Entrepreneur Ankur Jain led Connect2Mba organise KREATE’10: India’s first B-school event on second life
Friday January 22, 2010 , 2 min Read
Kreate'10 India's first B-school event on virtual space saw IIFT and IIM Lucknow teams winning the first and second place! The unique first of its kind contest using the popular virtual tool Secondlife saw the participation of dozens of teams from top b-schools around the country and the final round had nine teams comprising of besides the winners, SJMSOM, IIT Mumbai and IILM Greater Noida. 41 teams from across India participated in the challenge in which they have to prepare a bplan to create a B-school of their own dreams. The contest was initiated by India's first international accreditation advocacy and facilitation agency Standards for Educational Advancement & Accreditation SEAA in association with the B2B website www.connect2MBA.com and the innovation and creativity start up myideasinfinite.com
"The contest is a precursor to launching India's first B-school on the virtual space for which the space has been created on the secondlife and the Kreate contest itself was held in these "classrooms", says the founder of connect2mba Ankur Jain. B-school on virtual space is already getting popular with around 200 business schools including Wharton, Kkellog already offering their courses through such virtual classrooms of secondlife
Connect2MBA is India's first MBA ecosystem on second life. Connect2MBA’s vision is to take India’s knowledge capital to newer levels by improving knowledge/skill level among students at various Business Schools in India. It is an online platform for MBA aspirants, MBA students, MBA professionals, B-Schools and Corporate to create, collaborate and share knowledge for the benefit of every stakeholder. Connect2MBA aspires to take Indian education sector to new heights by taking education to lesser known colleges, cities etc.
Standards for Educational Advancement & Accreditation (SEAA) Trust, New Delhi www.seaastandards.org India's first global quality benchmarking advisory and facilitation agency with a track record having brought all the Top Six International Accrediting agencies on a single platform for the first time in the world in India.
For more details contact Ankur Jain founder www.connect2mba.com, write to [email protected]