Dr. Swati Lodha is a Ph.D holder and an outstanding educationist with 16 years of experience as Founder/ Director of reputed institutes of management with numerous publications, research presentations and lectures/conferences on varied issues on education and development. She is also an author and her latest book, Moon Parenting released in 2014. Previous books include ‘Come on! Get, Set, Go'  and Why Women Are What They Are” on self-management. She has also presented papers titled, 'E-Commerce and Changing Marketing Strategies” at National Conference at K.J. Somaiya College, Mumbai, 2008 & “Exit Interview – The increasing importance” at Management Conclave 2010 at Sir Padampat Singhania University, Udaipur, 2010. 

She is currently working as Director, Aditya Institute of Management Studies And Research since 2012.

A Writer, Speaker, Coach, Head of institutes; such a motivation you are! What inspires you?

“If you change one person, you change one world” This keeps me inspired.

Having being a Founder as well as Dean of an educational institute, what major differences have you come across in the operational process?

The operational processes are changing as the number of educational institutes increase but the end result of providing quality education remains same.

Over the years, the strategy of management education has drastically changed. What major patterns / changes have you seen? And foresee?

Management education is undergoing a sea change as technology is creeping into corner of our life. I foresee a borderless education system which will provide more opportunities and freedom.

Has the way a student consumes education changed as well? How?

The word consume says it all. Earlier students were not consumers, now they are…. to some extent.

Tell us 3 USP’s of AIMSR, Mumbai.

They are:

• Innovation - Our innovating teaching techniques are a class apart.
• Entrepreneurship – We are incubating ideas and in process of starting campus companies.
• Student development – Our student from Sem II has got a PPO with CTC of Rs 10 Lacs due to constant mentoring & support of our Marketing department.

You founded the ‘Foundation Induction Programme’ for MBA students. Tell us about it. Which category of MBA students does this programme help?

Foundation Program is an acclimatization program which helps all MBA aspirants in different ways. It offers something to every student – ranging from soft skills to technical know-how with corporate interaction to top it all.

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