International Immersion of XLRI GMP Students

News Release
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On 21st November, 2008, 100 students of the General Management Programme (GMP) of XLRI will fly to four foreign B-Schools as a part of their International Immersion module. The participating institutes for this year’s module are Graduate School of Business, RMIT: Melbourne - Australia, IESEG: Lille - France, Loyala College: Chicago –USA and Freeman School of Business, University of Tulane: New Orleans - USA.
The International Immersion module is a three weeks international cross cultural project which exposes the participants to international perspective of business, so that they can effectively function in an environment different from their “home culture”. It is designed to prepare the students to take on challenges anywhere in the globalized world.
As a part of the programme, the students will be placed for a two week project with a company in addition to a one week session at the university. The classroom sessions would cover topics such as Export Policies and Global and Regional Trends in business. At RMIT, Melbourne, the students would be learning about “Austrade” and will also work alongside experts at RMIT’s Dealings Room. Students travelling to US will interact with local entrepreneurs in New Orleans and also participate in the “India Day” seminar to be held in Chicago in December. Students bound for IESEG, France will be introduced to French economy and business with special impetus to the retail and fashion industry.
Even though the GMP students have an average experience of more than 7 years with significant international exposure, the students believe that this visit would provide be an enriching experience in the wake of the current financial meltdown. According to Prof. P Venugopal, Dean Academic at XLRI, “The International Immersion module will provide a great cross-cultural exposure along with insights into the management principles of the foreign companies more specific to the way the companies are coping with the current financial crisis.”