PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Aug 26 : XLRI Jamshedpur and Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and offer a variety of management programs and collaborative research to address the future needs of healthcare professionals.
Both, institutions are known to have a rich legacy of offering high-quality, relevant, cutting-edge educational programs and grooming well-rounded, responsible professionals to address the growing needs of industry and the nation.
India’s premier business school, XLRI was founded by Jesuit Fr. Quinn Enright, SJ and CMC Vellore was founded by Dr. Ida Sophia Scudder, both visionaries.
XLRI is currently celebrating its platinum jubilee year, having been established in 1949 whereas CMC Vellore was established in 1900.
XLRI and CMC are pioneers in their respective fields with both institutions consistently ranked as the top private educational institutions in the country.
XLRI was the first to start a full-time management program in industrial welfare in the year 1953 and successfully pioneered many educational and management development programs through the online mode since 2002.
CMC started India’s first school of nursing and has been at the forefront of medical advances that include India’s first open heart surgery, and first kidney transplantation among others.
Both, institutions are driven by a common mission to serve the greater good of the nation.
The MoU was signed at a private ceremony in CMC Vellore in the presence of Fr. K.S. Casimir, (Director, XLRI Delhi-NCR Campus), Fr. S. George, (Director, XLRI Jamshedpur), Dr. Vikram Mathews (Director, CMC Vellore), Dr. SolomonSathishkumar (Principal, CMC Vellore).
Speaking on the occasion, Fr. K.S. Casimir said “This is a significant step towards creating affordable, accessible, high-quality healthcare services in India’s journey towards sustainable and inclusive growth. We would require a significant number of professionals trained in cutting-edge management practices relevant to the Indian healthcare sector. We are extremely excited to partner with CMC Vellore in our endeavor to help address this growing need for the future of the nation.”
