Tie up with The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) the UK
February 24 th,2021 Birla Institute of Management Technology(BIMTECH) and The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) the UK, India chapter signed an MOU to offer IRM qualifications for BIMTECH students and Alumni. The MOU signing event started with a welcome address by Prof. (Dr.) Abhijit Chattoraj Professor & Chairperson PGDM-IBM-BIMTECH followed by an address by Ms. Carolyn Williams Director, Corporate Relations, IRM-UK, and Mr. Sanjay Himatsingani, Director Training & Development IRM-UK. Prof. (Dr.) H. Chaturvedi Director BIMTECH and Mr. Hersh Shah Chief Executive Officer-IRM-UK gave a short speech and signed the MOU. Prof. Manoj Kumar Pandey, Associate Professor-PGDM-IBM and Dr. Manoj Pareek, Assistant Professor-PGDM-IBM faculties were also present on the occasion. The event concluded with a vote of thanks by Prof. Pratik Priyadarshi Associate Professor-PGDM-IBM
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) (Head Quartered in the UK) is the world’s leading professional body for Enterprise Risk Management qualifications, training, and research. IRM provides qualifications for Enterprise Risk Management, which is a much broader concept than financial or insurance risk.
BIMTECH has been granted exemption from IRM’s Level 1 examination in India where all BIMTECH students and alumni members who have passed the BIMTECH course “Risk Management” under course code “INS-201” will get direct access to IRM’s Level 2 qualification that will entitle them to an "IRM Cert" designation.
MoU with Swiss Re
BIMTECH signed an MoU with Swiss Re’s Global Services Delivery Centre, Bangalore for an exclusive tie up on Campus Connect in April 2015. The aim of the partnership is to improve the level of professional insurance education in the country and make the insurance students industry ready. Through this partnership, Swiss Re will bring in its unmatched global expertise in reassurance to BIMTECH, help in its curriculum build up, access to customized workshops and learning resources.
Swiss Re will get opportunities to tap talents from BIMTECH, a pioneer in insurance post graduate education in India, on priority basis. Besides, BIMTECH will collaborate with Swiss Re in academic projects, seminars, workshops, webinars, live-projects etc. with a view to promoting greater professionalism in insurance education in India. Swiss Re will get representation in the Academic Council of BIMTECH’s Programme for Insurance Business Management, which will decide on curriculum, campus connects, industry projects etc.