The IBM Business Analytics lab was inaugurated recently by Dilpreet Singh, vice president and head HR, IBM India; Sunil Kant Munjal, chancellor, BMl Munjal University, and Prof G. Anandalingam, dean, Imperial College Business School at the BMl Munjal University in Gurgaon campus. In this lab, under the Career Education programme, IBM is providing relevant software and training using various industry cases to the faculty members of BMU. The objective is to enable future business managers with the requisite skill sets to succeed in any business, industry or function they choose to be in.
On the occasion, Singh also addressed the faculty and students at the institute and shared his perspective on the power of information and the use of software tools that are critical for smarter business outcomes. He also spoke about his concern on the skill scenario currently plaguing the industry and IBM’s commitment to bridging this gap by addressing the increasing need for multi-disciplinary skills by complementing the existing management and engineering education offering with Career Education courses.
Post the completion of the faculty development programmes, the distinguished faculty members will train MBA students on big data and descriptive analytics to start with and soon proceed to topics on Predictive Analytics. Starting the 2015 academic year, BMU has also launched an MBA programme with specialisation in Business Analytics in association with IBM. This programme will open up exciting career opportunities in Business Analytics and related areas for students.