Monday, 22 February 2010 11:28
Jan 28th 2010 | DELHI | From The Economist
print edition
Each year India produces about twice as many engineering and
computing experts as the United States (counting those with bachelor’s degrees
or a Master’s in Computer Applications), but there is growing concern that
India’s tech workers are not as good as the country hopes. In a recent study,
Aspiring Minds, a testing company that
seeks to gauge students’ and recent graduates’ performance capabilities,
demonstrated that only 4.2% of India’s engineers are fit to work in a software
product firm. Furthermore, just 17.8% are employable by an IT services company,
even with up to six months’ training. These figures are even more alarming when
one considers the 25% figure for employability that has been bandied about since
2005, when
McKinsey released the results
of a survey of international companies.
Himanshu and Varun Aggarwal, the founders of Aspiring Minds,
are attempting to combat this growing issue. Their new test, the AMCAT, is an
affordable substitute to traditional standardized tests such as the Graduate
Record Examination (GRE) required by American universities. It provides
qualified applicants a method to catch employers’ attention, while allowing the
country’s IT firms a means to successfully recruit new employees. Even so, India
will need to overhaul many of its colleges if it is to make more of their
graduates employable.
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 15:41
The University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB), a GBSN member school, has appointed Professor John Powell, Head of Marketing and Strategy at Cardiff University Business School (CARBS) in Wales, as its new director. Powell brings with him a wealth of international experience, which will further enhance the USB’s global standing and strengthen its reputation as a centre of excellence for business leaders and managers.
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 14:36
The Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina has joined the Global Business School Network (GBSN), an international nonprofit organization working to strengthen management education in emerging markets through a distinctive global network of business schools.
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Monday, 25 January 2010 17:12
Washington, DC – January 26, 2010 — The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and the Global Business School Network (GBSN) will co-host the fifth annual Global Business School Network conference, to be held June 10-11, 2010, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The conference provides an opportunity for business school leaders from around the world to connect with stakeholders from government, nonprofit and private-sector organizations to exchange ideas, share global expertise and develop partnerships.
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Friday, 11 December 2009 13:58
GBSN announced its three newest members, expanding the network to 41 world-leading business schools dedicated to building business leaders in developing economies.
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Friday, 20 November 2009 14:04
Two new members have joined the network:
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Monday, 09 November 2009 10:18
The University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) has joined the ranks of some of the world’s leading business
schools by being accepted as a member of the Global Business School
Network (GBSN), a non-profit organisation that aims to promote and
strengthen management education for emerging markets. USB is only the third business
school in South Africa to become a GBSN member, and the fourth in Africa.
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