CBS
and WASME sign MoU
Chandigarh
Business School (CBS) and World Association for Small Medium
Enterprises (WASME) signed a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) on 10th January 2012.
With
this MoU CBS and WASME have arrived at an understanding
to work together with a focus on Academia – Small
& Medium Enterprise (SME) linkage. Both parties emphasized
the importance of SMEs in the growth and development of
every economy. In the context of the significance of the
sector, both the parties felt the need for a greater emphasis
on SMEs in the academic curriculum as well as higher level
research programmes. CBS and WASME would chalk out plans
& strategies with a view to addressing this issue.
Specifically,
CBS and WASME would plan research studies with a focus on
SME competiveness, technology adoption, SMEs & the global
market and other management related subjects pertinent to
SMEs. In addition to this they would organize joint conferences,
workshops and training programmes targeted at SMEs. WASME
would attempt to provide international exposure to CBS students.
The
MOU was signed by Dr SPS Bedi Executive Director CGC and
Director CBS and Mr. Gyan Prakash Agarwal, Secretary General,
WAME. Dr. P. Koshy, Sr. Economist, collected the MoU on
behalf of WASME.
Mr.
Sidhartha Mishra, Executive Secretary WASME, Mr. Ramesh
Babu, Liaison officer WASME, Dr Hiesh Katyal Principal CBS,
Dr. P.S. Vohra HOD MBA, Mr. Uttam Kumar attended the meeting
and exchanged their views on areas of cooperation.