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Meet the PGPB faculty: Mentors Inside and Outside the Classroom

One of the greatest assets of the PGPB? Our illustrious faculty. Our team of esteemed international teaching faculty from SDA Bocconi characterizes what we stand for here at MISB Bocconi: a truly extraordinary, global education aimed at cultivating India’s future business innovators.

The PGPB classroom experience and how it develops you

In a world in which all business school experiences are not created equally, the PGPB at MISB Bocconi offers students a cutting edge curriculum aimed at giving them the tools to survive and thrive in the 21st century global business landscape. But what distinguishes our program from the other options available to today’s candidates? Let’s take a closer look at how time spent in our PGPB classrooms fosters the development of tomorrow’s thought leaders and business innovators. Learning From the Best Bocconi’s more than 110-year legacy is characterized by a commitment to delivering a high-quality business and economics education. At the forefront of its stellar reputation is an extraordinary and distinctive international faculty comprising the best and brightest in their fields. PGPB students gain access to these luminaries through a carefully cultivated mix of lectures, activities and projects — all of which add up to inimitable opportunities for personal and professional growth. Factor in additional interactions with executive guest speakers; integrated, hands-on activities supported by the Career Development Service; a breadth and depth of student clubs, and the opportunities to come together, connect and collaborate are beyond compare. The result? Takeaways not constrained by mere academics, but also including a more well-rounded understanding of how the backgrounds, values, and experiences of friends, classmates and professors impact business insights. Beyond Hard Skills In addition to our esteemed faculty, we also offer students the inside edge when it comes to developing the invaluable soft skills which are increasingly sought after by today’s employers. In addition to a thorough understanding of business and economics, this means the ability to think both critically and creatively, as well as to communicate verbally and in writing. Classes like Advanced Oral Communication, Recruitment Communication, and Written Analysis and Communication remain integral components in our curriculum. The goal? Not just to imbue students with knowledge of the contemporary business world, but also with the expertise, ingenuity, courage, and confidence to navigate their career in the most effective way. Ultimately, the PGPB doesn’t just churn out managers; rather, our aim is to prepare students to take on leadership roles in today’s multi-cultural corporate world. We’re delighted to show off our multi-talented students every year at MISB Bocconi & Jobs, which is an exclusive occasion during which major employers meet with students to recruit them for final placements. What have they come to expect from PGPB students? Workers with a rare combination of business experience, international exposure and cultural awareness — exactly the kind of leaders needed to steer today’s companies (established and startups alike) to ongoing success.

Myths and Misconceptions about the PGPB

Applying to business programs can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be — particularly if you have access to accurate information. Unfortunately, misinformation can sometimes get in the way, and the PGPB at MISB Bocconi is not immune to this issue.

Yuan Devaluation and its Aftermath

China was very well known as the sleeping dragon. But the events of the recent past have had us questioning the facts. It turned out to be an ailing Dragon, posing as a potentially powerful but technically weak economy.

CAT Prep Series : How to find out last two digits of a number

I hope that the title of the post answers the question, what is this particular post about? very clearly. What it might not answer is – why is it even relevant? Before I go ahead to answer both those questions, let me tell you a little bit about this series. I am Ravi Handa, founder of Handa ka funda, and I have been running an online CAT coaching course for past three years. Prior to that, I worked at IMS for five years. MISB Bocconi is the world’s only offshore presence of Universit  Bocconi, one of Europe’s premier universities. When the MISB team contacted me about a few blog posts, we tried to figure out the best possible way forward in which we can help a CAT aspirant. And this is the result of what we have decided. We plan to have a series of 6 articles before 29th November, the day on which CAT 2015 is scheduled, in which we will try to cover a diverse range of topics such as How to Improve Reading Comprehension Skills to What to do in one week before the CAT 2015 exam? Your feedback and criticism are requested so that we can make it better and make this series more helpful to a CAT aspirant. With the thought process of this exercise out of the way, let me start with the topic at hand. Finding out last two digits of a number is a skill that will help you not only solve some tough questions but quickly eliminate a few wrong options as well. Also, it is a skill that you can develop and master in less than 15 minutes. All you need to do is to remember a few rules and the rest will follow. Funda 1: A number ending in 1 Last two digits of (a1)^(b) will be [Last digit of a*b]1 Ex 1.1 Last two digits of 491^83 = [Last digit of 9*3]1 = [Last digit of 27]1 = 71 Ex 1.2 Last two digits of 571^64 = [Last digit of 7*4]1 = [Last digit of 28]1 = 81 Funda 2: Solving last two digits for odd numbers Change the odd number to something that ends in 1. Ex 2.1 What are the last two digits of (86789)^41? For finding out the last two digits of an odd number raised to a power, we should first try and reduce the base to a number ending in 1. After that, we can use the property, last two digits of (a1)^(b) will be [Last digit of a*b]1 Let us try and apply this concept in the given question Last two digits of (86789)^41 = Last two digits of 89^41 = Last two digits of 89 * 89^40 = Last two digits of 89 * (..21)^20 = Last two digits of 89 * 01 {Here I have used the concept mentioned above} = 89 Funda 3: Solving last two digits for even numbers 24 raised to an odd power will end in 24 and even power will end in 76 This comes in handy when you are calculating last two digits of an even number or a power of 2. Do keep in mind that 2^10 is 1024 Let me take an example to explain this concept further Ex 3.1 Find last two digits of 1456^72 1456^72 = 16^72 x 91^72 Last two digits of 16^72 = Last two digits of 2^208 = Last two digits of 2^20 x 2^8 = Last two digits of 1024^2 x 256 = Last two digits of 76 x 56 = 56 Last two digits of 91^72 = [Last digit of 9*2]1 = [Last digit of 18]1 = 81 Overall the last two digits = Last two digits of 56 x 81 = 36 The point to note here is that I converted the given even number into powers of two and an odd number and then solved it. Funda 4: Last two digits of a number ending in 5 If the second last digit of the base and the power, both are odd it will end in 75; otherwise the last two digits will be 25. Ex 4.1 Last two digits of 75^65 = 75 (Second last digit of the base and the power  both odd) Ex 4.2 Last two digits of 65^75 = 25 Ex 4.3 Last two digits of 35^73 = 75 (Second last digit of the base and the power both odd) Ex 4.4 Last two digits of 1995^2014 = 25 Ex 4.5 Last two digits of 1995^2015 = 75 (Second last digit of the base and the power both odd) I hope you would have learned something from this post about Number Theory, which forms an integral part of CAT Preparation. Do provide feedback about the same via the comments section on the blog. I look forward to your suggestions. Ravi Handa, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, has been teaching for CAT and various other competitive exams for around a decade. He started online courses on his website Handa Ka Funda in 2013 and 10000+ students have subscribed to them since then. DOWNLOAD MISB BOCCONI BROCHURE

Four main reasons to choose Executive MBA

Executive education is changing fast to capture the corporates’ needs and job market trends. In the last few years, worldwide, all the executives interested in enhancing their career have chosen an Executive MBA, which is quite different from MBA for executives. An Executive MBA is a part time program, which comes in different formats: week-end formula, evening formula or made of five-day concentrations every 3/4 months. On an average, it is of an 18-20-month length, delivering from 500 to 550 hours of lessons, through a mix of classroom and on-line courses. It is noteworthy that the effectiveness of on-line modules has significantly improved thanks to new and specific methodologies conceived especially by those business schools that have also developed MOOC – Massive Open Online Courses. Executives, as well as companies, prefer part-time Executive MBA for four main reasons. The learning is faster and more effective, as participants immediately apply what they learn in class to their organizations. In turn, the organizations instantly see the benefit of the investment, especially if they sponsor (fully or partially) the tuition fee. Further, they can leverage the new skills and approaches that participants bring from the class. It is financially more sustainable, as participants pay as they go and therefore, they can bear the burden of the tuition fee even when the corporate sponsorship is not full. It is less risky, as participants retain their job. However, Business Schools take care of their career and the return from the investment, offering dedicated counselling services about how to get the most from the job market opportunities and how to upscale to a global and rewarding career. The Alumni network also acts as a tremendous booster to be in touch with professionals and job opportunities. Last but not the least, it is family – friendly. And this is something very important in the Indian context as well as for women who seek to reshape their career after a  family break.   By Prof. Veronica Vecchi MISB Bocconi Executive Education Director