The FINANCIAL — The Indian School of Business (ISB), launched a Leadership Programme in Infrastructure Management (LIM) at a high profile event in New Delhi. The programme was launched by Atul Punj, Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Punj Lloyd Institute of Infrastructure Management, ISB. Joining him were Ajit Rangnekar, Dean, ISB , Pradeep Singh, CEO, Mohali Campus and Deputy Dean, ISB, OP Agarwal, Executive Director, Punj Llyod Institute of Infrastructure Management, ISB, and members of the Advisory Council of the Institute .
The Leadership Programme in Infrastructure Management is a collaborative effort of the School’s Punj Lloyd Institute of Infrastructure Management and its Centre for Executive Education, The thrust on infrastructure has created a huge demand for leaders to be an integral part in the building of a more efficient nation. Going forward, India will need leaders who can understand the multi-disciplinary challenges of the sector and drive the growth of the sector in the future. LIM has been created to address this need, according to ISB.
LIM has been specially designed for the middle management professionals who work in development, construction, estate management or project management companies, first or second generation entrepreneurs in the sector looking at growing their businesses, management consultants looking for an in-depth understanding of the infrastructure industry and lawyers, bankers or insurance professionals working with or for infrastructure projects and transactions, and looking for an in-depth understanding of the infrastructure industry.
LIM has taken shape with inputs and feedback from leading academicians and industry experts to ensure a combination of academic rigour, immediate industry relevance and applicability. Eminent industry leaders are part of the programme’s advisory committee. It will be taught by a combination of globally renowned faculty from the ISB and other premier educational and capacity-building institutions from across the world.
LIM is a rigorous and challenging 12 month modular programme. It will be offered in a blended format comprising in-class sessions as well as technology-assisted learning and will be the first-of-its-kind programme for the infrastructure sector. The pedagogy will involve the integration of faculty lectures with case study discussions, simulations, group activities and other interactive sessions. Participants will have the opportunity to practice their management theories in real-life scenarios through live projects, both from their own organisations and from other organisations. Participants will do these projects under the guidance of faculty mentors from the ISB.
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