The Institute Of Management Technology (IMT), Hyderabad recently launched a joint Social Entrepreneurship (SE) programme with Columbia University’s School of International And Public Affairs (SIPA). This programme will go on until January 18, 2014.
During the inaugural ceremony conducted on January 1, Dr GVani Mohan, commissioner and director of school education, Government of India, threw light on women empowerment, gender equality and social issues.
She mentioned about her powerful Social Action Committees which promoted the growth of gender equality thus forming woman warriors.
Dr V Panduranga Rao, the director of IMT Hyderabad, shared a few insights of social enterprise aspects in rural India. He opined that such activities play a significant role in influencing policy amendments and structural changes. He believes that such endeavors provide an excellent opportunity for the students of both IMT Hyderabad as well as Colombia University for entrepreneurial development.
The joint programme will also comprise of shopping and cultural trips to Shilparamam, Golconda and Charminar, an evening with the institute’s cultural club Antragna, pongal, sankranti, lohri celebrations, and client’s presentations and a session by Dr Mohan.
Students from SIPA will work as part of joint teams with students from the Entrepreneurship Development Class of IMT Hyderabad on mini-consulting projects, social media marketing exercises and in joint class activities.
There are 13 students, all Master in International Affairs or Master in Public Policy students at Columbia University in New York, and two faculty members in the programme.