Special Lecture Series

Institute regularly organizes the special lectures of the eminent personalities of National and International repute who are specialized in their areas. They are given the exposure to the practical experiences shared by the guests. The latest being:

Guest Lecture on Social Responsibility towards Senior Citizens in India.

By Dr. Manohar N. Kulkarni, Professor Emeritus, PGDMMS & RC, SIT, Tumkur

He started his lecture by saying that safety and security of the elderly, especially those living alone are a concern. Due to their physical weakness and lonely status, senior citizens are easy targets for criminals - especially in urban surroundings. At times they are the butt of anti social behavior - verbal abuse, vandalism, unprovoked assault, abusive behavior intended to cause fear or distress. They could be victims also of threats from their own relatives, domestic help or servants, landlords, tenants, strangers, thieves or intruders. They are often exposed to accidents or mishaps even within the house.
Loneliness is often caused by wanting people to do something for us. When we do things for other people, we are never lonely. Self-referenced thinking often leads to a barrenness of spirit that breeds discontent and loneliness. Think up, think out, toward people, think around, toward all the exciting things of life; and avoid thinking too much about yourself.
We should make them comfortable so that they can continue their last journey with ease and mental peace. It is fact that the status of Old Age people is different from society to society, culture to culture and from country to country, but their fundamental issues do not change. They often feel ignored, isolated, disrespected and eventually put into a situation where they feel helpless and start thinking of death.

Industry Oriented Guest lecture

By Mr. Rakesh Singh, Tito Corporation and Alumni, Pioneer Institute

Students of MBA got a practical exposure in the current trends of HR management in leading organizations. The guest lecture was attended by more than 200 students of MBA. Mr. Rakesh Singh depicted a clear transparent picture of the challenges faced by today's HR manager in different organizations where there are lots of paradigm shift going on in the corporate world. He said that growth for an individual in an organization relates to the value added by him/her to the organization in the particular period of the job tenure. Moreover organizations should help people find that where they can succeed in the long term becoming valuable assets for the organization. Lots of training and change is required in the corporate to actually materialize the real core strategies of today's HR management.
He said that globalization in the educational sector has really incorporated a sea change in the field where every global standard institution should create a link between industry and academics and Pioneer has been doing it since 1996 bringing vibrant corporate and educational leaders in the campus to share their experiences with the students and the staff members.