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Inauguration of the Mumbai International School of Business Bocconi

, by Tomaso Eridani, translated by Jenna Walker
The new international business school recently has an official opening ceremony. The school offers a postgraduate program in business for Indian students

Bocconi's presence in India has been consolidated with the official inauguration of MISB Bocconi, the Mumbai International School of Business Bocconi. With the SDA Bocconi School of Management, it has been opened through an alliance with the Ultimate Knowledge System, a group of Indian entrepreneurs. MISB Bocconi is on the Indian higher education market to offer Indian students postgraduate courses that combine Indian roots with a strong international outlook.

Opening ceremony
Andrea Sironi, Giacomo Sanfelice di Monteforte, Bruno Pavesi and Alberto Grando

The ceremony was opened with a welcome speech by Giacomo Sanfelice di Monteforte, Ambassador of Italy in New Delhi, followed by speakers Andrea Sironi, Rector of Bocconi, Alberto Grando, Dean of SDA Bocconi, Bruno Pavesi, Chief Executive of Bocconi and President of MISB, and Alessandro Giuliani, MISB Managing Director. The event was followed by a round table discussion on banks, companies and family businesses, moderated by Stefano Caselli, Vice Rector for International Affairs at Bocconi and Academic Director at MISB. Participants included Uday Karmarkar, from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, Deepak Sood, CEO of Future Generali Life Insurance, and Markus Venzin, from the Department of Management and Technology at Bocconi.

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The building that hosts the school

The ceremony was held on the school campus, which is in the Hiranandani Knowledge Park, and participants in the event included representatives of the local business community, Bocconi and SDA alumni and MISB students.

MISB was launched in July with the kick-off of the Post Graduate Program in Business, an educational program in international management focusing on the Indian market and business in India. Courses are held by faculty members from Bocconi, India and other parts of the world, and participants come from 15 Indian states.

MISB will make use of Bocconi's experience in India, which began in 2000 with its first partner university agreement, as well as its network of collaborations with Indian corporate partners, which will be helpful in offering students internship and placement opportunities.

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