US students all praise for Indian varsities

[sajiv]

Hyderabad: The high standard of IITs and IIMs in India, which is much celebrated across the globe, seems to have enamoured a group of students from New York University Stern School of Business, who are on a study tour to the city-based Indian School of Business (ISB).

"Education here is intense and is much different from the West. Lot of topics are cramped into the academic year's curriculum and it helps Indian students acquire knowledge faster," said Jessica, a post graduate management student from the Stern School of Business.

"Campuses here are well built. Once you get into the campus, it's altogether a different place. Universities and institutes here emphasise more on placements, which is good for students," observed Sarah, another student.

On an invitation from the ISB, the batch of 26 students from the Stern School of Business is on a two-week visit to Hyderabad for a study on the economy of a developing nation. As part of their study tour, the ISB organised seminars and visits to several corporate offices and even to villages like Pochampally to help students understand the culture, traditions, and lifestyle, urban and rural marketing concepts followed in the country.

Hyderabadi culture
The concept of rural marketing is a new perspective for students. The visit to Pochampally helped these foreigners understand the challenges faced by weavers in marketing their products and the infrastructure available to them. As management students this is what they like to learn, says Stern School of Business Director (MBA Academic affairs) Kyle Cunningham, who is leading the group. "Students are smitten by the Hyderabadi culture. Sarees, dress, traffic and the food, it is always fascinating to tour Hyderabad. We are looking forward to visit again," he says. The impact of the Mumbai 26/11 terror strike made some students withdraw from the tour, but still it is worth visiting India, particularly ISB, said Kerry, another student. "Spirituality, meditation, yoga, rich culture and varied traditions were always part of India. The latest thing is business," she said.

The objective behind organising such study tours was to develop relationships between ISB and other international schools, ISB Associate Dean K. Ramachandran felt.

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