ACHIEVING NEW MILESTONES IN EDUCATION
ICFAI Business School (IBS), Hyderabad, has reached new heights with their Associate Dean Prof. Debapratim Purkayastha, bagging the prestigious ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his outstanding contribution in the ‘Case Method’ this year
It is a moment of great pride and honour for the ICFAI Business School (IBS), a constituent of ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education. The premier business school is celebrating the success of their Associate Dean Prof. Debapratim Purkayastha, who has been recently awarded with the 'Lifetime Achievement Award'.
Prof. Purkayastha is the youngest one in the list of awardees and this bears the testimony to the rapid strides that IBS had taken in case-based teaching and learning in the last few decades. His ccontribution clearly shows ICFAI Business School's achievements in the development of its tradition of case teaching and case writing.
IBS has adopted a predominantly casebased pedagogy. Its Case Research Center has developed more than 4,500 case studies and is known for regularly winning awards at global case writing events.
IBS, a constituent of ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education is declared as deemed-to-be university under section 3 of UGC Act 1956. It is one of the first business schools in South Asia to receive the SAQS accreditation.
The Case Centre is a not- for- profit organisation based in United Kingdom that works towards advancing the Case Method worldwide, sharing knowledge, wisdom and experience to inspire and transform business education across the globe. Every year, an award is made to recognise an individual who has made an Outstanding Contribution to the Case Method.
PAR EXCELLENCE
Prof. Purkayastha has a wide experience and knowledge that makes him a stalwart in education. Among his other contributions, the professor is a teacher of Business Strategy at IBS Hyderabad. Prof. Purkayastha is also the Consulting Editor of 'Case Folio', a refereed journal dedicated to case studies in management. He is globally renowned as a Case Method expert and is much sought after for speaking assignments and workshops in this area.
Having devoted over 14 years in teaching, research and industr y, Prof. Purkayastha has contributed in different areas of success. He has conducted many workshops on case teaching and case writing in India and abroad.
He is also an award-winning and bestselling author of case studies in the field of management, and the only author living outside North America and Europe to feature in United Kingdom- based The Case Centre’s bestselling authors for the last 40 years. Many of Prof. Purkayastha cases are also published
in global editions of textbooks.
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF SUCCESS
The Case Centre’s Annual Awards, now in its 25th year, celebrate excellence in case writing and teaching in business education worldwide and are now considered the case method community's annual 'Oscars'. Prof. Purkayastha, was conferred with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” for outstanding contribution to the Case Method this year. The selection is done by the Case Centre’s executive committee. The committee members unanimously praised his achievements and forward-thinking commitment to the case method. According to The Case Centre, “Purkayastha has a forward-looking commitment to transform case teaching and writing based on a fundamental belief in how the process uniquely prepares his students for their future careers. He has a pioneering and innovative approach and an inspirational determination to initiate change and encourage continual improvement.”