visit is to learn about business in India and to benefit from the insights of business practitioners and academics within the country.

“The high levels of economic growth and entrepreneurialism we continue to see in India have much to teach us in other parts of the world. With a highly international student body of future business leaders, who will go on to careers around the world in our globalised economy, we are keen to be closely connected to India and to learn from its experiences of growth and economic development, and to communicate that understanding within our community,” he said.

This year the school has 60 Indian students on MBA programmes alone.  Further, it has over 250 Indian alumni from its degree and executive education programmes including the Oxford MBA.  

According to the dean, India is an appealing career destination for many students.  

“Each year, groups of students organise treks to various countries in order to meet with local businesses and to explore the career opportunities of those locations and  for the last seven years we have seen treks to Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Madurai,” Tufano said.

Students who wish to specialise about India are encouraged to join their 1+1 MBA programme, in which they would combine Oxford’s MSC in Contemporary India with their highly ranked one year MBA programme.  On the other hand, the Chevening Rolls-Royce Science and Innovation Leadership Programme (CRISP) brings mid-career Indian leaders to Oxford for a three month course.  

Saїd Business School also has a number of research projects, courses and activities underway which relate to India.   (KNN/ES)