Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad celebrated its Fellow Programme in Management (FPM) while organising a FPM Alumni Meet on 2nd and 3rd December 2016 at its campus. Under the Fellow Programme in Management of the institute, 331 students have so far graduated. Now the institute has been running into its 45th year.
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Current FPM Chairman, Prof. Amit Garg said that the institute had organised a grand event that focused on the achievements of the alumni of FPM over the years. He also mentioned their leadership roles in various disciplines and their bond with the institute's current FPM students. Further, he said that the IIM-A is proud of its alumni who constantly bring laurels to the alma-mater.
Number of prominent positions in different capacities for FPM Alumni-
Position | Number |
---|---|
Directors of IIMs | 8 |
Professors at Indian and foreign institutions of higher learning | 224 |
Served abroad in different roles and capacities | 74 |
Working in corporate positions | 33 |
During the course of the event, IIM Ahmedabad also released five publications that include profile booklet of all the current 103 FPM students and that of graduating batch of FPM students. Current FPM students of the institute also organised a session where they presented their research topics on which they are working. On the occasion, 8 panel discussions were also held.
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Some of the topics covered in the panel discussions were -
- Enhancing engagement of FPM Alumni with the institute
- Contributions to academic administration
- Research & teaching
- Industry practices
- Sustainability and entrepreneurship
- Financial inclusion and ICT
- Public event on Industry-Academia interactions
- Voices of recent Alumni
Photo Courtesy - IIMA Alumni Cell