Bombay Management
Association confers ‘Outstanding Institute of Management of the Year’ award
upon WeSchool
Recognizes WeSchool on its 35th Award Ceremony for its extraordinary
contribution to management education
Mumbai, June 14, 2013: Bombay
Management Association today conferred Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development (WeSchool) with the ‘Outstanding Institute of Management of the Year’ award on
its 35th Award Ceremony. Incepted
in the year 1954, Bombay Management Association (BMA) is India's top, not for
profit Management Association that aims at providing variant services to
improve the standard of business management in India.
WeSchool is amongst the premium business Schools in
India that is constantly trying to go beyond the realm of conventional
education. Inventive and technology driven education while keeping design
thinking and innovation as the prime focus has helped WeSchool to set a
benchmark in management education. With the mission to build a ready to employ
managerial talent pool with creative thinking and risk management ability,
WeSchool has consistently worked towards delivering quality on par with the
outside world and BMA has recognized this timeless contribution.
Commenting on the occasion Mr R Ramakrishnan,
President, BMA said, “Education plays a crucial role in a nation’s upliftment
and business management is essential for the growth of an economy. India needs
educational institutes that impart business management skills which are
relevant to today’s dynamic business environment and are determined to make a
difference to the society. We are happy to present this award to WeSchool for
their instrumental initiatives and projects that have empowered many students
to realise their dreams. We wish them all success and offer our continued
support for their future endeavours.”
Prof.
Dr Uday Salunkhe, Group Director, WeSchool, said, “Today, there is a need for futuristic glocal
leaders who can lead India towards absolute stature. To meet this demand,
WeSchool has persistently tried to provide a complete package of innovative and
tailor made course modules enunciating the need for values and ethics. Through
world class faculty, result oriented teaching techniques and experiential learning
we strive to bring out global leaders with a drive to work passionately in this
rapidly evolving economic and social environment.”
WeSchool has also been previously honoured with the "BMA
Outstanding Institute of Management of the Year Award" by Bombay
Management Association in 2010 and 2004.
The other awards given away by BMA today are Life Time achievement Award to Mr Keshub Mahindra, Chairman Emeritus Mahindra & Mahindra Group,
Management Man of the Year to Mr N
Chandrasekaran, CEO & MD, Tata Consultancy, Management Woman Achiever
to Ms Kalpana Morparia, CEO, J P Morgan,
Entrepreneur of the Year to Mr Jignesh
Shah, Founder & Group Chairman, Financial Technologies Group,
Outstanding Teacher of Management of the Year to Dr Samta Jain, IBS Mumbai, Outstanding Student of Management of the
Year to Ms Ruth Serrao, Atharva Institute Management Studies
and Best Chairman of BMA Committees to Mr
Niteen Bhagwat, Chairman Marketing 20:20 Convention
WeSchool
Established in 1977, Prin. L. N. Welingkar
Institute of Management Development & Research (WeSchool) features among
the premier Business Schools in India. Run by charitable Trust S.P. Mandali,
Pune, all across the state of Maharashtra, WeSchool is ranked 10th among the
top private B-Schools, 8th in international linkages by Forbes India in their
best Business School survey in July 2011 and ranked 16th in Economic Times -
India Inc’s Preferred B Schools survey 2011.
Bombay
Management Association
It is an Independent non-profit making entity,
which focuses on providing a wide range of services aimed at enhancing
managerial effectiveness through organising relevant training programmes/
lectures, arranging discussion, meetings where experiences are shared,
sponsoring specific research projects, forming study -groups, and arranging
goal - directed conferences.
BMA has received five times the "Best LMA
Award in category - I" in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 2000. BMA offers
Management Development Programmes and customised company training programmes to
meet organisation - specific needs for performance enhancement.
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