Saturday, March 25, 2006
His Excellency Kamalesh Sharma, High Commissioner of India formally opened The University of Leeds' James E Lynch India & South Asia Business Centre
His Excellency Kamalesh Sharma, the Indian High Commissioner in the UK (picture, left) and Prof. Michael Arthur, Vice-Chancellor (picture, right) officially opened the University of Leeds’ James E. Lynch India and South Asia Business Centre (ISABC) on Wednesday the 22nd of March, 2006.
ISABC is the only research institute outside of India to concentrate specifically on international business and management issues relevant to India and South Asia.
At the welcome ceremony, the Indian High Commissioner spoke of a world in which long-standing values were shifting. The traditional east/west political split and the north/south wealth divide, he explained, were dissolving and it was countries such as India and China that were leading the way in radically transforming the balance.
The High Commissioner stated:
“It is not a time to feel threatened by these developments – but a time to take advantage of them. The UK has traditionally been a favoured trading partner with Indians, and much can be made out of this special relationship.”
He continued:
“Business Schools are well placed to disseminate this message out to companies and organisations within the UK. I am very excited by the opening of the James E. Lynch India and South Asia Business Centre Business. It’s a place where knowledge can be gathered, analysed, lodged and disseminated. Knowledge is a key human resource, and we need to create bridges, such as this one, to share that knowledge around. I offer my full support to the Centre.”
On the picture, from left to right: Prof. Andrew Lock, Dean of the Business School, Prof. Michael Arthur, Vice Chancellor of the University and His Excellency, Kamalesh Sharma, the Indian High Commissioner during the reception sponsored by UKTI.
ISABC is the only research institute outside of India to concentrate specifically on international business and management issues relevant to India and South Asia. ISABC, as part of Leeds University Business School, will:
- help the corporate world, government organisations, and academic institutions to increase their knowledge and understanding of international business and management issues related to India and South Asia.
- provide PhD and post-doctoral researchers with a state-of-the-art research-oriented environment that fosters academic excellence and innovation in research methodologies.
- provide a forum where knowledge and understanding of business, and business practices can be exchanged
In an area where there is so little existing research, and where the business opportunities are so big, it is certain that the mutual exchange of information, ideas and experience, will be profitable to all parties concerned.
To find out more, please read:
• http://www.isabc.org/
• lubswww.leeds.ac.uk/ISABC/
• watching-india.blogspot.com
or contact Dr. Nicolas Forsans, Director, The James E. Lynch India and South Asia Business Centre (ISABC), Leeds University Business School, N.Forsans@lubs.leeds.ac.uk Tel. +44(0)113 343 4497
Ms. Charlotte Johnson, Marketing and Communications Manager, Leeds University Business School, charlotte@lubs.leeds.ac.uk Tel. +44 (0)113 343 4648
“It is not a time to feel threatened by these developments – but a time to take advantage of them. The UK has traditionally been a favoured trading partner with Indians, and much can be made out of this special relationship.”
He continued:
“Business Schools are well placed to disseminate this message out to companies and organisations within the UK. I am very excited by the opening of the James E. Lynch India and South Asia Business Centre Business. It’s a place where knowledge can be gathered, analysed, lodged and disseminated. Knowledge is a key human resource, and we need to create bridges, such as this one, to share that knowledge around. I offer my full support to the Centre.”
On the picture, from left to right: Prof. Andrew Lock, Dean of the Business School, Prof. Michael Arthur, Vice Chancellor of the University and His Excellency, Kamalesh Sharma, the Indian High Commissioner during the reception sponsored by UKTI.ISABC is the only research institute outside of India to concentrate specifically on international business and management issues relevant to India and South Asia. ISABC, as part of Leeds University Business School, will:
- help the corporate world, government organisations, and academic institutions to increase their knowledge and understanding of international business and management issues related to India and South Asia.
- provide PhD and post-doctoral researchers with a state-of-the-art research-oriented environment that fosters academic excellence and innovation in research methodologies.
- provide a forum where knowledge and understanding of business, and business practices can be exchanged
In an area where there is so little existing research, and where the business opportunities are so big, it is certain that the mutual exchange of information, ideas and experience, will be profitable to all parties concerned.
To find out more, please read:
• http://www.isabc.org/
• lubswww.leeds.ac.uk/ISABC/
• watching-india.blogspot.com
or contact Dr. Nicolas Forsans, Director, The James E. Lynch India and South Asia Business Centre (ISABC), Leeds University Business School, N.Forsans@lubs.leeds.ac.uk Tel. +44(0)113 343 4497
Ms. Charlotte Johnson, Marketing and Communications Manager, Leeds University Business School, charlotte@lubs.leeds.ac.uk Tel. +44 (0)113 343 4648
Copyright Nicolas Forsans - James E. Lynch India & South Asia Business Centre (ISABC), Centre for International Business, Unlversity of Leeds (CIBUL), Maurice Keyworth Building, Leeds LS2 9JT, England
