The School of Management for Infrastructure and Development Strategies (MINDS)

Description

The School of Management for Infrastructure and Development Strategies - India (MINDS) was launched at Bangalore on August 27, 2004. It became functional officially on July 1, 2005. The School is a Division of the Centre for Symbiosis of Technology, Environment & Management (STEM), Bangalore, a not-for-profit multi-disciplinary professional Society with nearly two decades' standing in Development Research, Consultancy & Training. The MINDS academic activities are reinforced by STEM's substantial sectoral exposure and special academic, industry & employer linkages. MINDS enjoys the status of an Extension Centre of Karnataka's prestigious Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). VISION Provide holistic training for mentoring domain-ready infrastructure managers, who have the ability and grit to convert the huge investments in India's infrastructure sector into quality facilities; upgrade the country's existing infrastructure set-up; and sustain high infrastructure service levels in the country by adopting better management paradigms and practices. MISSION Bridge the gap between demand and availability of a new generation of responsive, responsible and proactive infrastructure planners, managers & administrators in India; and Ensure a steady supply of highly competent techno-managerial personnel for the country's infrastructure sector. Major Thrust Areas The First Infrastructure Management School of its kind in India and the developing world,