Says Educational Institutes are not just mere places of Learning; It is the place which polishes the inner and sometimes hidden talents in each one of us
AMN / WEB DESK
President Ram Nath Kovind today said that Educational Institutes are not just mere places of Learning; It is the place which polishes the inner and sometimes hidden talents in each one of us.
Speaking after inaugurating the new permanent and expanded campus of Indian Institute of Management-IIM in MIHAN area of Nagpur today, President said that, the present ecosystem at IIM Nagpur will promote among the students mindset of becoming job-creators, instead of being job-seekers.
The President appreciated the initiative of IIM Nagpur of establishing the Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development -InFED along with 7 centres of excellence by IIM Nagpur. He informed that InFED successfully enabled women entrepreneurs to graduate from Women startup program and eventually launching six enterprises for them.
Terming the land of Maharashtra as vibrant social , economic and political centre and Nagpur- as the place chosen by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar for the Historical DhmmaChakra Pravartan, the President said that ,IIM is blessed to be the in the land of Nagpur.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said, the dream of making Nagpur an Educational, Medical and Logistics Hub is being realised. IIM should help in taking Nagpur to international levels and it should co-ordinate with industries in Vidarbha, he added.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan suggested IIM Nagpur to be instrumental in adopting deprived schools in Vidarbha and take lead in transforming such institutes by capacity building activities carried with the help of IIM students and faculties.
Situated in the MIHAN area of Wardha Road in Nagpur city, IIM Nagpur campus has been set up on 132 acres of land. Its foundation stone was laid by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its inauguration was done in August 2015.
Presently, IIM Nagpur, under the directorship of Dr.Bhimraya Maitri is providing management education to 668 students with its on-campus Post Graduate Programs and various online certificate programs.
