Prof. David Faulker Chairman of Magna Carta College, Oxford, visited Shanti Business School, Ahmedabad campus to explain the students of International Strategy and to promote student exchange between the two organizations.

The honorable professor touched upon topics like theory of absolute and comparative advantage, the theories of international development with Vernon cycle & Uppasalla model, etc. he tried to explain the students how a country builds it advantageous position and how with the help of it companies could build their own core competencies and therefore create an international brands for themselves. He further explained that due to several factors like exchange rates, difference in language & culture, transport costs, difference in tastes & preferences, Govt regulations and difference in standard of living companies and countries need to develop different strategy for domestic and international market.

He further added that any company or brand’s international success depends upon comparative advantage of the country and the company which could be achieved through configuration & co-ordination.

The students of Shanti Business School,showed that they not just good into studies and project but also know how to enjoy and party :  A Great Rain Dance Party to beat  Hot Summer of 2012.

A session by Mr.S B Dangayach, Managing Director, Sintex Industries Limited.





“Power is never shared, only trust is imparted”, said Mr. Dangayach, MD, Sintex Industries Limited, while addressing the students of Shanti Business School on Thursday under the guest talk series. A management graduate from IIM Ahmedabad, and having 38 years of industry experience, Mr. Dangayach began with discussing his early struggle days, his determination to get into IIM Ahmedabad and how his risk taking ability and foresightedness helped him to achieve the current stature.

He shared his opinion about what according to him is the difference between entraa-prenuer and entrepreneur. To him the former meant investment in terms of hardwork & commitment and the later meant investment in terms of hardwork as well as money.

Mr. Dangayach shared live examples of his journey and discussed about the rise of Sintex Industries.

He told the students that how only advertisements or market knowledge does not help if your product does not meet customer expectations. He also explained that how despite the presence of license raj & scenario of economic control, Sintex managed to be the household name it is today. He also discussed the pros and cons of being in the business which is all of the B2B, B2C and B2G.

He discussed that how being a socialist at heart, he always thinks for the betterment of the masses. That is the reason why under his leadership Sintex diversified into affordable housing, renewable energy i.e. portable biogas plants and Rain water harvesting. He explained how even waste could be converted into resources.

Talking about the current approach of students towards their career limiting it to just placement figures, which according to him is disappointing, he said, “Have a broader vision, be grounded & flexible, have common sense and work hard. Don’t be deterred by failures coming on your way, if not now with continuous work, honest efforts would succeed”, said Mr. Dangayach.

Mr. Dangayach departed by leaving the students pondering over his parting words. He said that most of the solutions come from simple thinking and not by making it a web of complexity. He personally believes in Sintex philosophy of creating solutions that are technically correct, practical and are close to common sense. He also said that he desires a developed and equitable society.

Ahmedabad: The Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Singapore will soon open a resource center at Shanti Business School, Ahmedabad. This would be the first of its kind resource center in Ahmedabad which would not only benefit the students and faculty of Shanti Communication School but also media professionals, policy makers and people from other universities.

Chairman, Board of Directors, AMIC, Prof Ang Peng Hwa, in his letter sent to SCS on April nine mentioned that AMIC would benefit from the resources and flexibility that SCS has to provide. It would also enrich SCS, as well as the educational hub of Ahmedabad in general.

The resource center will also serve as a bookstore for AMIC’s books and publications making available to SCS teachers and students a collection of reading materials on media and communication with Asian perspectives.

The center also plans to serve as a training venue for professionals, educators and students on various skills in communication research, journalism, media management, ethics, social media, etc. It can also provide a forum for discussing relevant issues through discussions, symposia and conferences.

Professor Ang Peng Hwa who also teaches at Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University visited Shanti Communication School and Shanti Business School on a two day visit in February 2012 and interacted with students.

Speaking about the tie up, Founder Dean, Shanti Business School, Alan D’Souza said, “This is another feather in the cap for the Shanti Educational Initiatives. Our attempt has always been to push the envelope further as far as management education in India is concerned”.

AMIC is a non-profit NGO and a registered charity in Singapore with the mission of spearheading the development of media and communication expertise in Asia within the broad framework of economic, social and cultural development.

AMIC was established with seed funding support from the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), a private non-profit, public-interest foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany. FES provided AMIC with seed funding from 1970 to 2000. FES is a key partner and continues to extend its support through limited project funding. AMIC is located within the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at the prestigious Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. As part of its support for AMIC, the government provides the office premises to AMIC free of cost.

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