SP Mandali’s LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development (WeSchool) was recognised as the ‘Best Institute of the Year’ by Bombay Management Association (BMA) for its exemplary contribution to innovative management education. The award, presented by Chief Guest Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Bank of Baroda, was received by Advocate SK Jain, Chairman, Managing Council, SP Mandali; Prof Uday Salunkhe, Group Director, WeSchool, and senior faculty.
The best faculty award was conferred on Prof Pradeep Pendse, Dean IT/e-Business and Prof Swapna Pradhan, currently heading Retail Management at WeSchool, who have authored books and are respected names in the IT and retail sectors.
Other awardees were corporate chiefs AM Naik, Group Chairman, Larsen and Tourbo Ltd; Shubash Chandra, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, and Usha Anathasubramanian, MD and CEO, Allahabad Bank, acknowledged for efforts in their respective sectors.
The ‘Best Student’ award was conferred on Priyanka Prabhu, PGDM in Rural Management at WeSchool.
Bombay Management Association is renowned for its pioneering efforts toward enhancing managerial effectiveness. The BMA Awards have become a landmark event in the management profession in Mumbai.
Advocate SK Jain, Chairman, Managing Council, SP Mandali and Local Managing Committee, WeSchool, said: “It is indeed a great honour for the Institute to receive this prestigious award. This award is recognition of all the hard work of all the members of the team who have contributed towards building a successful institution.”
Prof Uday Salunkhe, Group Director, WeSchool, said: “It is an inspiring moment as WeSchool is recognised at student, faculty and institute levels. With the advent of AI, machine learning and robotics, it is imperative that we create a workforce of agile and continuous learners. At WeSchool, our focus is to nurture global leaders who are well equipped to take on the challenges of the future. Our focus is to provide innovative and customised programmes; impart skills that will be relevant in the future and offer our students global exposure. With state-of-the-art facilities and world class faculty, we aim to create future leaders who are passionate in bringing about positive difference in the society.”
WeSchool received the award for its track record in bringing new age technology, innovation and pedagogy relevant in today’s day and age. WeSchool offers a transformative and inventive curriculum guided by the AAA philosophy of “acquisition, application and assimilation of knowledge” which combines revolutionary business research with active-application based course work along with an emphasis on collaborative learning.
Nurturing design thinking, innovation and leadership competencies are at the core of the WeSchool philosophy. The jury also took into consideration all the achievements/developments at WeSchool in the last few years, its NIRF ranking among the top 50 B-Schools 2017 and the innovative teaching pedagogy that focuses on holistic development of students.