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Associa on with IIPT:<br />
SVIMS is associated with International Institute of Peace Through Tourism(IIPT) for its International Immersion program<br />
this year. Our students had been to South Africa as a part of this initiative and attended an International Symposium<br />
conducted by IIPT and were able to interact with international dignitaries like Ms.Nandi Mandela, grand daughter of<br />
Mr.Nelson Mandela and Mrs.Naomi King, Sister in law of great Martin Luther King, Jr. and<br />
Dr.Taleb Rifai, Secretary General UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).Our students also<br />
visited world's richest gold mine, First National Bank Stadium(FNB), Orlando Power Station,<br />
Lesedi African Cultural Village as a part of this international immersion program.<br />
SVIMS has recently signed a MOU with IIPT CCU (IIPT's Consortium of Collaborating Universities) Recently IIPT INDIA<br />
launched the educational initiative in tourism and hospitality, "Educators Network Forum" (ENF), at SVIMS which was<br />
inaugurated by chief guest Mrs. Valsa Nair Singh, Secretary - Tourism, Government of Maharashtra and<br />
Dr Sitikantha Mishra, Chairman, Board of Tourism & Hospitality Studies, AICTE. The IIPTI Educators Network Forum<br />
is part of IIPT's global Consortium of Collaborating Universities which seeks to facilitate student exchange<br />
programs and faculty interaction amongst the 22 international universities that currently comprise it.<br />
Coming year the International Immersion program is planning to cover New York( UN General Assembly) and Columbia.<br />
Harvard Business School Field 2 at SVIMS<br />
A team of 6 Harvard Business School students visited Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Management Studies & Research,<br />
Wadala, Mumbai on 7th January 2015. They were in Mumbai as a part of their Field 2 immersion program. In the<br />
Field Immersion Experience for Leadership Development (FIELD) -2 program the first year HBS students are required<br />
to visit emerging markets like India and develop a new concept or product. At SVIMS they met students from<br />
various management colleges from Mumbai. Also they had a fruitful discussion with a group of first year MMS<br />
students from SVIMS on various topics.