S. Vishnu Sharma
Mahindra University School of Management was the centre of attraction when Dr. S. Ramakrishna Velamuri took over as its new dean.
As the new dean, Dr. Velamuri will provide strategic vision and direction to Mahindra University’s School of Management and ensure that it stays on course in its pursuit of excellence in education, research and stakeholder engagement..
He will be responsible for promoting and designing programs that are benchmarked with the best in India and the world, which will in turn help the school become a globally relevant and recognized entity over time.
Dr. Yajulu Medury, Vice Chancellor of Mahindra University said they welcome Dr. Rama Velamuri to the university.
His illustrious career spanning more than 36 years in academia and industry will ensure that Mahindra University’s quest for excellence in education continues.
Mahindra University School of Management gets great new dean
We are sure that under his expert guidance and global approach, the School of Management of Mahindra University will set benchmarks in the management education space and become a recognized player on a global scale, said Dr. Yajulu Medury of Mahindra University.
Under Dr. Velamuri’s leadership, Mahindra University will launch Mahindra University’s School of Management from the 2021 academic session.
The School of Management at Mahindra University will begin undergraduate programs this session and will soon commence its post-graduate and research intake as well.
Dr. Velamuri who is a part of Mahindra University is a seasoned academician with over three and a half decades of experience in holding key academic, administrative and industry positions.
Since 2007, he has been associated with the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Shanghai, which is ranked #7 globally for the full time MBA and #2 for the Global EMBA in the Financial Times rankings.
At CEIBS, Dr. Velamuri was the Chengwei Ventures Professor of Entrepreneurship and Chair of the Strategy and Entrepreneurship Department.
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In addition, he has held several leadership positions such as the Chair of the CEIBS Research Committee, Academic Director of the CEIBS Global EMBA, etc.
From 2003 to 2007, Professor Velamuri worked with IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain and was the Academic Director of IESE’s Global MBA Program.
He has also been a Visiting Professor at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Bocconi University, the Indian School of Business, the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, etc.
From 1985 to 1991, Dr. Velamuri held senior managerial positions with Grupo Tudor, Madrid, one of Europe’s largest lead-acid battery manufacturer and led the subsidiaryin Bristol, UK, participated in the post-acquisition integration of a mid-sized company in Germany, participated in acquisition negotiation teams in France & England, and in the reorganization ofthe sales and distribution of the automotive battery business in Spain.
In 1990, he was appointed the General Manager of a newly created division that was responsible for group subsidiaries in UK, France, Holland, and Italy.
Dr. Velamuri who joined Mahindra University has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Madras and an MBA from IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona, Spain.
His PhD in Entrepreneurship, Business Ethics and Strategy was awarded to him from the Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia.
Dr. Velamuri’s education across three continents, exposure to multiple cultures and linguistic ability will help set the path for truly global programs at Mahindra University’s School of Management.
Mudra for disinfection
Mahindra University launched an Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle (AUV) Disinfecting Robot MUDRA (Mahindra Universite UV Desinfectant Robot Autonome).
This robot is designed to disinfect rooms, labs, offices, shop floors and various other spaces using Ultraviolet C (UVC) rays.
Dr. Yajulu Medury, vice chancellor of Mahindra University said at Mahindra University, we are constantly focused upon enabling solutions that impact our day to day lives in a positive sense.
In this pandemic time, safety is of paramount importance.
I am proud to state that we have created MUDRA, an indigenously designed, developed in-house and funded disinfecting robot, that helps in the sanitization of surfaces thereby, ensuring that closed spaces remain infection free, said Dr. Yajulu, vice chancellor of Mahindra University.
With the opening up of retail, office and other public spaces, it is important that closed spaces be sanitized frequently and properly to ensure minimal spread of infection.
This is where MUDRA brought out by Mahindra University fills a much-needed void.
MUDRA can make on-demand and pre-planned disinfections without any human intervention.
The height of the robot is such that it can disinfect most of the surfaces exposed to humans during work.
Dr. Deep Seth, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University and the faculty were actively involved in this development.
Dr. Deep Seth said UVC radiation is a known disinfectant for air, water, and non-porous surfaces. According to US FDA, UVC radiation has been shown to destroy the outer protein coating of the SARS viruses.
Therefore we decided to make a disinfecting robot using this technology available to us.
Mahindra University School of Management gets great new dean
We also ensured that the mechanics design element focused on ensuring coverage of all parts of the closed spaces that could potentially be touched or infected by people.
MUDRA of Mahindra University has been specially designed to navigate autonomously on the floor without needing any extra infrastructure.
It maps and plans its path to move around, and avoids obstacles and re-charts its path intelligently. It moves from room to room on a floor automatically without any human intervention.
In addition, it has the capability to operate elevators and move from one floor to another using Wi-Fi or wireless connectivity.
MUDRA of Mahindra University is completely safe and non-hazardous to humans as it automatically switches off its UVC function whenever it detects human presence.
Ecole Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University (ECSE-MU), operating since 2014, has been subsumed into the Mahindra University with effect from Academic Year 2020-21, legislated under the Telangana State Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) Act, 2018 for educating future citizens for and of a better world.
Mahindra University is headquartered in Hyderabad and is sponsored by Mahindra Educational Institutions (MEI), a subsidiary of Tech Mahindra Ltd., the flagship IT company of Mahindra Group, a US $ 19.4 billion group employing 2,56,000 employees across 100 countries and operating in key industries, driven by one purpose – to Rise.