| Economic Growth around the world has sacrificed the | | | | demands that the new concept on ‘Sustainable |
| connect of less privileged people with the main stream | | | | Development Practices' draws attention from four |
| of development. This is evident from critical numbers | | | | important pillars i.e. Natural Sciences, Health Sciences, |
| of Human Development Index from many Asian and | | | | Social Sciences, and Management. It is very much |
| African nations. With the growing understanding on the | | | | underlined intention to develop a race of leaders for |
| concern, a fundamental shift in policy making, handling | | | | sustainable development practices who are just not |
| growth and development and doing business is | | | | one of the specialist in a specific area understanding |
| happening at national and international level. Changes | | | | only either demand side or supply side or policy |
| like United Nations IPC changed to IPC- Inclusive | | | | perspectives. The knowledge base of this program is |
| Growth, organisations making low range mass | | | | towards an intellectual course of action which offers |
| products and benefiting more, developing sector | | | | solution and helps interdisciplinary engagements instead |
| producing more innovations which are sustainable are | | | | of developing a source of intellectual thesis for real |
| indicators of transition. Knowing these changes will | | | | word problems. The graduates may be looked as |
| create more work in space, there is going to be need | | | | experts who will address the technical issues of social |
| of manpower who under the present concerns in | | | | development in practical solutions in exceptionable |
| holistic manner and work for government, private and | | | | manner. |
| public companies, development sector, national and | | | | Naming few of the collaborations BIMTECH has for |
| international associations. | | | | the programme are The Earth Institute, Columbia |
| | | | | University, USA; George Mason University, USA; BEM |
| Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Sustainable | | | | France; University of Nebraska, USA; Dabur India, |
| Development Practices) has been developed to cater | | | | SEWA, Jaipur Rugs, SAIL, ILFS, LG, Development |
| the high skilled and knowledge manpower for the | | | | Alternatives etc. The partnership will work for |
| development and social sector who serve in national | | | | academic and internship opportunities for students. |
| and international agencies for policy and execution. | | | | BIMTECH being ranked in top 10 private business |
| Following and signing in LoI with The Earth Institute, | | | | schools of India invites best faculty from India and |
| Columbia University, while my Birla Institute has | | | | abroad and also provides opportunity to spend one |
| developed and launched the programme with some of | | | | trimester with partner at exempted tuition fees. A |
| the leading universities around the world. Understanding | | | | programme at good institution is life long experience |
| the programme, for the first time in Indian context, | | | | which makes this programme high with a business |
| BIMTECH has received support from many corporate, | | | | school. It is expected that one needs to have more |
| NGO and other organisations and signed MOU with 15 | | | | education in this area due to its very nature of being |
| organisations worldwide. They will provide opportunity | | | | new area and programme. |
| for internship and generate employment for quality | | | | One is motivated to contact BIMTECH to know more |
| candidates. | | | | and in specific Utparn Dubey, Programme Manager - |
| | | | | utparn.dubey@bimtech.ac. |
| The practical and theory intervention in the program | | | | |