Globalizations uncovers new horizons of management education: Stalin

Updated on: Thursday, August 20, 2009

Chennai: 'Globalisation has opened horizons for management education. Be it the IITs, IIMs or NIT, students are keen on getting a degree in Business Management as there several opportunities available, ' according to Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin.

Speaking after dedicating the new green campus of the Great Lakes Institute of Management to management education, near Mamallapuram on Wednesday.

Elaborated how management education has grown in Tamil Nadu, Mr. Stalin said that in the 2008-09 academic year, there were 178 engineering colleges that introduced management programmes. Nearly, 1,445 students enrolled in private colleges and 1,800 in government and government-aided colleges, he said.

Mr. Stalin also spoke of how the growing number of institutes has also resulted in students from foreign countries coming to learn in India. 'I congratulate the Dean of Great Lakes Institute of Management on bringing in a world class institute for the State, which has both Indian roots and culture.'

Labour Minister T.M. Anbarasan, Chief Secretary K.S. Sripathi, and Kancheepuram Collector Santosh K. Misra also attended the Platinum-rated green campus function. 'The Kanchi of yesteryears was known for education. Today, it is a knowledge capital,' Mr.Sripathi said. He also cited example of reverse brain drain happening not just in Chennai, but even in upcoming cities of the State such as Karaikudi.

Bala V. Balachandran, Dean and Founder of Great Lakes Institute of Management, announced that from the coming academic year the Institute would 'take 50 underprivileged children and make them appear for exams such as GRE, GMAT and other competitive exams.'

Globalizations uncovers new horizons of management education: Stalin

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