The University of Chester has teamed up with one of India's top business schools to address global challenges.

The partnership with the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) was solidified at the institute's international conclave event.

This event focused on India's 'soft power' and the relevance of ancient Indian wisdom in today's world.

The University of Chester was 'delighted' to be a 'knowledge partner' at the event.

Associate Professor Alex Fenton, Associate Dean of International; Vina Mistry, Programme Leader for MSc Health Service Management; and Athalia Dangerfield, Programme Leader for MSc Innovation and Entrepreneurship, presented papers and chaired sessions at the event.

Associate Professor Kirstie Simpson, Dean of Chester Business School, was also invited to join a panel of business school deans to discuss 'The Future of Higher Education and its Role in Addressing Global Challenges'.

Associate Professor Simpson said: "My research has been focused on Net Zero and enhancing employment opportunities within the industrial decarbonisation supply chain in the North West.

"The collaboration with IIMK is a wonderful example of how sustainability and Indian management thinking can help the world grow for the good of everyone, in the coming decades."

Director of IIMK, Debashis Chatterjee, said: "Our first visit to London was a resounding success.

"We were able to broaden our engagement with new stakeholders and deepen our relationship with alumni.

"We are happy to note the appetite to learn more of how India’s management principles, deeply rooted in philosophy, leadership, and governance, can offer valuable lessons for global business and policymaking."

Associate Professor Fenton added: "We look forward to continuing to work with IIMK to benefit teaching, research and knowledge exchange.

"This will include future work on joint events, joint research publications and professorial exchange between our institutions.

"There is a strong connection between our institutions’ philosophies which embrace diversity, sustainability, digital transformation and building social capital."

IIMK is one of India's top management institutes, set up in 1996 by the Government of India in collaboration with the State Government of Kerala, the state in which it is based.