Symbiosis Institute of International Business
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Symbiosis Institute of International Business better known as SIIB was etablished in 1992 as Symbiosis Institute of Foreign Trade. It is one of the prominent B-schools in India and is a constituent of Symbiosis International University
Symbiosis International University
Symbiosis International University is a private co-educational, multi-institutional university located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It has been given official recognition by the UGC and the AICTE. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council has conferred an 'A' grade to the University...


NAAC accreditation and AICTE approval

SIIB is the first autonomous Management institute in India to be accredited by the NAAC
National Assessment and Accreditation Council
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council is an organization that assesses and accredits institutions of higher education in India. It is an autonomous body funded by University Grants Commission of Government of India headquartered in Bangalore.-History:NAAC was established in 1994 in...

 (National Assessment and Accreditation Council)with 'A' Grade set up by Universities Grants Commission  (UGC).

Masters in Business Administration - International Business [MBA-IB]

This is the flagship program of the school and the students are offered functional specialization in Marketing Management
Marketing management
Marketing management is a business discipline which is focused on the practical application of marketing techniques and the management of a firm's marketing resources and activities...

, Financial Management
Financial management
Financial management may refer to:* Managerial finance, a branch of finance that concerns itself with the managerial significance of finance techniques....

, Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management
Supply chain management is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers...

, Human Resource Management
Human resource management
Human Resource Management is the management of an organization's employees. While human resource management is sometimes referred to as a "soft" management skill, effective practice within an organization requires a strategic focus to ensure that people resources can facilitate the achievement of...

.Information Technology is also offered, however as a functional non-specialization.In addition to the regular management subjects students are offered compulsory language courses in anyone of the languages among Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

, Mandarin and German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

.

Masters in Business Administration - Agri Business [MBA-AB]

The program broadly covers marketing, (emphasis on rural marketing and retail management) finance, (emphasis on micro finance, commodity trading and lending and risk management) supply chain management, logistics in retail and taxation. It also details all the relevant and applicable fields of Agriculture and WTO, Agri-export-import and agricultural finance. Agri-business explores production, marketing and trading of products related to agriculture and critical management issues such as financing and technical assistance, preparation of products for exports, overseas marketing issues and government policy

MBA - Energy & Environment [MBA-E&E]

This is a two year full time residential programme. The programme is designed for young graduates looking for exciting opportunities in emerging sectors. The program primarily focuses attention on both Energy & Environment and equip aspiring global managers with managerial, economic, legal and relevant technical competence. They will serve as experts who provide the link between the worlds of technology and business.

Post Graduate Diploma in International Business Management [PGDIBM]

This a one-year, part time, evening programme, designed for Executives at the middle / junior level in public / private sector organizations and entrepreneurs desirous of entering the field of exports in the changing global scenario. The emphasis of the entire programme is to enable the students, on completion of this programme, to take up more challenging assignments in their companies, enhance their promotional prospects or to start an export-import business of their own.

Post Graduate Diploma in Agri Business Management [PGDABM]

This a one-year, weekend programme, designed for graduates in agriculture and relevant fields who are deprieved of the formal training in management and who now desire to pursue their education for enhancing their overall capabilities without leaving their existing profession/service.

International affiliation

The institute has developed affiliations with international universities - Bremen University, Oakland University
Oakland University
Oakland University is a public university co-founded by Matilda Dodge Wilson and John A. Hannah whose campus is located in central Oakland County, Michigan, United States in the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills. It is the only major research university in Oakland County, from which OU...

 and Berlin School of Economics and Law for faculty and student exchange programs.

Campus

Earlier the institute was situated in Symbiosis Infotech Campus (SIC) and was sharing Building infrastructure with other sister institutes SCMHRD and SCIT
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 at the Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park at Hinjewadi, Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

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From October 2010 The institute has moved to a standalone campus, around 100 metres away from the Symbiosis Infotech Campus.
  • The institute shares all the facilities with the sister schools SCIT
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     and SCMHRD except the academic campus at the Symbiosis Infotech Campus (SIC) at Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park at Hinjewadi, Pune.
  • Residential facilities are available for all students enrolled in SIIB, with individual blocks available for male and female students. Triple occupancy rooms with attached bathrooms are provided with all modern amenities. .First year male students of all the three institutes (SCIT
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    , SCMHRD and SIIB) are required to stay in the D-Hostel which is around 700 Meters from the SIC campus.All female students resides in the B and C hostels situated in SIC campus while all senior male students are accommodated in A-Hostel situated in SIC campus too
  • The Institute as well as Hostel campuses are fully connected to Internet
    Internet
    The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

     using High speed Wi-Fi
    Wi-Fi
    Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...

     networks.
  • The Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences
    Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences
    Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, or SIHS, is a constituent of Symbiosis International University Located in the Heart of Pune, India, at Senapati Bapat Road. SIU has been Accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade...

     (SIHS) runs a state-of-the-art health care centre on campus with a resident doctor in charge is situated in SIC campus.
  • A multi-cuisine mess with a capacity to host 500 students and a fast-food cafeteria cater to the needs and tastes of the assorted student community.
  • The SIC campus has a modern gymnasium and an indoor swimming pool. Yoga and Aerobics classes are also conducted in the campus.
  • Other facilities available on SIC campus include a general store, a communication centre, laundry service, audio visual rooms and an State Bank of India
    State Bank of India
    The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...

     ATM
    Automated teller machine
    An automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public...

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  • Regular Bus service is run by the Symbiosis Society from the SIC campus to Pune City for the convenience of Student and faculty members of all the three schools i.e., SIIB, SCMHRD, and SCIT
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Infrastructure

The Academic Block is a 3-storied Building, which houses modern classrooms, a students' committee room, a common room, discussion rooms, a computer lab, an MDP center and an auditorium with a seating capacity of 350 persons.

The SIIB library has a collection of more than 9000 books. It has subscription to more than 100 periodicals. The library is equipped with EBSCO and CMIE databases and DELNET facilities.In addition to this the library has a loan arrangement with SCMHRD and SCIT
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 libraries for books. The students can also apply for membership of the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...

 through the institutes library.

Events

Leadership Series

Every year SIIB organizes the "Leadership Series" as a platform for interaction between its students and Industry leaders. It is a one day event, which is a confluence of the great minds from the various industrial sectors, all of which serve as a rendezvous for the corporate and the academia. This helps the students gain the much needed industry insights, adding to their learning process.

The Leadership Series of 2009 saw the extension to a yet new dimension of inviting eminent speakers from diverse professions apart from the corporate leaders to advertisers. With the theme "Entrepreneurship", 2009 series was marked by the presence of esteemed speakers like Mr. Ravi Pandit (Chief Guest), Chairman and Group CEO KPIT Cummins Infosystem; Mr. P. P. Chhabria, Chairman, Finolex Cables Ltd, Mr. Navin Suri. CEO, ING Investments, India; Mr. David Wiitenberg, The Innovation Workgroup, New Delhi; Mr. Ravi Deshpande, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Contract Advertising, India and Mr. Abhijeet Ranade, Associate Director, Price Waterhouse Coopers.

Leadership Series 2010:
Leadership Series moved a step further in the year 2010 in terms of magnitude of program and Pre-Event programs were introduced on the eve of Leadership Series Day.

It touched new heights with eminent speakers like Mr.Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Telecommunications & IT, Mr.Rajiv Bajaj, MD-Bajaj Auto
Bajaj Auto
Bajaj Auto is a major Indian vehicle manufacturer started by Jamnalal Bajaj from Rajasthan in the 1930s. It is based in Pune, Maharashtra, with plants in Chakan , Waluj and Pantnagar in Uttaranchal. The oldest plant at Akurdi now houses the R&D centre Ahead...

, Ms.Anu Agha, Director Thermax Ltd, Ms.Mehar Padumjee, Chairperson Thermax Ltd, Dr.Parag Sancheti, Director Sancheti Hospital, graced the stage.
Theme for the Event was "Taking the Mantle" which was aptly and diligently dealt by the honorable speakers.
Mr.Naveen Chandani, MD, Experian Services Pvt Ltd was awarded Sarvashrestha Award. This is highest honour given to an Alumni from the institute for Excellence and Leadership.
Official Video for the event was produced by AV Crafts, a venture started by students of SIIB,Pune.

External links

  • http://www.siib.ac.in/index.htm
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