SP JAIN IN THE NEWS

In our continuing effort to help give students a competitive edge in the workforce, S P Jain is pleased to announce its academic partnership with IBM Watson Analytics.

Topics: Big Data & Analytics, IBM Watson

Dr. Nawazish Mirza was invited as the keynote speaker for the 8th International Conference with the theme “Future World 2050” hosted by University of Pula, Croatia. This conference is indexed in Web of Science, and brings together various stakeholders including policy makers, professionals and academia to brainstorm on issues related to the current day business. The 2017 conference was aimed at discussing innovations and its impact on various business verticals for developed and emerging economies. Dr. Mirza’s key note speech explored challenges and opportunities for financial systems of the future amidst technological innovations.

Topics: Faculty in the News

Dr Rajiv Aserkar (Professor & Head of Logistics and Supply Chain Management) and Ali Ahammed Shamir (Academic Manager, GLSM in Dubai) recently published the lead article in The Link Magazine (Page 37-42, Issue 4, Volume 14, June 2017) evaluating the results of the survey conducted to understand various supply chain disruptions and its impact in the Middle East.

Topics: Supply Chain Disruptions

“Over the last few decades, B-schools have developed massive intellectual property which has in turn helped them in catering to the dynamic knowledge and skill requirements of the corporate sector. Typically, some B-schools have a more academic inclination with research capabilities while some are more pro-corporate or inclined towards influencing the practice.” says Dr. Mathur in his article in The International Indian Yearbook 2017.

Topics: Next-Gen Business School Leaders

Hearty Congratulations to our PG - GMBA students Gurtejbir Sandhu and Sumanta Deb who won ‘First – Global Runners Up Winners’ at TATA Crucible Campus Business - International Finals 2017.

This impressive win was just days after the duo won the first place at ‘TATA Crucible Campus Quiz Dubai 2017’ held at BITS Pilani Dubai Campus. Gurtejbir and Sumanta aced among the top 8 finalists through the competitive quiz with a 10-point lead – beating over 140 teams in the qualifying stages.

The GMBA May’16 duo were awarded AED 15,000 and the coveted Tata Crucible trophy.

Topics: Tata Crucible

Dr Nawazish Mirza publishes his paper in Economic Research (Taylor & Francis Publication)

Topics: Taylor & Francis Publication

The orientation program for BDAP Batch 05 was conducted at SP Jain’s Mumbai campus on 18th February, 2017. The program was inaugurated with the lighting of the lamp by the Chief Guest, Dr Vishal Talwar and other dignitaries.

Topics: Big Data & Analytics Program

Second year BBA students, Aadit Mohnot, Ganeshram Rajagopalan, Lavena Bhansali, Sai Kartheek and Kunal Dugar won the enviable MENA CFA Society Emirates Winner title, as they represented UAE to compete among other MENA countries like Bahrain, Egypt and Jordan at the CFA Institute Research Challenge on 7th April 2017.

Topics: A Jag's Life

The research challenge is considered as the gold standard among students pursuing a degree in Finance. The two teams from SP Jain emerged as winners after competing with seven teams from various Universities across UAE.  Both the teams demonstrated absolute commitment, rigor and hard work during last four months which helped them in tis major win.

Topics: UAE's 2017 CFA Institute