We cherish the connection with India, says INSEAD dean Francisco Veloso
economictimes.indiatimes.comINSEAD, one of the world's leading graduate business schools, has no immediate plans to open a campus in India though it remains committed to developing and strengthening industry-academia research in future with top Indian multinationals and unicorn startups. Francisco Veloso, who took over as dean of the institute in September last year, says Indian students form the most represented nationality at the global business school with representation of about 12-15%, higher than Chinese students at 9-10%. In an exclusive interview with ET’s Rica Bhattacharyya, Veloso talks about the inroads AI is making into classrooms and the rising interest among Indian business leaders to learn this transformational technology. Edited excerpts:
INSEAD has set up its physical presence over the years in multiple countries. Do you have any plans to set up a campus in India?
India is a very important and fast-growing country for the world, and has an increasing significance internationally. We at INSEAD have many ties with India. About 10% of our faculty are originally from India and it is one of the most represented nationalities in our faculty. We have many alumni in India and have important partnerships with them in the country.
However, we do not plan to set up a campus (in India) at this stage. We engage around the world. We opened an Asia campus in Singapore and therefore we are not at the moment considering having a presence in India in the Asian context. But we have many of these collaborations with corporates and startups in
