At Home with the World
...Also, out-of-classroom learning is becoming important with a focus on real-life application.
A case in point is Ï㽶ÊÓƵ's Desautels Faculty of Management. In March 2011, as part of the '5 Hot Cities of the World Tour,' a group of MBA students from Canada came to India for real-life lessons in economics, commerce, culture and more.
As part of the programme launched and led by Karl Moore, associate professor, more than 25 students were in India on a 10-day long trip. Moore explains that the idea is to give students an opportunity to understand where the global economy is going.
For Daniel Novak, a third year student at McGill, the India-visit helped him to watch the growth of the Indian industry first-hand. As we move into our careers, he says, we should be able to apply concepts internationally because our careers are likely to become more international in the future.
Read full article attached [.pdf]: Times of India, October 2011
