Introduction to Algorithmics & Financial Risk Management Tools and Methodologies

Mr. Valery Ollivier graced our campus with his esteemed presence to throw light upon the tools used at Algorithmics and how clients use them for risk mitigation. He is the current regional manager of Algorithmics in the Middle East region, has many years of experience in risk management and risk management solutions, having previously worked for Bloomberg, Murex, Reuters, National Bank of Canada and Bancomer. This experience puts him in a unique position to discuss how risk management tools are applied within the world’s foremost financial solutions.

Algorithmics is the world leader in enterprise risk solu­tions, dedicated to helping financial institutions under­stand and manage risk. The lecture broadened our horizons on the type of risks involved in the financial world. He started the lecture with enterprise risk management and spoke about the three types of risks involved namely operational, market and credit.

He spoke about how his 28 year old company which has 800 employees is working to develop and sell softwares to calculate risk. This software helped the Middle Eastern banks like Riyadh and Emirates NBD to realise what went wrong during the 2008 crisis and how they could have averted it. Algorithmics was recently acquired by its biggest competitor IBM.

This session was a real treat especially for those students who wish to specialise in finance and risk management. It proved to be really helpful in giving an in depth understanding of what risks exist in an investment and then handling those risks in a way best suited to your investment objectives.

What Makes a Winner? Exploring the Power of the Subconscious.

“Life’s too short to be able to understand oneself, yet we often end up trying to understand others lifelong”

With this very theme of introspection and understanding the power of subconscious mind, an informative workshop was organized and conducted. Ms. Neeru Singh, our guest speaker, enlightened the student gathering, with a wonderful showcase of experience, highlighting the importance of the subconscious self. She articulated the idea and emphasized the need for people to believe in their abilities, filtering out the conflicting judgmental opinions of others. Involving the audience, a pre-requisite for any successful workshop, was properly taken care by our guest speaker. For instance, a five-minute meditation session was carried out, aimed at helping the audience to identify and visualize their respective fears,
taking control of them and eventually making an attempt to get rid of them.

The guest speaker gave a number of situational as well as experience based examples that constantly kept the audience pondering. She urged the students to know and identify their talents and to trust themselves to excel in them. She reiterated the importance of realizing that although past experiences have a bearing on our fears, our course of action and our level of self-belief. She also stressed about how making the present moment count, is what determined how close or how far we end up from our various objectives.

Ms. Neeru refrained from in-depth discussions on spiritual aspects, but didn’t undermine the role of “soul-level” spirituality. She beautifully summarized the
importance of self-consciousness, in a sentence and I quote “There are a lot of
things you don’t have, because you once believed you can’t have them”. When an
informative speaker meets an inquisitive audience, knowledge tends to flow.
This indeed is the purpose of organizing such workshops, seminars and guest
lectures.

Marketing in HR and attributes of a great salesperson today

Mr. Sanjay Sen, Chief Human Resource Officer of the Dubai Group was invited to speak on the topic ‘marketing in HR and the attributes of a great salesperson today’.

Mr. Sen comes with over 25 years of rich and varied experience in all aspects of the Human Resource function across different industries and geographies. Prior to joining Dubai Group, he was with Citigroup where during his tenure of 12 years, he worked as the HR Head and in Regional Global Talent Development roles across Asia, Europe and USA. He has also worked in Gillette and the Oberoi Hotel Group during his early years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters in Human Resources from The Xavier Institute, India.
In his lecture, he mentioned how the Kotler concepts are applied in HR and stating that the organisation needs to prioritize the well being of their internal customers (employees) as they are the gears that keep the machine moving and hence there comes the importance of marketing in HR. From his experience he also shared what he saw were necessary attributes of a successful marketer and how one can learn to develop them. In the end many new ideas sprung from questions put up by students which made the whole lecture an interactive one.

Gender Intelligence – Implications in the Workplace

Mrs. Saundarya Rajesh, the founder – President of AVTAR Career Creators was invited to enlighten us on the topic of Gender Intelligence and its implications in the workplace. Mrs. Saundarya has completed her Masters in Management from the Central University, Pondicherry. A chevening Scholar 2005 from the University of Bradford, she has over 20 years of work experience which began with her tenure at Citibank. She founded AVTAR Career Creators in 2000 and AVTAR I-WIN in 2005.

She started with an introduction of Stereotyping in the workplace. Coming to the main point of discussion i.e. Gender Intelligence, she said it is important to take into view the full picture and not stereotype. She pointed out the fact that there is a difference between gender and sex – While sex is male and female, Gender refers to masculine and feminine.

She engaged the students in a small activity wherein they were to say whether the statements were facts or fiction. The nature of statements made the activity really interesting resulting into a healthy conflict between the girls and boys. Following the activity she discussed Lenses of Conditioning viz. Parental, Societal and Institutional. She also highlighted the effects of Gender Stereotyping on the work environment.

The lecture was concluded with career tips for both men and women on how to manage the opposite gender. The lecture helped all in learning about the importance of Gender Intelligence and the benefits of being “Gender Intelligent”. We were honoured to have Mrs. Saundarya Rajesh amongst us to share her views with us.

ERP applications and qualifications in the market place

Three Guests were invited to speak about ERP applications and the technologies associated with it. The hall was filled with students of all the three types of courses
i.e. MBA, MBA (DCP) and Evening Batch.

The First speaker Mr. Gopal Salim working for Wisdom IT, UAE spoke about ERP essentials. He is a MA Econometrics, MBA in Operations and Marketing, M Phil (Economics) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Supply Chain Management. He carries 30 years of industrial experience in banking, finance and technology industry, 12 years of experience at corporate level in a leading group of company as COO. He also has 31 years of teaching experience in various subjects in management & economics. Further, 10 years of experience in handling corporate training programs for managers and senior executives in the UAE, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain.

Next Mr. Nitin Nayak from Enterprise Business Technologies (EBT), India and UAE gave us an overview of Microsoft ERP (Dynamics NAV). Nitin is a
Chartered Accountant with 14+ years of ERP and Accounting System experience. He has been part of many implementation teams to successfully deliver ERP
Solutions to diverse clients across various Industry segments and geographies.
He has been part of the Microsoft Dynamics world for the last 7 years and brings with him a specialization in the finance.

Manikandan SP who is an IT Project Manager in Emarat, UAE told us about the benefits of ERP. A certified Project Management Professional, holding a Masters degree in Computing and Information systems. He has an overall experience of 14 years in IT, Retail and Training, of which over 10 years have been in ERP projects and project management positions. He has been extensively involved in projects of various sizes and magnitude over these years and is currently working as an IT project manager for a UAE based Petroleum Company.

The important points discussed by the three speakers included ERP(Enterprise
Resource Planning) as a concept, Working of Microsoft Dynamics, Navision, from which Dynamics came into being -originated in Denmark, Implementation with minimal disruption, Modules in dynamics NAV, Benefits of ERP. The speakers shared their own experiences in this field and also made use of great examples to help us relate with the topic. The workshop gave all of us practical details on how a management graduate can further his/her career with ERP solutions.

Prof. Ali Zalzala concluded the lecture by informing us about how to obtain a
Microsoft Certified Professional qualification which would provide added value
to us. All the students found the lecture an enriching experience.

Launch of Accredited One Year MBA Program

IMT Dubai launches the Accredited One Year Program which will be commencing in the Academic Session, September 2012.

Offered over a twelve month period, this full time program is dedicated to providing students with the conceptual and analytical tools to further their career ambitions. This program combines an in-depth international curriculum with a rigorous coursework and a practical approach in order to meet the requirements of executives in today's competitive job market.

The program will provide the students with a platform to hone their managerial and leadership skills. It will also facilitate development of critical reasoning and highlight the importance of strategic decision making which plays a pivotal role in the functioning of any business in a global economy.

International Practicum Program for Villanova University, USA

International Practicum Program for Villanova University, USA

29^th December to 14^th January

Two weeks “UAE Familiarization Program” is being organized by IMT-Dubai for a group of approximately 30 American MBA students visiting Dubai, in partnership with the Villanova University, USA.

Villanova University is located in Philadelphia, USA and is ranked amongst the top 25 business schools in the USA. This “UAE Familiarization Program” is an yearly event and unique in the series of such initiatives between the University of Villanova and various economic & social organizations in Dubai.

The objective is to acquaint these foreign students with the economic, social and cultural development of the UAE and particularly Dubai. Within this framework, the students will be having a number of academic seminars and will be visiting various key organizations of the region such as Dubai Chamber of Commerce, Dubai Economic Department, JAFZA, and DIFC wherein they will have the opportunity to interact with the concerned officials on various relevant issues.

UJAAS - A Diwali Disco Dandiya Fiesta at IMT Dubai

Its that time of the year when we take out those diyas from the attic and light them up. Yes its Diwali! Now there will be firecrackers bursting in the middle of the night; kids will run around in their new dresses enjoying the variety of sweets and people will dance away all through the night celebrating the victory of good over evil.

Office of Student Services at IMT Dubai campus are all set to bring this spirit of celebration into the beautiful city of Dubai , into our very own DIAC. IMT- Dubai campus is organising “UJAAS “ to celebrate the festival of lights in a truly Indian fashion but with a twist. A combination that is going to set your feet on fire : Traditional Dandiya with rocking Disco!

Diwali is an auspicious religious festival celebrated by all Indians to commemorate the homecoming of Lord Rama after 14 year-long exile and his victory over the mythological demon Ravana. Devotees decorate their houses with diyas and lights. Dandiya or Dandiya Raas is a traditional Indian dance form that originates from Gujarat It is usually performed during the festival of Navratri. An easy dance form enjoyed by both young and old alike, its full of energy and fun. The special characteristic of the dance is the colorful costume worn by the dancers and the colorful sticks carried by them. Both men and women love to be seen dressed in their best traditional attire. The women wear traditional dresses such as colorful embroidered choli, ghagra and bandhani dupattas glittering with mirror work and heavy jewellery, while men look very attractive in their traditional colorful kedias. The dancers strike the sticks with their partners and dance in circular motion, to the rhythm of the music played in the background. A large number of people are involved in Dandiya Raas and two circles are formed by the dancers. The dance is a very lively, active and fast paced art form, thus leaving no scope for laziness. The dancers spin and move their feet and arms in a choreographed manner to the tune of the music, with lots of drum beats.

We at IMT – Dubai are combining Diwali and the mesmerising Dandiya to have a night filled with joy, energy and lights. Come, be a part of it and lets all celebrate universal victory of good over evil !!

International Business and Trade in Dubai

26^th September 2011, Vikram Shah; a noted businessman and an IMT alumni returned to the Dubai branch of his alma mater after nearly a half year’s time but this time as a speaker rather than a participant in the event. For him most of the faces were different but the enthusiasm and eagerness to learn from the students remained as high as the last time he had been here.

His topic for discussion in the lecture was on how international business and trade works in Dubai and how his rich experience and MBA degree has made him an expert on the topic, both in the theoretical and practical sense. From being an IMT student to marketing in charge (OIB, Muscat) to marketing manager (Girodano) to self made business man (AGT) in a brief span of time is incredible. Yet Vikram does not dent that it is of utmost importance to understand all the ins and outs of the trade.

He began by conducting an interactive session with his audience on Inco terms what they meant; what significance they had when dealing with a client and how by using them several types of miscommunications can be avoided. He then went on to explain about how these terms where used in during the transportation of goods between buyers and sellers particularly if one is using the shipping industry as a means of delivery. Thereafter he reminisced about his own experience of running a business in Dubai, from the early days of the financial boom, post the recession and to the present recovery of the market. On request by the students, he began explaining the various business techniques used by the Dubai government, how they were moving away from the business of oil and now into the business of turning sand in to gold, why the current policies were made and his view on the still potential growth of Dubai.

In the end, after this highly interactive session, both students and ex-student (and now for this brief session -teacher) left having learnt far more than they had expected.

Organisational Behaviour

Mr. Shaheeudheen, Director of Human Resource at Divan Erbil was invited for sharing his knowledge in the HR with the students at IMT Dubai. The audience included students from Dual Country Program and two years full time MBA course, Dubai.

Mr. Shaheeudheen holds a MBA degree from University of Bolton, UK. He has over 10 years of experience in Human Resource (HR) and Talent management with active involvement in various aspects of HR and related functions. Having successfully worked with the hospitality industry across Middle East and Africa, he has been instrumental in driving high performance culture with distinct growth opportunities for its teams. In addition he is also an accredited neuro language practitioner, empowering people to deliver their potentials using their own mind language, behaviour and attitude. He has authored and published a book on the observation of human behaviour namely “Stillness if Silence”. Currently, he is managing the HR pre-opening requirement for a five star hotel as Director of HR & Training in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

The key points discussed in the lecture were organizational behaviour, influences causing changes in the behaviour, measuring behaviour, value system, emotional intelligence, components to be managed, progressive and transformational behaviour, activities, Maslow’s theory, performance management and talent management. Mr. Shaheeudheen shared his immense knowledge in the field through various interactive examples. He demonstrated how Organisational Behaviour (OB) plays an important role not only in the corporate world but also in any field of our lives. The exhilarating example showing Yanni’s video manifested the role of the OB in the world of music. Mr. Shaheeudheen shared his deep knowledge in the field by sharing an example of the movie K19: The widowmaker. He also suggested the names of veteran authors whose books can be referred so as to have a deep knowledge in the field.

The lecture concluded with Mr. Shaheeudheen clearing the doubts of the students. The lecture was enjoyed by one and all present there, with everyone hoping that there may be more of such knowledgeable lectures in the future.

"Leadership"

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.- Theodore Roosevelt

Institute of Management Technology, Dubai, recently organized a guest lecture on Leadership. Dr. Kamal K. Jain ,faculty OB & HR from IIM Indore was invited to share his knowledge and views on the same. The students of both IMT Dubai Full time M.B.A program and IMT Ghaziabad PGDM (Dual Country Program) attended this lecture.

Dr. Kamal K. Jain has done his doctorate from Agra University, India. He received merit scholarship from the Ministry of Education, UP Government and Agra University for being a meritorious student. Prior to joining IIM Indore, he was working as Professor of Strategic Management/HR with University Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia. He worked in this university for more than 5 years. He has a teaching experience of more than 32 years and has held various academic and administrative positions. He has taught courses like Management, Organizational Policy and Strategy, Human Resource Management, Managerial Leadership, Collective Bargaining and Negotiation, and Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management. He has supervised 8 Ph. D candidates so far. He is a visiting faculty of some of the universities all round the globe.

The lecture was an interesting session as the problems and roles of a leader were explained with interesting examples in the form of videos and his own past experiences. The reasons of some problems which leaders commonly face and the role played by trust in the organization and the followers were explained. In the session Dr. Kamal K. Jain also focused on what will be the need of the future and how the role and technique of leadership will change. He enlightened the students with his knowledge that how the leaders should always be prepared for the change by which they can make optimum use of the opportunities and gain the first mover advantage.

The session was an interactive session where the students shared their views and their doubts were cleared by Dr. Jain. He also invited the students to the campus of IIM, Indore, India and provided his contact details for contacting him in future regarding their doubts. The students enjoyed the session and appreciated the initiative taken by the institute to organize such a valuable session.

VAUDEVILLE’11

Bigger, better and grander as it was expected to be this year, Vaudeville, the annual inter-college fiesta organised by IMT-Dubai and Student hub, DIAC in association with Puranmal, Bank of Baroda, Dare to Compete, Creme 21, Amara, Gulf technical, UAE Exchange, Kaya Skin Clinic, Soy To Chutney and Jenny Flowers on the 8th March, 2011, did reach the celestial point. The dawn to dusk extravaganza comprised of a plethora of events, both academic and cultural.
The astounding footfall of around 600 and 380 participations from 18 universities from all over UAE is evidence big enough for its victory. We are thankful to various participating universities - BITS Pilani – Dubai; Canadian University of Dubai; Murdoch University; American College of Dubai; Heriot Watt; MAHE Manipal; SP Jain Center of Management; London American City College; Winchester; Hult International Business School; Western International School; SZABIST; Wollongong University; BIT RANCHI, RAK; Middle Sex University; Emirates Aviation College; Preston University; Middlesex University – for their cooperation and support.
The academic events kick started the morning with a huge turn up and included events such as Impossible Marketing, Jeopardy, Eclectique and Money Machine which not only tested the wits of the students but made them put their business skills to practice as well. The buzz in the campus was unmatched. The winners of Impossible Marketing were IMT Dubai and BITS Pilani.
IMT Dubai won the trophy for Eclectique and University of Wollongong Dubai was the runners-up. Jeopardy was won by Western College, BIT Ranchi, RAK being the runners-up. The events were appreciated and enjoyed by all the participants and the audience owing to their thought provoking structures.
In the afternoon, “FraGgeD” a LAN Gaming event was held which brought together all the gaming enthusiasts, competing for top honours in the games of Counter-Strike which was won by Heriot Watt and Age of Empires, won by IMT Dubai.
The heart throbbing cultural events commenced in the evening with the lighting of the auspicious lamp which was graced by the presence of Mr. Ibrahim Jamel, Director of Operations Education Cluster TECOM who was the Chief Guest; Dr. Farhad Rad-Serecht , Director , IMT Dubai; Mr. Ashok Gupta, CEO, Bank of Baroda,the guest of Honour; Padmashree Smt. Geeta Mahalik, Padma Shri & Sangeet Natak Academy awardee and Dr. Abhilasha, Head of Office of Student Services, IMT Dubai. The lamp lighting was followed by vandana presented by Dhanashree Warrior through her graceful Bharat Natyam moves.
The crowd in the amphitheatre was fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of Smt. Geeta Mahalik’s performing art which was followed by various inter collegiate competitions. Sound of Music, the singing competition was won by BIT Ranchi, RAK. Talent Station, which grabbed a lot of appreciation, was won by BIT Ranchi, RAK again and so was Dance O’ Mania. Mahe Manipal bagged the runners up trophy for dance. Cest’ La Mode saw the sizzling Guys & Girls from IMT Dubai walking the ramp with their ‘to die for’ attitude. Loop De Ville, war of the DJs, which was the USP event of Vaudeville’11 was won by DJ Nitesh of the university of Wollongong Dubai. Apart from the competitions, the food stalls were a hit amongst the students.
There was close competition in almost all the events, hence making judging the toughest job of the day. However, with their outstanding performance in all the events and five trophies in their kitty, BITS-Ranchi, were adjudged the overall winners of the day.
We are grateful to our media partners– 106.2 HUM FM, Dare to Compete and Wazzup? for their constant support.
It feels great to declare Vaudeville’11 a huge success after all the running around and constraints that were confronted during the various phases started from planning. Apart from the pride that we IMTians take in being able to organize something at this level, we aspire to grow every year with new ideas and unrelenting hard work.

Freshers' Party

The Freshers' Week came to an end on a grand note with the Freshers’ party that was organised for the 2010 batch by the seniors. The senior batches worked hard at organizing and activating participation from all students alike. The event started with seniors, Neha Mathur and Pranay Sachdev, welcoming the IMTians to a night of fun and entertainment. The first item for the night was a classical dance by Krieselle Joelle D’Lima. This was then followed by some very good dance moves by Dimpy Kachhia and teammates to some western numbers. Pranay Sachdev, then enthralled the audience with an old foot tapping number that made the students yell out for an ‘encore’ at the end. To set a bit of change in the mood, Abhinav Chauhan, then, mesmerised the audience with some Shero Shayiri . This was then followed by a hip-hop dance by Saurabh Mishra who managed to dance his way into the hearts of the audience. The night also saw a game played by the juniors that saw 5 young men try their best to wear a sari within 1 minute. This was then followed by a melodious rendition by Kashima Gupta. The night then witnessed a brilliant mime skit by the junior boys and girls. The skit which was based on the theme of ‘police and thief’ was able to keep the audience in fits of laughter. The batch of 2010 yet again enthralled the audience when they set the stage on fire by dancing to some popular numbers. The last event of the day was the Mr. and Ms. Fresher competition. The competition consisted of two rounds, the first being talent round and the second, a question round. Harsh Thaker and Krieselle Joelle D’Lima were rightly awarded the titles for their outstanding performance while the titles for Mr and Ms Talented went to Shashawat Bhanti and Apoorva Dumra respectively. The event finally drew to a close with Dr. Abhilasha's vote of thanks where she thanked the various committees for the great efforts they put in to make this entire event a grand success. The prizes for the various sports events that were held over the week were then distributed and the overall trophy was handed over to the Batch of 2009 for emerging as the winners of the FOB competitions.

Team METH..!!

FOB: Football Finals

Fresh of the Boat, IMT Dubai’s annual sporting tournament, came to an end with the highly anticipated football match between the boys of the 2009 and 2010 batch. The energy in the air was evident by the presence of the crowd at the sidelines all set to cheer their teams. The two teams lined up by 17.40. The juniors won the toss and got to choose their side of the field. At 17.50, the match kicked off. Within the first five minutes itself, Arjun Rajashekaran from the seniors’ team managed to score the first goal of the day. The adrenaline levels were hence definitely high for both the players and the supporters right from the beginning as the juniors now had to try their best to par with their seniors while at the same time, the seniors had to make sure they continued to be ahead of the juniors. During the first half, the juniors tried their level best to score a goal of their own, but were however prevented from doing so by some pretty good defensive skills the seniors exercised. The seniors too tried their luck at scoring few more goals but were stopped from doing so by some superb saves by the juniors’ goalie. The 1st half of the game came to an end with the score of 1-0, in favour of the seniors. The second half too witnessed an action packed game, where the energy of both teams was commendable. The second half of the game also saw a player of the senior team receiving a yellow card from referee Sagar Suri. With just ten minutes for the game to end, Christopher D’Mello managed to score the second and third goal for the seniors, thus putting the seniors in a very comfortable position as the juniors had very little time to recover. The match thus ended on an exhilarating note, with the batch of 2009 undisputedly declared the champions, having a score of 3-0. A special mention must be given to the spirit and attitude of the 2010 batch during and after the game as they exhibited true sportsman spirit and fought till the end. The match ended on a friendly note, and the spirit of the sport was kept alive!

Team METH..!!

FOB: Seniors Vs. Juniors Girls volleyball Tournament

The Fresh of the Boat event, which opened with a bang on Saturday, was carried forward with the first event for girls, a game of Throw ball. With the backdrop of the setting sun, foreground of spirit and fun, and with the aim to have pure fun, the girls’ Junior and Senior teams, took to the courts for the match. The girls showed a lot of enthusiasm for the sport and the eagerness to play was almost tangible in the air.

The Sports Committee organise FOB on an annual basis, to welcome the Freshers into the IMT way of life, through the Sports. The building of team spirit, motivation and pure frolicking fun!

The evening began with encouraging and inspiring speeches from Dr. Abhilasha and Dr. Agarwal. Their words highlighted the importance of team spirit and sportsmanship, complimented the organisation of the event and elaborated on the significance of FOB.
The girls played 2 sets of the game. The first set was quick, and very much in the favour of the Senior team. The back and forth of the ball grabbed apt attention of the spectators. Although there was not much crowd for the event, the support and cheering was no less. In the second set, the Junior team caught up and performed extremely well.

The Senior girls won the match, 11-3, 11-8 at the end. The spirit of teamwork prevailed throughout the game, and the overall evening was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone present.

Team METH..!!

FOB :Seniors Vs Juniors, Faculty Vs. Juniors

The Final year students of Institute of Management Technology, Dubai took on the First year students in the finals of the Fresher’s Off Boat Champions League today. It was a breath taking match. Both the teams performed well. However, the first year team led by Harsh Thaker outplayed the second years led by Amit Kumar by 10 runs.
The first year team had an all win record in the tournament and were clearly a strong team to play against. Similarly, the opponent was equally strong and had earlier beaten their counterparts in the qualifying round. The senior students won the toss and elected to bowl. The first years batted first and compiled a competitive, yet an excellent total of 68 runs. The match was a 12 over match and the opening bowler from the first year was Ankit Bharadwaj who bowled for 4 overs and took 3 wickets. From the second year, the opening batsman was Shishir Roy.
The initial Bowling team (Second year) gave 17 extras – 15 Wide and 2 No Balls while the first year we re slightly contolled with theirextra s and gave onlt 10 wides and 1 no ball. There were a few sixes and fours hit by Ishank Mahajan, Tarik, Anuj Verma, Shashwat Bhanti and Siddharth Verma.

Till the first three overs, the defending team (second year) scored 9 runs for 3 wickets, and the match was in favor of the 1st years. However, Siddharth Verma brought the match back in favor of the senior team and displayed a bleak form of hope. This placed the juniors under tremendous amount of pressure. However, the winning team came back strong and restricted the runs till the last over.
The day also witnessed an astounding match between the IMT faculty and the first year students. Although, the faculty put up a great game show, the students of the first year, led by Shivankit, won the event. The occasion was honoured by the batsmen ship of the Dean of IMT Dubai, Dr. The faculty scored a grand total of 44 runs in 12 overs. The team was led by Dr. Sujit, who scored 25 runs in the match. The students scored a total of 55 runs in 7 overs and led the team to victory. Niranjan Balaji (scored 23 runs) and John Michael (scored 26 runs) played brilliantly while the star of the day was Ishank Mahajan with 3 wickets in just 2 overs.

Umpires: Nakul Sharma, Arjun Rajsekharan
Commentator: Dr Mohan Lal Agarwal
Score Board Markers: Niket Garg, Sumeet Panda, Aakash Verma

After a tough match between 2 best cricket teams of the seniors and juniors, the juniors have come out to be victorious and the winning champions. It is pretty much evident that the spectators had a fun filled time too.

Team METH...!!!

FOB: Tug of War: Seniors Vs. Juniors

The Fresh of the boat week showed true enthusiasm which was long awaited in the boys & girl’s tug of war. The junior girls took positions on the left and the senior’s on the right. The match referee blew the whistle after a final inspection and the action started. The single set match went in favor of the junior’s in the beginning and the girl’s were seen giving their best showing enormous energy levels. The seniors stepped up and with a heavy jerk (which seemed like a team strategy) the juniors came tumbling down and crossed the line. This ended the match which was short lived but exciting.

Next came the turn of the big boys vs. the juniors. There was an air of excitement that surrounded the plush green lawns. The boys geared up and took their positions and everything was all set. The best of three match begun with a tremendous jolt from the juniors which gave them the early advantage. The first set went on for around 2-3 minutes which involved a real show of raw power from both the teams. The struggle ended with the juniors having their way and pulling the seniors over the line with fierce strength. Both teams were exhausted and there was a break of approx. 5 minutes and the next set kicked off. The juniors had an advantage now but the seniors put up an incredible show and gave no chance to the juniors in the second set, which didn’t last a very long time. It came all down to the final battle and both the teams gathered their might. It was the longest set of the match and it seemed like the players were now fighting for respect. The seniors took advantage and the juniors almost crossed the half line, but a sudden thrust of energy and there was a sudden change of picture. The seniors were seen struggling and it took a final pull and the match ended. There was a roar in the air as emotions came bursting out. All in all it was a well fought battle and at the end of the day there were no losers or winners. Like true sportsmen, both the team members shook hands with much respect and celebrations galored.

Match Referees – Anirudh Lal & Nakul Sharma
Commentator – Tarun Baijnath


Team METH..!!

FOB Volleyball Prelims

After the kick-start given to FOB by the cricket prelims (boys) in the morning, it was now time for the guys to play across the net. The lush grass of the lawn surrounded by the desert around the campus, came alive at 5:00 PM on the Saturday evening with the enthusiastic junior boys hitting the gound first.

Team A (Juniors), winning the first two straight sets (11-9, 11-2), qualified for the finals to be held on the 18th of this month. Harsh Thakar, Shashwat Bhanti and Ankit Bhardwaj of the winning team showed commendable performance and managed knitting the team together. Team B played tough with Ishank Mahajan and Anuj Verma putting in great efforts.

This was followed by an enchanting senior boys’ prelims match which engrossed the spectators no less than what a final match would. Both teams gave tough competition to each other which was proved by the three long sets that were played – third being the longest with 8 all to make the game stretch to a game of 13. Set 1 was won by Team-A (11-9), with Tarun Baijanath, Shivang Kapoor and Anirudh Lal showcasing their best. Great resilience shown by Team-B in the second and the third set winning, both (11-6, 13-10) with an awesome performance by Akhil and his team.


Team METH..!!

FOB Girls Cricket

Girls of IMT-Dubai proved their mettle by displaying a powerful performance in a cricket match that took place today at 5:00 PM on the campus ground. Junior girls’ team won the toss and decided to ball first. It was a 6 over match with boundaries redefined. Shweta Katurwar and Swati Tewitiya were the opening batsmen of the senior’s team. The senior team set a target of 54 for the junior team with 2 wickets fallen. Dimpi Kachhia and Swati Tewatiya showed a wonderful partnership, hitting a series of 4’s and 6’s.

The cheerful junior’s team hit the ground with Apoorva Dumra and Aditi Agarwal being the opening batsmen but could only make 41 runs for 6 wickets. Though the junior’s team lost there was a commendable performance shown by Sonia Sehgal, who alone made 25 runs.
The umpires of the match were Nakul Sharma and Harsh Thaker. The cheering from the respective classmates of both the batches was encouraging enough to motivate the girls to play their best and more than that they seemed to enjoy themselves thoroughly.

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Strategize: Transition to E-Procurement

19/10/10:Phase one of the annual “Marketing On Fire” conference kicked off at IMT Dubai and on a fine note. “Marketing on Fire” is an IMT Dubai initiative that gives its students, the opportunity to interact with the corporate world, present ideas of their own to the invited dignitaries and receive appropriate feedback for the same.
Despite facing immense pressure of balancing both their working life and their college routine, this phase of the conference was enthusiastically initiated and organised by the 2nd year evening batch students of IMT Dubai, under the guidance of their esteemed marketing professor, Dr Mohan Lal Agarwal.

The focal point of the seminar was “Strategizing the Transition from Procurement to E-Procurement.” The main crux of the forum was E- Procurement and its application in today’s world, the challenges faced by the procurement industry and finally the solution to the problem “e-procurement “

The presenters were Shadaab Ahmed, Shadab Anwar, Mayur Khanna, Yogesh Badlani, Jenny Tahilian and Reema Badlani, each bringing with them a glorious mix of corporate experience and the knowledge they had so far received from their tenure at IMT.
They began their presentation by defining what E procurement is, its role so far in the U.A.E, the transitional returns, the barriers faced and finally the benefits provided by transitioning an existing system from procurement to e-procurement.
After the presentation, the dignitaries, Bhanu Pratap Singh (Atlantis, Director of Procurement), Mr. Ganesh Kumar (Manager, Procurement, Atlantis), Mr. B Mohan Kumar (General Manager, JAAS Electromechanical LLC) and Mr. Mohammad Husain Vora (Sales Engineer, Aqua Gas Group) each gave their own valuable insight into the topic based on their vast experience and presented a few questions of their own to the presenters, which in turn were suitably answered by them. Once this was done, the floor was open to the rest of the student body, to clarify any remaining doubts they may have had on the subject.

IMT Dubai has always placed high value in providing quality education and quality opportunities to its students. Students’ development in both theoretical and the practical aspects of an application is given highest priority, so that they implement it both during their student life and further along in their career.


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