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In the last decade, India has witnessed the fastest growth in the number of Business schools offering under graduate and post graduate business programs in the whole world. This has led to intense competition among B-schools for survival, sustenance, creating a niche and realigning their value offerings.
Hence, there is a growing realization among B- Schools in India that they need to deliver quality Business Education effectively, in order to stand out among the crowd of 4000+ B-Schools in the country and at the same time strengthen themselves against impending competition from the foreign B Schools. This realization is leading them to re-invent themselves through various innovations; including, getting them accredited through National and International Accreditations.
An International accreditation will definitely help a B School strengthen, re-focus and fine tune its processes to international standards to deliver quality Business Education better and at the same time help keep its nose ahead of the competition; irrespective of whether the competition is from within the national boundary or International.
In this context, Dayananda Sagar Business Academy (DSBA) organised a half day IACBE forum at its campus on 26th April’16 to discuss a way forward for all business schools ;with an earnest hope that the B Schools take advantage of the forum and participate.
This was an invitation based event and hence the organizing committee invited the Directors/Deans/Principals/HOD’s of reputed academic institutions to participate in the much sought after event.
Dr Mudita Sinha and Prof Meera Krishnan were part of the organising committee.
The IACBE is nationally-recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), and is the leader in mission-driven and outcomes-based programmatic accreditation in business and management education for student-centered colleges, universities, and other higher education institutions throughout the world.
The IACBE’s World Headquarters are located in Lenexa, Kansas, USA, with a representative office in Paris, France.
The resource persons for the forum were Prof Dennis N. Gash, President, IACBE and Dr V J Byra Reddy.
Prof Gash is the Assembly’s Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for the strategic, marketing, operational, financial, and values leadership of the Assembly. He also serves as the IACBE’s Chief Accreditation Officer and, in this capacity, is responsible for carrying out and advancing the Assembly’s quality assurance and accreditation mission.
Prof Dennis previously served as Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of the IACBE, the IACBE’s Director of Mentoring Programs, and is a member of the IACBE’s Board of Commissioners.
Dr Byra Reddy is a professor in the College of Management and Economics Studies at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun and also the Associate Vice president – Academics and Accreditation. He has a total work experience of 22 years of which 18 years in management education as a teacher, an administrator and an expert in quality in management education. Over the years he has steered both National and International accreditations for reputed B-schools in India.
Currently he serves on the board of International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) based out of the US, in Kansas City, Missouri as the Director of the Asian region. He has served in the site visit team of IACBE to accredit B-schools in the Asian region.
The following delegates participated: Prof A Preeteesh-HOD –Training & Placements, Presidency College; Dr Sowmya C S ,Head - OB & HR –Christ University; Dr Swaroop Reddy –Dean, ISME; Prof Kiran Kumar, ISME; Prof Savitha K P& Prof Saiprasad D –The Oxford College of Engineering; Dr B N Balaji Singh, Dean PES University; Dr R K Gopal-Chairperson, PES University; Prof Brijesh Singh, PES University; Dr M R Sripathy, DSCE; Dr K S Anandram; International School of Business & Research ;and Prof Ramya B & Prof Anita C –Kristu Jayanti College.
The delegates were formally registered by Ms Rajeshwari at the lobby of the campus. On behalf of Dr [Brig] Sandes; Principal, DSBA and Dr Veena K N; Dean, DSBA, Prof Meera Krishnan welcomed Prof Dennis Gash and Dr Byra Reddy and the august gathering. Ceremonious lamp was lit by the guests and the delegates.Dr [Brig] Sandes addressed the invitees and greeted the guests.
Prof Dennis and Dr Reddy began the forum by giving a brief history of the IACBE, scope of accreditation, functions of the IACBE, mission, vision, goals, and values, key distinctives of the IACBE, philosophy of accreditation, categories of membership, and accreditation process in detail. The guest speakers were open to all queries raised by the delegates throughout the session. The delegates found the forum very productive, beneficial and informative. The vote of thanks was proposed by Dr Veena .She thanked the guests for their wholehearted participation and the colleges they represented. A memento –a token of gratitude and appreciation- was handed to Prof Dennis and Dr Byra Reddy by the Principal. A letter of appreciation was handed over to all the invitees. At 1:45 pm, before the guests and delegates broke for lunch, a group photograph was taken with the guest speakers which culminated the session.
