Bocconi, a world leader in management situated in Milan, Italy, recently announced the appointment of Dr. Himanshu Rai as the Dean for its Indian campus, MISB Bocconi located in Powai, Mumbai.

“Dr Himanshu Rai is one of India’s foremost experts on human resources and organisational development, among his many accomplishments,” adding, “We are certain that Dr Rai will take MISB Bocconi to new and great heights in management education and research internationally.” says Stefano Caselli, Vice Rector, International Affairs, Bocconi University.

Dr. Rai is a Fellow from IIM-Ahmedabad, and has a teaching stint at XLRI Jamshedpur before joining IIM-Lucknow as a faculty of Human Resource and Organisational Behaviour, where he also floated path breaking courses such as Justice, Ethics, and Morality (JEM), Framing Identities and Roles through Exploration (FIRE), and Leadership through Literature (LTL). As a seminal contributor on negotiation and conflict resolution, he is set to drive the strategic development and management of the academic and executive programmes of MISB Bocconi.

MISB Bocconi is the only off-shore campus in India that represents the ultimate initiative of Bocconi, Milan. While several major US universities are close to hitting Indian shores, MISB Bocconi, set up in 2012, has commenced its third PGP batch this year, and is doing the innovative task of bringing European expertise and insight along with globally acclaimed faculty and talent to cater to the Indian quest for internationally successful knowledge programmes. The course includes an exchange semester in Milan.

Dr Himanshu Rai, Dean, MISB Bocconi says, “My endeavour will be to create a new precedent in management education by marrying Bocconi’s global pedigree and experience with India’s rich cultural ethos and opportunity.” He adds that MISB will also help enhance Indian industry’s expertise by floating executive programmes in niche areas such as luxury fashion, family businesses, foods and beverages, internet, social, and mobile marketing, etc specially aimed at executives. 

“I value the opportunity to help people become aware of their own selves, choices, and opportunities that life presents them with, and realise their potential to the fullest,” says Dr. Rai about these niche programmes.

About MISB Bocconi:

MISB Bocconi represents the pillar in establishing a long-term presence for Bocconi in India. The creation of a new school located in Mumbai aims to provide a solid, innovative and concrete presence respectful of the Indian culture and strong Indian roots by combining it with a global view. It offers post graduate program in Business and executive education to meet the career aspirations of the huge young and talented population in India keeping in mind the impressive economic growth, social transformation and demand for quality management education in the country.

According to the eighth edition of Forbes bi-yearly ranking of international B-schools, SDA Bocconi is ranked third among the best B-schools outside the USA. The Economist placed SDA Bocconi’s full-time MBA at the 4th position in terms of Return on Investment signifies the fact that top firms in the country and abroad had been present at its placement drive held at MISB Bocconi last year. According to 2014 Financial Times Executive Education rankings, for custom executive programs, SDA Bocconi is currently ranked 7th in Europe and 11th worldwide.

To know more about MISB Bocconi, please visit http://www.misbbocconi.com and http://www.sdabocconi.it/en/misb-bocconi

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