IIM Indore has inked a three-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Land Port Authority of India (LPAI) to advance educational collaboration and foster excellence in land port management.
This agreement aims to bolster learning and development initiatives in land port management and operations, not only within India but also extending to neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.“This MoU signifies our dedication to empower not only the Indian government and administrative departments, but LPA officers in neighbouring countries with relevant and industry-focused education and training programmes. While we will train LPAI leadership, we will train land port officials of other countries, together,” said Prof. Himanshu Rai, director, IIM Indore, in a statement.
Under the MoU, IIM Indore will hold physical and online training programmes, develop curriculum and training modules, conduct research studies, and organise seminars and conferences. “Our aim is to enhance executive education programmes on general management and domain-specific to land ports, develop content to serve as a knowledge repository, and host annual seminars with invited speakers to disseminate valuable insights. Our students will also get a chance to dointernship with LPAI,” added Rai.
“This collaboration will immensely benefit the Land Port Authorities in terms of capacity building and skill enhancement,” said Ajeet Kumar Singh, director, operations, LPAI. The expertise of IIM Indore’s faculty in areas of management will contribute to optimizing the operations of land ports, thereby facilitating smoother trade and commerce, he added.