Buongiorno a Tutti,
Incominciamo con una breve presentazione del Gruppo Summer School 2008.
21 i partecipanti, provenienti da 5 facoltà:
- 13 da Economia ,
- 4 da Sociologia (Scienze dell'Organizzazione, Scienze del Turismo e Sciologia),
- 2 da Statistica ,
- 1 da Giurisprudenza,
- 1 da Scienza della Formazione.
Il gruppo è guidato dal Prof. Fabio Corno (Scienze dell'Organizzazione) e vede la partecipazione della Prof.ssa Diana Cerini (Giurisprudenza) e del Prof. Stefano Caldirola (Storia contemporanea e cultura indiana) e dal Dott. Roberto Caimi (Scienze dell'Organizzazione).
Il corso si tiene presso lo XIME (Xavier Institute of management and entrepreneurschio), una delle più importanti Business School Indiane.

Questo l’intenso programma di studio

21st July (Monday)

Welcome & Introduction to the Program – Prof. C.P. Ravindranathan,
Expectations of the visit - Prof. Fabio Corno
Address by the President - Prof. J Philip
Programme Overview – Mr. Jose Kalayil

Overview of Indian Economic Scene - Prof. C P Ravindranathan

Indian Educational System–Mr. P. R. Das Gupta, Former Secretary, Union Ministry of H.R.D

Interaction with a Group of 25 XIME students


22nd July (Tuesday)

At Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore:
Indian Public Sector – Mr. P. Ganesan or Mr. Joy Varghese, KIOCL

Indian IT & ITES Sectors – Dr. Ravindra, Advisor, Infosys

Government’s Role in Business & Economic Development - Dr. J. Alexander, Former Chief - Secretary, Government of Karnataka

Business Start – Up in India - Mr. S P Srinivasan, Faculty XIME


23rd July (Wednesday)

Social change in present day India - Prof. Rajiv Gowda, IIM Bangalore

Entrepreneurship in India - Dr. Mathew Manimala, IIM Bangalore

Banking & financial sector (syndicate Bank) - Mr. George Joseph, Director – Syndicate Bank

Indian Capital Market (focus on Stock Market) - Prof. S Aramvalarthan, Dean XIME

Visit at Guhering India: the Indian subsidiary of a German MNC


24th July (Thursday)

Visit to ‘Street children’s Home – “BOSCO MANAE”

Visit to Metro

Visit to ‘Bangalore Central’ – The new retail boom in India

Meeting with Eshwar, Indian writer, on "the Bangalore immigrants"


25th July(Fri)

Multinationals in India and their impact on Indian Management - Mr. Selvam George

Entry Strategies for MNC’s - Prof. R. Venkataraman, Director XIME

Visit to MICO


26th July (SAT)

Visit to Infosys Mysore

Visit to Historic Places.



27th July (SUN)

Cultural visit

28th July (Monday)

Experiences of an European MNC in India

Managing Knowledge Workers - Prof. J Philip, President XIME

Indian Labour Market - Speaker from HCL (*) / Wipro – Ranjan Acharya

Some Interesting Cultural Aspects of Bangalore - Mr. Chiranjiv Singh,
Former Additional Chief Secretary Karnataka Government.


29th July (Tue)

Visit to Toyota, Manufacturing facility

Lunch at Toyota.

Visit to a BPO firm


30th July (Wed)

Visit to ISRO

Visit to HAL

Lunch - hosted by HAL


31st July (Thursday)

A Cultural Exposure - NBCLC

Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme - Mr. Shirol – Addl. Secretary, Govt. of Karnataka, Dept. of Rural Development

Evening Cultural Show, Dinner with students & faculty


1st Aug (Friday)

Rural Marketing - Prof. V.M. Cavale

Indian Media - Challenges & Opportunities

Supply Chain Challenges in India - Dr. George Easaw, Associate Dean XIME

Innovative Practices in Indian Manufacturing - Prof. Suresh Chandra, Associate Dean MDP, XIME


2nd August (Saturday)

City Tour

Students Presentation on “Emerging India”

Filling up of feedback forms by the Italian Team

Concluding session and distribution of certificates
Prof. J. Philip, President XIME

Farewell Dinner