Global Resources in a Changing World
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The document announces a seminar to discuss increasing student exchange between India and Sweden. It will explore how both countries can benefit from collaboration between education and industry sectors. Topics will include student/labor mobility programs, attracting Indian students to Swedish universities, and giving Swedish students opportunities in India's IT industry. The seminar aims to facilitate partnerships through initiatives like the Global Engineering Program between Swedish firms and Indian universities. It will feature discussions on current collaborations and how to further cooperation between the two regions.
Global Resources in a Changing World
- 1. Global Resources in a Changing World What can be done by the city, universities and high schools to increase a flow of students between India and Sweden? This seminar is for you if you are working as a International Coordinators or if you are interested in developing the international relations for your organization or company such as Gymnasiums (High School), Universities, Companies with international operations and Cities (like Göteborg). Friday, 8 June 2012 13:00-16:00 Workshop and Panel Debate - 16:00-18:00 Drink and Mingle Elite Park Avenue Hotel, Bankettsalen, Kungsportsavenyn 36-38, Göteborg
- 2. Global Resources in a Changing World Synergies between India and Sweden. Sweden is a highly industrialized country, with successful firms like Ikea, Volvo, Ericsson, SKF present all over the world. Paradoxically, its citizens here are not sufficiently exposed to the global world, especially India and China. Sweden also is trying to attract foreign students to its shores, but has a branding issue and faces many challenges. India is going through a prolonged period of growth, fuelled by industries like IT, Biotechnology, textiles to name a few. It has a youthful population and faces interesting challenges of its own, in providing skills and opportunities to the youngest world force in the world. Panel Debate to talk about: What can be done by the city, universities and high schools” to increase a flow of students between India and Sweden? Half day seminar ending in an evening mingle. Global Engineering Program Global Engineering Program a program that finding the right resources for companies either directly from university or with the right mix of experience required. A pilot project with Volvo, which has seen 15 students recruited by Volvo and Dfind, in collaboration with Resource Point AB. Friday, 8 June 2012 13:00-16:00 Workshop and Panel Debate - 16:00-18:00 Drink and Mingle Elite Park Avenue Hotel, Bankettsalen, Kungsportsavenyn 36-38, Göteborg
- 3. What can be done by the city, universities and high schools to increase a flow of students between India and Sweden? The meet is entitled “Global Resources in a changing world” and will explore how Sweden can benefit by providing opportunities for people here to go to India for partaking in world class IT knowledge and opportunities, at the same time attracting quality Indian students to its cutting edge universities for mutual benefit. The inevitability of close collaboration of industry-academia will be explored for enhancing the attractiveness of Sweden as an education destination. Themes How can students/labor in both countries benefit by exchange programs, internships and enhanced labor mobility. How can one facilitate and increase the flow of quality Indian students from Indian Schools and Colleges to Sweden and vice versa. Issues Indian perspective: How to provide education and work opportunities for the youngest labor force in the world. Increase Interaction with Swedish Industry for mutual benefit. Swedish perspective: Branding itself as a education hub to rival UK and US –quality and price. Give students and labor IT skills and outsourcing experience using India’s vast pool of knowledge intensive industries. Chief Guest Ashok Sajjanhar - The Indian Ambassador Friday, 8 June 2012 13:00-16:00 Workshop and Panel Debate - 16:00-18:00 Drink and Mingle Elite Park Avenue Hotel, Bankettsalen, Kungsportsavenyn 36-38, Göteborg
- 4. Welcome Address by the Governor (Landshövding) Lars Bäckström or the 13:00 Toastmaster Ulf Gustavsson introduces the program and speakers. Mayor Anneli Hulthen (to be confirmed) What is the current state of education and business in India? What is the scope of improving 13:10 collaborations in academia and industry? How can cooperation between India and West Sweden The Indian Ambassador - Ashok Sajjanhar be improved? How does the city handle foreign companies? What is the state of contacts between India and Roger Strömberg, Director of Business Establishment and Investment, 13:35 Gothenburg West Sweden? Cecilia Hillman- International Student Recruitment, Chalmers // 13:45 The experience of Chalmers, and what is the way forward? Question & Answers What are the possibilities we offer to Universities and High Schools to facilitate exchange? What 13.55 Madelene Johansson - Desk Officer, International Program Office is happening today and what more can be done? Bogdan Bunea -Recruitment Manager of Volvo IT- and students from 14:05 Volvo IT’s experiment with Global Engineering Program the Global Engineering Program present their experiences. // Do cross cultural trips work? // What is the benefit to students & to Volvo? Martin Jonson, principle for Donner High School, will present the experiences of students? //What were the learning’s of this trip and did 14:20 Project Trip to India- Experience of Donner High Schools students the students gain anything? //We hear the first hand experience of students who had gone on this tip. 14:35 COFFEE 15:00 Global Engineer Program -A Recruitment support for firms and a facilitator of student exchange David Armini/Mikael Hillerström - Resource Point AB Moderator: Ulf Gustavsson, Ulf Gustavsson is the former president of Panel Debate- What is being done /should be done the Teknikbrostilftelsen (Technology Link Foundation), Hasselbladsstiftelsen, and the Department of Trade and Industry, 15:15 Need for such meeting again//Make Swedish students aware of India// Make Indian students Gothenburg. Participants: Jan Smith- Director of the IT University come to Sweden with help of GEP type initiatives (University of Gothenburg and Chalmers), Martin Jonson- Principle, Donner High School, Bogdan Bunea -Recruitment Manager of Volvo IT Friday, 8 June 2012 13:00-16:00 Workshop and Panel Debate - 16:00-18:00 Drink and Mingle Elite Park Avenue Hotel, Bankettsalen, Kungsportsavenyn 36-38, Göteborg
- 5. Onsite Management and Offshore Development A successful model in developing software Our India partner, Travancore Analytics, will explain with case studies about how offshoring works – how it works effectively delivering value -and the important facts that a company should be aware of to establish a successful engagement model with development team in India. Resource Point AB will share its experience and advantages of having a local Swedish partner. The floor will be open for any questions or discussions concerning the subject. This is a one-hour seminar and begins at 16:00 and finishes at 17:00. We will then have some Indian snacks and drinks and see an Indian dance performance. Registration: The Embassy of India and Resource Point AB are sponsoring the event. We will be offering some light Indian snacks, one beer and wine. The bar will be open for those wanting to stay longer. Special Note: A confirmation is binding and a no-show will have to be invoiced at 500 SEK (unless a cancellation is sent before the event). Resource Point AB is an 15 year old IT consultancy service, that is specialized on finding, screening, recruiting and selling highly skilled IT resources to companies. The customers range form large firms like Volvo, Ericsson, ABB to smaller firms having 5-10 employees.