RNB Global University is in continuous pursuit of all-round excellence in management education through narrowing the gap between academia and industry. To that end, University organised a day-long in-campus HR Conclave on the theme “Academic Modules and Methods fulfilling Corporate Needs” on Saturday, 17th March 2018.
The conclave was inaugurated by the experts, Mr. Diptamoy Goswami, Ex VP HR Viom Networks Ltd. (the Tata Teleservices’ Telecom Infra wing), Mr. Himanshu Agarwal, Head HR-Om Logistics, Delhi, Mr. Saurabh Sharma, Director and Consultant-The H factor, Noida and Mr. Anurag Sharma, Head Mobile Technology, Noida. The conclave was inaugurated with the traditional lighting of the lamp by the esteemed guests.
After the inaugural session, the conclave proceeded to its first panel discussion on the theme ‘Academic Modules and Methods fulfilling Corporate Needs’. Mr. Diptamoy Goswami opened the discussion and said that building case studies, industrial visits, Guest lecturers from industry experts, Exposure during Summer Internship Programs and Good communication Skills will be helpful to bridge the gap between academic and industry. The other panellist, Mr. Saurabh Sharma, engaged the audience by asking their views on how HR plays the role of business partner. While modifying the responses of students, he emphasised that HR professionals should work upon their credibility deficit. He said that HR plays a pivotal role in people planning and their management. Dr. Sandeep Solanki while moderating the panelists’ opinions, deliberated that HR should not focus only on organization only, but also on the growth and development of employees in the organisation. Mr. Himanshu Agarwal shared couple of strategic business models which showed how HR could be aligned with the business of an organisation. He concluded the panel discussion by reflecting that that the theme of the conclave, ‘HR – Centre or Circumference’, was like asking him to choose between the head or the heart; in his view, HR embraced every corner of today’s organisations.
In the second session, Mr. Saurabh Sharma in his inimitable style eloquently shared his thoughts in terms of how HR leads from the front in managing core HR functions and the value additions done by the HR stakeholders in the process. Mr. Diptamoy Goswami sounded very convinced about HR’s role at the “centre” of many organisations. He advised all HR stakeholders about how to align themselves for the three stages of an employee’s tenure in an organization – -the employee joining an organisation, being in the organisation and then exiting the organization. Mr. Himanshu Agarwal concluded that in order to be in the centre, HR personnel must understand their responsibility towards the business, objectives and mission of the organisation.
The students showed their interest and responded with great enthusiasm while putting up questions to the panellists and guests speakers. The conclave concluded with thundering applause and drew to a close with the vote of thanks by Ms. Meghna Bagree, Student, MBA-IV Semester. She acknowledged all those who contributed towards the grand success of the day-long conclave, with a special mention for the student’s volunteers and esteem panellists.