Brief Profile of Speaker: Ms. Michaela Schönherr: Head International Office, FOM Hochschule, Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Prof. Soumit Sain: Lecturer – Department of International Marketing, FOM
Previous Work experiences: Professor at FOM, Lecturer at Cologne Business School
Abstract/Snapshot: Ms. Michaela Schönherr, Head International Office, FOM Hochschule, Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Prof. Soumit Sain, Lecturer at FOM University came to meet ISBRians at the Oterra Hotel, Electronic city, Bangalore on 9th Feb, 2023 to discuss on potential progression agreements between FOM University, Germany and ISBR Business School.
Flow of event: Ms. Michaela Schönherr, Head International Office, FOM Hochschule, Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Prof. Soumit Sain, Lecturer at FOM University arrived at the Oterra Hotel, Electronic city, Bangalore on 9th Feb, 2023 at 1:00 pm. They were welcomed by Dr. Supriya Lambav Sahdev, Manager International Programs, ISBR, Dr. Nila Chotai, Director ISBR College & Executive Education at ISBR Business School and Ms. Saraswati Kurade, Coordinator International Programs, ISBR. The Guests shared the details of the domains of courses at FOM and Dr. Supriya, and Dr. Nila Chotai talked about their respective departments. Furthermore, all had a fruitful discussion, on the potential progression agreements with respect to MBA, PGDM and PHD between FOM University and ISBR Business School. They also discussed about the following:
-> Potential collaborative research opportunities
->Student exchange program – Live projects for FOM students at software giants like Infosys in India
->Students’ International Internship Programs : certificate from Faculty and certificate from Industry expert at Germany
->Pathways (1+1 program at FOM)
->Progression of BCA to MCA in FOM
->Summer school and Winter camp
->Faculty exchange program (In person)
->Online faculty exchange program
->International conference
->Digital Marketing camp at FOM for 10 days
Indian Pathway Master Programmes at FOM: Full time programmes. By successfully fulfilling the program, FOM will award a Master degree.
->Total study fees charged by FOM: 9,000 Euros
->Semesters in India: 1,500 Euros
->Semesters in Germany: 7,500 Euros
In addition to fees charged by partner university. Following are the programmes:
->(MSc) Big Data & Business Analytics: 1st & 2nd Semesters in India and 2nd & 3rd Semesters in Essen, Germany
->(MSc) Industry 4.0 & Management: 1st & 2nd Semesters in India and 2nd & 3rd Semesters in Essen, Germany
->(MSc) Marketing & Digital Media Management: 1st & 2nd Semesters in India and 2nd & 3rd Semesters in Essen, Germany
-> (MBA) Master of Business Administration: 1st Semester in India and 2nd & 3rd Semesters in Essen, Germany.
Feedback: The meeting was fruitful as all of the pointers were discussed in a positive way.
About ISBR: ISBR Business School, Bangalore-based, Top Class B School for PGDM or MBA, Consistently ranked as best B School in India, AICTE-CII Platinum Category, with multiple specializations