NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 12, 2009
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Devi Singh begins his second term as Director at IIM Lucknow
The focus will be on academic initiatives, increasing faculty strength, infrastructure development
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM L) has appointed Dr. Devi Singh for a second term as its new Director. Dr. Singh took charge as the Director of IIM Lucknow today. He was welcomed by the senior faculty members and the Deans.
Dr. Devi Singh first assumed charge as Director of Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow in August 2003. In his tenure, IIM Lucknow has witnessed unprecedented growth. IIM Lucknow also became the first ever IIM to start an additional campus under his able stewardship. The Noida campus of IIM Lucknow is being developed as a centre for advanced learning for middle and senior level executives.
On the academic front, IIM Lucknow also launched several new programmes in the last five years: Agribusiness Management Programme in 2004, Postgraduate Programme in Management for Working Managers in 2005 for Noida campus and International Programme in Management for Executives (IPMX), at Noida Campus in April 2008 are a few among them.
There has been a considerable increase in the students Intake in the Post Graduate Programme, which has increased from 240 in 2004 to 330 in 2008. Revenues from MDPs have gone up by more than three times and are in excess of Rs. 10 crore.
"We at IIM Lucknow believe in excellence in education, research, consulting and training. During my second tenure I would like to see IIM Lucknow spread its wings not only in the country but also internationally", say Dr. Devi Singh, Director, IIM Lucknow. "In addition, my focus will be on increasing faulty strength, looking closely at infrastructure development, and consolidating our existing programmes both at Lucknow & Noida campus", he adds.
Before joining IIM, Lucknow, he was Director of Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon for about four years. He is a well-known Professor in the area of International Finance & Management. During his tenure, MDI was one of the fastest growing Business Schools in India and was consistently ranked among the top B-Schools in the country.
Before joining MDI, Dr. Singh was a Visiting Full Professor at the Faculty of Management, McGill University, Canada for five years. He had been a UNDP Fellow on International Management Education. He had been a Visiting Faculty to the International Centre for Public Enterprises, Slovenia. He is an alumnus Fellow of the Institute of World Affairs, Connecticut. He has taught at leading Business Schools in India and Abroad.
Dr. Singh has published several articles and presented papers at various national/international seminars. He is author of three books in Finance and Management. He has been Consultant to leading Public & Private Sector and multinational organizations in India. He has been on several Committees of Government of India, All India Council for Technical Education, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PHDCCI), Standing Committee on Public Enterprises (SCOPE) and All India Management Association (AIMA). He has been a member of Boards/Academic Councils of Indian Institute of Management, Calicut, Narse Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi and Jamia Hamdard University.
He received the Ishan National Award for 'Best Director' of a Business School in 1999. He has recently served as the Member-Secretary of the National Committee on 'Developing Policy Perspectives for Management Education in India' constituted by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. Dr. Singh holds a Ph.D. in International Finance from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
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