Events
To spread awareness amongst students about various career opportunities, the Club has been organising career guidance workshops and seminars in different colleges and universities within India.
Presentation and Discussion on “Study and Career Opportunities in Politics and International Relations"
An engaging and interactive session on the inter-disciplinary courses and programmes offered at the Department of Politics and International Studies at SOAS University of London, various career paths for students after pursuing these programmes and what the department looks out for in potential applicants and their statements of purpose.
Date: 13th February 2024
Organised: In Association with The KET’s V. G. Vaze College of Arts, Science & Commerce
Key Speakers: Dr. Bhavna Dave, Senior Lecturer in Politics of Central Asia, Department of Politics and International Studies, SOAS University of London; Former Visiting Research Scholar at the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) in Chiba, Japan, S. Rajaratnam Institute of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Watson Institute, Brown University; Has taught masterclasses and short courses in Russian at numerous universities across Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan
Participants: Vice - Principal, HOD - Economics, Lecturer - Economics, HOD - Political Science, and final year B.A. students from the Department of Economics and Department of Political Science
Venue: The KET’s V. G. Vaze College of Arts, Science & Commerce
Presentation and Discussion on “Embedding Employability in Economics Courses"
An engaging and evidence-based session on the initiatives to enhance employability amongst students at the School of Economics at the University of Bristol and implications for Indian universities
Date: 29th January 2024
Organised: In Association with The Economics Network and the School of Economics at the University of Bristol, and S. M. Shetty College of Science, Commerce, and Management
Key Speakers: Dr. Anthi Chondrogianni, Employability Lead and Senior Lecturer at the School of Economics at the University of Bristol; Member, Education and Pedagogy Research Group at the University of Bristol
Participants: Economics teachers of undergraduate courses from Colleges across Mumbai
Venue: S. M. Shetty College of Science, Commerce, and Management
Presentation and Discussion on “State of Energy and Energy Transformation in India and Mumbai”
“The challenge facing India is to find ways of increasing its growth while reducing its carbon footprint and energy consumption” – Dr. Kaushik Deb
Date: 09 December, 2023
Organised: In Association with S. M. Shetty College of Science, Commerce, and Management
Key Speakers: Dr. Kaushik Deb, Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, where his research focuses on policies to achieve a just and efficient energy transition in developing countries, especially the role of oil and gas markets; Led Markets and Industrial Development Program at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center in Riyadh; Former Head Global Gas Markets in Group Economics in BP; Programme Director of the MBA Programmes at TERI University
Participants: Students and Academics from S. M. Shetty College of Science, Commerce, and Management and other Colleges across Mumbai
Venue: S. M. Shetty College of Science, Commerce, and Management
Presentation and Discussion “Preparing a Statement of Purpose that stands out”
“An interactive session on preparing a well-researched and well-written Statement of Purpose
Date: 06 December, 2023
Organised: In Association with Sophia College (Autonomous)
Key Speakers:
Participants: Students and Academics from Sophia College (Autonomous) and other Colleges across Mumbai
Venue: Online
Presentation and Discussion on “King’s College London – Personal Statement Session”
Date: 06 August, 2021
Organised: In Association with St. Xavier’s College Mumbai (Autonomous)
Key Speakers: Palak Behl, International Officer (India & Pakistan), King’s College London (KCL) and Dhruv Sayani, Alumnus, KCL
Participants: Students and Academics from St. Xavier’s College Mumbai (Autonomous) and other Colleges across Mumbai
Venue: Online
Presentation and Discussion on “Career in Economics - An Employability Enhancement Programme”
Date: 04 August, 2021
Key Speakers: Dr. G. Shashi Panikar, President, The Economics Club Mumbai
Participants: Students and Academics from the Department of Economics, Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore
Venue: Online
Presentation and Discussion on “What Next After H.S.C. Arts – Educational and Career Opportunities”
Date: May, 2021
Key Speakers: Dr. G. Shashi Panikar, President, The Economics Club Mumbai
Participants: Students from the Colleges across Mumbai including St. Xavier’s College, Ramnarain Ruia College, V. G. Vaze College and SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce
Venue: Online
Presentation and Discussion on “The LSE Experience – Getting in and making the most of it”
Date: 21 November, 2020
Key Speakers: Dr. James Abdey, Associate Professorial Lecturer in Statistics, London School of Economics and Political Science and Associate Academic Director, LSE-University of London International Programmes
Participants: Students and Academics from the Department of Economics, St. Xavier’s College Mumbai (Autonomous) and other Colleges across Mumbai
Venue: Online
Presentation and Discussion on “Demographic change in Japan and lessons for India”
Date: 08 February, 2019
Key Speakers: Prof. Satoshi Miyamura, SOAS University of London
Participants: Students and Academics from Department of Economics, SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce
Venue: SIES College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai
Presentation and Discussion on “Demographic trends and associated challenges in Japan: lessons for India”
Date: 31 January, 2019
Key Speakers: Prof. Satoshi Miyamura, SOAS University of London
Participants: Students and Academics from School of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Mumbai
Venue: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Mumbai
Presentation and Round Table Discussion on “Understanding industrial conflicts in Japanese firms in India”
Date: 29 January, 2019
Key Speakers: Prof. Satoshi Miyamura, SOAS University of London
Participants: Key Industry Leaders
Venue: Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mumbai
Presentation and Discussion on “Globalisation and Higher Studies at SOAS University of London”
Date: 29 January, 2019
Key Speakers: Prof. Satoshi Miyamura, SOAS University of London
Participants: Students and Academics from Swami Vivekanand College, Mumbai
Venue: Swami Vivekanand College, Mumbai
Presentation and Discussion on “Globalisation and production networks: opportunity or threat?”
Date: 19 January, 2019
Key Speakers: Prof. Satoshi Miyamura, SOAS University of London
Participants: Students and Academics from S.M. Shetty College of Science, Commerce and Management Studies, Mumbai
Venue: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Mumbai
Presentation and Discussion on “The Challenges of Sustainable Development in India and the Union Budget”
Date: 22 July, 2014
Key Speakers: Dr. Nirupam Bajpai, Director, Columbia Global Centers | South Asia
Participants: Students and Academics from Colleges across Mumbai
Venue: Lala Lajpatrai College of Commerce and Economics
Organised:
- Shri Minoo Shroff, President (Former), Forum of Free Enterprise
- Shri Adi Godrej, Chairman Emeritus, Godrej Group of Industries
- Mr. Suresh Kotak, Director and Founder, Kotak & Co. Ltd.
- Shri G. N. Bajpai, Chairman (Former), SEBI
- Shri C. B. Bhave, Chairman (Former), SEBI
- Dr. Ajit Ranade, Chief Economist (Former), Aditya Birla Group
Location:
6, 7 Prem Apartment,
Sane Guruji Nagar,
L T Extension Road,
Mulund East,
Mumbai - 400081, India
Email:
learneconomics@gmail.com
Call:
8779650165/8591446066