Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) and National Institute of Communication Finance (NICF) have signed a MoU for Academic and Research Collaboration to synergise professional capabilities of both institutions.
The MoU aims to combine the professional expertise of both institutions in advocating, supporting research, providing technical assistance, and building capacity in areas such as finance, restructuring, turnaround, competition law, corporate governance, Insolvency and Bankruptcy law, leadership, organizational effectiveness, telecommunications policies, spectrum auctions, and more.
On this occasion, Praveen Kumar, Director General and CEO, IICA, stated, ‘The MoU will offer a more structured approach to collaboration between the two institutions on matters common to their mandate and objectives. Capacity building programmes and research will equip the Indian Posts and Telecom Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS) officers in up-skilling the professional horizon and the collaboration is a significant step towards strengthening the nation building.’
Speaking on the tie-up Awadhesh Kumar, Director General, NICF said, ‘The MoU envisages exchange of knowledge and resource between NICF and IICA for conducting research, training capacity building and advocacy. He said that the training programme will help officers in acquiring in-depth understanding and enhance their competitive edge while operating in a VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) environment.’
The MoU was signed by Prof (Dr) Naveen Sirohi from IICA and A K Singh, Deputy Director General from NICF.
ABOUT IICA
Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) is an institution established by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India as an autonomous body to act as a think-tank and a centre of excellence to support the growth of the corporate sector in India through an integrated and multi-disciplinary approach.
ABOUT NICF
National Institute of Communication Finance (NICF) is an apex level training institute, operating under the aegis of the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, which caters to the training needs of Indian Posts and Telecom Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS) officers.
