Kozhikode: The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Emlyon Business School, Lyon, France to join forces on academic collaboration. The signatories of the Mou are Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, Director IIMK and Prof. Isabelle Huault, Dean and President of the Executive Board, Emlyon Business School France.

The MoU is intended to promote joint educational, cultural collaboration and research between the two leading global Business Schools. The proposed areas of collaboration will include joint academic activities and articulated degree programs that will focus on promoting the exchange of qualified students, award double degree at undergraduate and graduate levels, promote exchange of faculty and conduct collaborative research in areas of mutual interest and organize joint international conferences, training programs, seminars, symposia, workshops. This MoU will be in effect for three years.

Currently IIMK has exchange partnerships with close to 50 top International Management Institutes.