Nitish Jain | |
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 Nitish at the SP Jain Dubai campus in June 2019 | |
| Born | 15 February 1961 |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Alma mater | Cornell University, USA |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Bapsy Jain |
| Children | Samarth Jain, Gaurav Jain |
Nitish Jain (born 15 February 1961) is an Indian educationist, philanthropist, and President of S P Jain School of Global Management (S P Jain), a global business school that has campuses in Dubai, Singapore, Sydney and Mumbai. Under Nitish's leadership, S P Jain is credited with pioneering a multi-city learning model[1] and developing a proprietorial software for the delivery of online education.[2]
Nitish is the recipient of several awards in recognition of his efforts in modernising business education and promoting global employability among business graduates. In 2010, he won the Outstanding Contribution to Education Award by the CMO Asia, and the Award for Excellence by the Australia India Business Council in 2014, presented by Her Excellency Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia.
Nitish is recognised as having global impact in the education sector. In 2014, he was selected by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join his official delegation of CEOs to Australia post the G20 summit.[3][4] Over three days, Nitish, along with other chief executive officers, business leaders and visionaries from India, joined the PM in presenting his "Make in India" campaign to Australia's business community.
In 2016, Nitish was named 'Game Changer in Education' in Forbes magazine's Middle East edition[5][6] and subsequently in 2017, by the CEO Middle East.[7]
- ^ "How this B-school has an advantage when competing for global jobs". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "ELO Classrooms Set To Disrupt Learning And Provide Classroom Experience For Students On The Move". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Modi to meet top Australian business leaders at Melbourne roundtable : India, News - India Today". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Narendra Modi to meet top Australian business leaders at Melbourne roundtable". timesofindia-economictimes. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Coletti, Claudine. "Game Changer | Forbes Middle East". Forbes Middle East. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Education Guide 2016 | Forbes Middle East". www.forbesmiddleeast.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Going global: Guiding S P Jain School to be among the world's best - Business - ArabianBusiness.com". Archived from the original on 6 December 2017.