Economics students to represent faculty in Mumbai
Seven students from the Department of Economics will represent the faculty in the annual undergraduate economics convention in Mumbai this year.
This is the eleventh time a Monash University team, sponsored by the Monash Asia Institute, the faculty and Monash Abroad will participate in the convention.
The conference gives undergraduate economics students an opportunity to research, write a report and present in front of an international audience which includes Australian consular officials. Monash students use individual essays that form part of the final report as an assessed component of their course.
The theme for this year's convention is 'Global Warming' and the Monash group have
to write a 25 page report on the role of corporate social responsibility. The convention,
organised by the Hyderabad Sind National Collegiate Board of the University of Mumbai,
provides Monash University with crucial links with the University of Mumbai, one of the
oldest universities in India.
As usual the team this year will be led by Dr Jayant Bapat, Honorary Research Fellow
at MAI. The students will base their case on the proactive initiative taken by the Rudd
government in fighting global warming. They would stress that whatever the cause,
we have to fight environmental pollution and associated evils.
Monash Asia Institute is a centrally funded cross-disciplinary research institute that
is part of a broader program for establishing links and partnerships with Asia.
Photo: From left Nick Ford, Jess Oliveri, Scott Birrell, Dr Jayant Bapat, Ishita Acharyya,
Marissa Papas and Sophie Finemore.
