About Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) an Institute of Eminence is synonymous with excellence in higher education. Over 28,000 students from 57 different nations live, learn and play in the sprawling University town, nestled on a plateau in the coastal district of Udupi in Karnataka, India. It also has over 2500 faculty members and almost 10000 other support and service staff, who cater to administrative needs of the various institutions of health sciences, engineering, commerce and management, communication and humanities that dot the Wi-Fi enabled campus. MAHE has off-campuses in Mangalore, Bangalore, and off-shore campuses in Dubai (UAE), Melaka (Malaysia). Manipal Academy of Higher Education is one of the top 2.7% Universities in the world according to QS ranking. MAHE is also among top private Indian universities in QSWorld ranking. In the 14th edition of its rankings, MAHE figures in the 701-750 band, which is the best for a private Indian university. Every constituent institution of MAHE has world class facilities and pedagogy, which are constantly reviewed and upgraded to reflect the latest trends and developments in higher education. MAHE is a part of Manipal Education & Medical Group (MEMG), a pioneer in higher education services with a more than sixty years' legacy of excellence and also owns and operates campuses in Sikkim and Jaipur in India, in Nepal, Malaysia, and Antigua, in the Caribbean. Universitas Indonesia UI released the results of UI Green Metric World University Rankings 2019 in which MAHE Secured Number 1 position among Institutions in India in National category and considered to be the greenest campus among Private Institutions

About Department of Commerce

Department of Commerce (DoC) was established in the year 2007 with the launch of its flagship undergraduate programme, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA). Currently the department offers BBA specializations in e-Banking & Finance, Financial Markets, Management Accounting (Professional) and Logistics & Supply Chain along with Marketing, Human Resources, Insurance & Risk Management and Family Business Management. It also started a Masters' programme in Commerce (M.Com) specializing in Logistics & Supply Chain, Professional and Banking Technology. The department has also introduced Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) programmes namely B.Com (Professional) and B.Com (Business Process Services) and a one-year Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Logistics & Supply Chain. Department is also offering four niche programmes named MSc (Financial Economics) and MSc (Health Economics) M.Sc (Business Analytics) and M.A (Creative and Digital Marketing). Students of the Department have also bagged national and international placements in reputed organizations. The Department has academic collaboration with Universities in US, Europe, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Australia and New Zealand. The department has tied up with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Institute of Logistics, Chennai for the course M.Com (Logistics and Supply Chain). Currently, DoC hosts six centres focused on achieving excellence in their respective domains. They are: Centre for Advanced Learning in Finance and Accounting, Centre for Managing Family Business, International Centre for Business Studies, Centre for Supply Chain Education and Research, Centre for Consultancy Training and Corporate Interface, Centre for Business Analytics. The department has partnered with following professional bodies to integrate the curriculum of their professional program in its program offering

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA),UK and
• Certified management accountants (CMA)

About Colloquium

This colloquium offers an opportunity for committed scholars’ pursuing their Ph.D. to present and address their research ideas, problems, build a strong network and receive valuable insight. The colloquium invites submissions that reflect current trends in the following broad areas and other closely related topics.

      •   Finance
      •   Human Resource
      •   Economics
      •   Marketing
      •   Operations
      •   Business Analytics
      •   Health Economics
      •   Entrepreneurship