Year-long empowerment programme announced by IIM-K

Updated on: Friday, March 09, 2012

A year long empowerment programme for high potential women who would be assuming in the future leadership roles in various sectors was announced by IIM - Kozhikode. IIMK Director Prof Debashis Chatterjee Speaking on the occasion of the International Womens Day said 'This is IIMKs modest contribution for making the better half of India take their rightful place in the growth and progress of the country.'

He further said that IIMK is planning a series of Leadership Workshops targeting the best Secondary / Higher Secondary Teachers of the country in multiple sectors in collaboration with the Malabar Gold Group. 100 teachers will be offered scholarships to participate in this prestigious programme.

The institute has been increasingly giving emphasis to diversifying the concept of inclusive growth on a much larger and global scale, he said.

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