International Centre for Cross Cultural Research and Human Resource Management (ICccR & HRM), University of Jammu organised an Induction-Cum-Industrial visit of MBA (International Business) students to Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute-JKEDI Jammu. Keeping the objective of developing entrepreneurial mindset amongst the budding entrepreneurs, and with an intent to give real time exposure to MBA (International Business) students to the incubation and start up spaces, the visit was organized with an objective to provide exposure to students with reference to understanding the start-up climate of the Union Territory of J&K with special emphasis on export oriented businesses.

The visit of MBA (International Business) students to Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute-JKEDI and incubation centre, enabled them to align their vision with various start up policies launched at national and regional level. The team at JKEDI led by Er. Ajaz Ahmad Bhat (IAS) Director, JKEDI and Mr. Vishal Charak (Head, Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Business Modelling (CIIBM)), acquainted students to assess and align their business ideas in the form of DPR’s (detailed project reports) and the necessary compliance procedures. The discussion was centred on the coworking facilities and infrastructure provided by the JKEDI to aspiring incubates and entrepreneurs.

Professor Hardeep Chahal, Director, ICccR & HRM, expressed satisfaction and desire to translate the entrepreneurial networking into a permanent form of International Business pedagogy so that students can relate their academic knowledge with corporate and entrepreneurial functioning and can envision their careers with reference to present industry needs.

Dr. Isha Sharma, Assistant Professor, ICccR & HRM, along with the faculty members of the department coordinated the Industrial Visit.