IIM Ahmedabad to establish Dubai campus in September 2025

The 60th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) took place at the Louis Kahn Plaza of the Institute. In the ceremony, Professor Bharat Bhasker, director of the Institute, declared that they will open the first international campus in Dubai. The first programme at the Dubai campus will be rolled out in September 2025. IIM Ahmedabad will become the first IIM to do so.

The director also announced the launch of a new Madan Mohanka Centre of Excellence in Case Method of Learning with Madan Mohanka, an industrialist and an alumnus of IIMA from PGP 1967.

The convocation function had Dr S Somanath, Dr Vikram Sarabhai, a professor and ex-chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as the chief guest. The duo awarded degrees to more than 1200 students.

The Convocation ceremony conferred degrees on 630 young leaders from four programmes. These comprised 22 scholars from the Doctoral Programme in Management (PhD), 405 students from the two-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (MBA-PGP), 45 students from the two-year Post Graduate Programme in Food and Agri-business Management (MBA-FABM), and 158 students from the one-year Post Graduate Programme in Management (MBA-PGPX), according to the press release.

Five students received gold medals from the chief guest for their good performances in academics. These are Abhi Bansal, Ishaan Jain, and Aanchal Chadha from MBA-PGP; Yogesh Kumar R from MBA-FABM; and Aashruth Rangarajan from MBA-PGPX.

While that is taking place, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) collaborated with the FPSB India, the Indian unit of Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB), in launching the executive programme in financial planning and investment advisory services. The initiative serves to increase the importance of planned financial education in India.

Intended for mid-to-senior finance professionals, the one-year programme will provide participants with expertise in investment management, retirement tax planning, estate & portfolio risk management, insurance, and alternative investments, in addition to an understanding of regulatory systems and ethical guidelines.

The course focuses on behavioural finance, leadership, negotiation, and communications skills, the need of the hour for present-day financial advisers, according to the press release. Applications for the course have been initiated in March and will continue till August. The first batch will begin from September 2025.