Brindha Srinivasan and Dr. Srivardhini K Jha, from IIMB, delve into an area hitherto ignored in this article in Entrepreneur India.

IIMBx has successfully completed the SWAYAM July 2022 run, during which the team offered courses on various domains of management by IIMB faculty. A total of 24 courses were released on the SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) platform for the July run. These courses are designed to meet the educational requirements of learners throughout India and cover a range of subjects, such as, Management, Finance, Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Leadership.

The IIMBx team offered support to 58,083 candidates who enrolled for the July 2022 semester courses. A total of 3,155 candidates registered for examinations, out of which 2,048 candidates passed the courses and received the SWAYAM certificate.

IIMBx invites applications for Batch 2 of the Professional Certificate Program in Hospital Management. The first batch of the program witnessed significant and active learner interaction.

The Professional Certificate in Hospital Management from IIMBx is a 12-month program, aimed to educate healthcare professionals in people management, innovation, organization design and strategy. It also emphasizes on building managerial expertise in various areas such as operations, marketing, finance, economics and the Indian healthcare regulatory environment.

This program will help participants design and implement high-impact services. This will provide a unique learning experience from a combination of case studies, expert faculty and industry.

The program focuses on industry-relevant content, expert talks and other instructional methods. Healthcare professionals, including doctors, para-medical staff, hospital administrators, nurses, etc., who are interested in learning more about management and its relevance in hospital settings, can apply for this program.

Pehel 2023, the cultural fest, was hosted on 28^th May 2023 (Sunday), by students of IIM Bangalore’s two-year MBA for working professionals – the Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management (PGPEM).

The Centre for Capital Markets and Risk Management (CCMRM) at IIM Bangalore will conduct a two-day certificate programme on Bloomberg Database and NSMART on 29^th and 30^th June 2023. The IIMB certificate programme will introduce participants to financial management and investment analysis using the Bloomberg Terminal.

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The Office of the Career Development Services (CDS) and the Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) Placement Committee at IIM Bangalore jointly hosted the IIMB Business Lit Fest on 26^th May 2023 (Friday). 

The event was held at IIMB’s Classroom-N001 and the pavilion outside for display of books. Books authored by IIMB faculty and alumni as well as invited speakers, were displayed. 

The event saw authors sharing their thoughts with the IIMB community. There were fireside chats, panel discussions, book talks and identified tracks on relevant topics, followed by Q&A sessions which were moderated by IIMB faculty. There was book-signing at the display area.

The Centre for Capital Markets and Risk Management (CCMRM) at IIM Bangalore conducted a two-day certificate programme on Bloomberg Database and NSMART on 25^th and 26^th May 2023. The IIMB certificate programme introduced participants to financial management and investment analysis using the Bloomberg Terminal.

The programme required participants to retrieve, analyze and interpret economic, accounting and financial information. Bloomberg Data Analytics helped augment the textbook material. 

Bloomberg Terminal is a real-time professional computer platform used widely by finance and business administration professionals.

The Data Centre and Analytics Lab (DCAL) at IIM Bangalore hosted a Faculty Development Program from 22^nd May (Monday) to 27^th May (Saturday) 2023. 

On Day One, Dr. U Dinesh Kumar, Chairperson, Data Centre and Analytics Lab; Dean, Faculty, and faculty in the Decision Sciences area of IIM Bangalore, delivered the welcome address and provided an introduction to Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to the participants. The program also included addresses, case discussions and more by noted academicians and business leaders. 

The event included certificate distribution to the participants on the last day (27^th May). Dr. U Dinesh Kumar delivered the valedictory address.

The Executive Post Graduate Programme in Management (EPGP) hosted a seminar series 2023 by Mr. Arvind Mediratta, MD & CEO, Metro Cash Carry.

The Office of Research and Publications (R&P) at IIM Bangalore hosted a research seminar on ‘Building up Cyber Resilience by Better Grasping Cyber Risk via a New Algorithm for Modelling Heavy-Tailed Data’, led by Prof. Marie Kratz, CREAR Risk Research Center at ESSEC Business School (Decision Sciences area), on 12^th May 2023 (Friday). The seminar saw a detailed discussion on cyber security and resilience, which are major challenges in modern economies.

Dr. Marie Kratz is Professor at ESSEC Business School and Director of its Risk Research Center, CREAR. Her research addresses a broad range of topics in Probability, Statistics and Actuarial Mathematics, with a focus on Extreme Value Theory, Risk Analysis and Management, and the study of Random Excursion Sets.