Student Exchange Program Becoming Popular in India: Some Glimpses

Student Exchange is a program in which a country sends or exchanges students to other institution with which they have made a tie –up. Global Education becoming the need of the time every B school is trying hard to cater its students with something that give them an edge over others. One can be at ones country itself and can taste the flavor of International education by this program. These tie-ups have been done in plenty by the Business schools across the world. This not only give practical knowledge of the field but also about the country’s traditions and culture. In India too this has become quite a popular trend in attracting students. B schools are often sending students who spend a 3 to 4 months time and enrich their knowledge about corporate communications and how to present one to the employers.

Scenario Abroad

National Student Exchange Program gives placement opportunities in USA and Canada .Another networking Institute namely ISEP provides opportunities to students of nearly 50 countries.  It is a non- profit organization governed by a board of Directors and by the designated coordinators of the institutes.

London Business School conducts this program by sending its students to different countries of Asia, Europe, Australia and also Latin America. Darden School of Business also does reciprocation by this programme from different countries with which they have tie-ups.

Scenario in India

In India for quite some time now this student exchange programme has become popular especially in Management schools. Every institution is trying to give the best to its students by offering world class education.  IIMK an institute by the Govt. of India does student exchange every year. Business schools like IIMC also have taken up this initiative as it has collaborated with universities abroad.

BIBS Kolkata

 BIBS, Kolkata ranked among Asia’s 100 top Best Private Education Institutes has made International tie up possible with MDIS, the oldest management institute of Singapore. This has been surely a true attraction for the aspiring managers. The students will be benefited by getting knowledge about their field that they have chosen for study, be it HR, Marketing or Finance. The students get to visit the globally acclaimed institute and get to learn managerial skills and also communications done in corporate sectors or more so business communication. Emotional and Service Excellence and Productivity with Personal Effectiveness will also be a part of the programme. With 10% students getting International placements BIBS hopes of placing more students globally in the coming years.

Student Exchange helps in boosting the name of the Institution and gives it a global acclamation.  This opportunity is something that the students at present are getting quite easily and looking forward to. This global edge helps them reach the world easily.