Harvard Business School launches classroom in Mumbai

Updated on: Friday, March 02, 2012

Harvard Business School (HBS) recently announced the launch of its new amphitheatre-style classroom in Mumbai, which replicates the classrooms on  Boston campus, giving participants and students a feel of the true Harvard Business School case-method learning experience.

Built and owned by the Taj Lands End, owned by the Indian Hotels Limited, the launch of the classroom kicks off with a series of activities including research conferences and executive education programmes.

The new classroom, with a seating capacity of over 82 students, will offer multi-media facilities unlike the temporary spaces in Hyderabadand Mumbai where the school previously conducted the programmes. Using the classroom, HBS faculty will offer programmes and symposia to leaders in business, government and academia on a wide range of subjects such as corporate social responsibility, building a global enterprise, and case writing and course development.


"India is a key component of Harvard Business School's global strategy," said Dean Nitin Nohria. "Our aspiration is to expand our intellectual footprint by working with business, government and academic leaders from across the country, all the while contributing to important discussions about India's long-term economic growth."

Tarun Khanna, faculty chair for HBS activities in India and director of the Harvard South Asia initiative said "So many things in India are evolving with bewildering speed, there is much to learn by bringing models from the outside to India, and equally much to learn from India's development trajectory." It engages faculty and students across the university to advance and deepen teaching and research on global issues relevant to South Asia.

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