National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai, hosted the induction of PGDEx-VLFM Batch 4. Mr Rajiv Agarwal, Operating Partner-Infrastructure, and MD-Essar Ports, delivered the special address to a talented pool of 20 students. The session was inaugurated by Prof. Manoj Tiwari, Director, NITIE, and was attended virtually by all the Deans and faculty members.
Mr Agarwal shared with the students, his insights and reflections on the changing work environment and the need of digital transformation for future sustainability. He also highlighted how future leaders should manage failure and disappointment in a constructive way to pave their path to success.
Essar believes in active interaction with prestigious educational institutions to not just build its brand as a recruiter, but also to foster industry-academic collaborations. Such leadership interactions aim to secure and sustain the availability of a talented resource pool for the sector and encourages students to become future professionals of the industry. It also allows us to keep academic institutions in tune with the latest in the industry, helping them to craft curriculums accordingly.
Earlier this year, as part of our initiatives to collaborate with academic institutions, Essar had also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the prestigious IIT (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, to jointly work on research and development of various advanced CBM technological innovations indigenously. With such partnerships and involvement at grassroots, Essar hopes to contribute to sustained talent inflow into the core economy sectors.