Virtual Experience at Universal Business School during Covid-19 pandemic

 Virtual Experience at Universal Business School during Covid-19 pandemic

      PONNADA VENKATA RAVI PRAKASH RAO                        Batch;  PGDMG7                                                                                         

                  Life is a beautiful gift given by God. How we use it depends on us. How we live it depends on us. Life is not about destiny it is about the journey. This journey has so much to teach us. We experience both good and bad. How we take it and understand it depend on us. Normally a life is all about being born, growing, being interactive with people, making friends, have a family, having a job, growing old, making so many memories and then when the time comes you dye. Basically, a life of interactions, giving and sharing love and happiness to each other.

                One of the most important part of our life is school and college life. We meet new people, have interactions, do a lot of fun. Especially, at college we have a lot of classes, events, competitions which are the most important part of our life where we get so many recognitions. Where you may get to meet your best friend, who will there with you your whole life, a family. Now, with this pandemic scenario this way of life seems to be going away from us. This COVID-19 scenario which has become a part of our life. Where, you don’t get to meet your friends, your family, your loved one. Life has become hard. Colleges are closed. Everybody has their life stuck at their home.

                But we humans are extraordinary, we don’t stop. We adjust, no matter what the situation is our life. Now, we live in this digital world. We have accepted this way of life to maintain distance and be digitally close.

                With this comes a college named UNIVERSAL BUSSINESS SCHOOL. A most prestigious college of recent times. The college where I got admission. The greatest decision I ever made. The college that completely changed my college life experience. UBS makes the best use of the digital world which no other colleges is able to provide. Since the day I joined here there not even a single feel of been missed out. Though I was a late admission UBS made sure that I cope up with other students. Experience is extraordinary. Faculties are so interactive that you don’t feel like you are been left out. All the classes are done through zoom app. Even if anyone misses their classes, they have the opportunity to see the recorded sessions of the class. Teachers are extraordinary. Every detail of the subject is covered. Every doubt of individual student is clarified. That’s how student oriented our professors are. They give their valuable time and efforts to make a difference in our life. Every issue is taken care of. Now, when it comes to being a part of club, we have the opportunity to give interviews for all the clubs. We have been given the liberty to choose any club as we want if got selected in multiple clubs. That’s how liberal our college is. 

                 I became the part of Rotaract Club. A club that focuses on social work and self-development. I am so grateful to be part of. UBS is not only about studies but also about entertainment. Since, it is a pandemic situation our college made sure we don’t get bored at home and we get maximum college life experience. So, they came up with an event called Virtual Lounge, where students get to show case their talents and interact with everyone virtually. I am so grateful for this I got to showcase my talent in front of so may people. I played Guitar and shared some my Poetries which I never thought I will be able to show but I did. A small dream that got fulfilled. With that I got to see so many others talents. We interacted, had lots of talks and fun. UBS gave us this platform to connect with everyone. 

                   Now when it comes to management, there was an event called Mini-Case Blazer. We have to give presentation on a topic. There were many teams. I was a team leader of my team. One of the greatest role I ever got, to manage a team. I had a great experience on that. I had wonderful teammates who respected my decision and agreed to what I said. We worked hard and made sure we present a great presentation as required and fulfill all the criteria’s required. We were appreciated and all my teammates were happy. Even if we don’t win, we won in our hearts. I was proud of my team and myself as well. A small leadership but a small dream fulfilled again. Thanks to UBS again. 

                    There was a competition of Arts and Culture, where I made a portrait. Though I did not win but I got appreciations for which I am grateful for. Now coming to my club Rotaract. The best decision to join this club. Seniors are so great and wonderful that there is no match to them. The hard work they do is amazing. There is so much to learn. The way they organize the events is commendable. We organize many kinds of events which you cannot think of. They sometimes organize events related to life which might change your way of thinking. It’s a new club recently got chattered but, our seniors have made sure it is not behind any club. Now slowly we are learning from them and surely one day we will step into their shoes and take care of our club and we will make sure to take it to much higher level. Now coming to campus, UBS has a wonderful infrastructure. The first Green Business School in India. One of the most beautiful looking college in the midst of nature.

               Though we never entered the campus, UBS made sure to show what it is best at, “To Manage”. It surely showed us how to manage in any situation. Thus, UBS provided us with the facilities and made sure we are growing no matter what the situation. Love and Respect for UBS keeps on growing as the day passes. Eagerly waiting when the college will open and get a chance to live in this paradise we have been waiting for. A dream world. A dream life. A longing.

UBS EXPERIENCE DURING PANDEMIC

 UBS EXPERIENCE DURING PANDEMIC

Pranit Jagtap                   Batch: PGDMFC15C (Global MBA)

A wise man once said – “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote has now proved to call it “online experiential learning.” This is the best quote I can say with respect to present conditions during Covid-19. An absolute true statement for anyone to live by, especially for all educators!

 

My journey to UBS with 45 months of work experience in the Automobile field and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from B. R. Harne College of Engineering & Technology, Mumbai on my portfolio, I was quite confident on the day of my UBS interview. There was nothing that would stop me from going to UBS for my MBA degree. Finally, the day arrived and I was interviewed by the Chairman and Founder, Mr.Tarundeep Singh Anand of the Universal Business School. Everything went on a positive side for me and I was able to please him how MBA in Marketing specialization would help me. Luckily, one fine evening, I checked my email and I find a mail from UBS, congratulating me for my interview performance and it was like " I closed my doors to the past, opened the door to the future, took a deep breath, stepped on through and started with a new chapter of my life".

 

UBS's flexibility towards Virtual Learning.

 No one can deny nowadays that we are living in a nightmare because of this big threat that turned our lives upside down. As a UBSian, I'm no longer able to get into the B-school and this actually breaks my heart, I was supposed to cherish every moment with my new friends since this is just a one year Global MBA Program. And my wish was fulfilled by UBS by introducing Virtual Learning. They provided us with the Virtual Lounge where we can interact with the professors and share our views we can sing, share shayaris, jokes just to know each other. “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.” this is the love from UBS which currently I feel. How things will go virtually scheduled was provided to me on my mail. I read through the instructions and prepared myself for the virtual platform.

How Covid-19 didn't stop UBS from sharing the knowledge?

 Instead of waiting for things “to get back to normal", UBS's are re-inventing a new MBA experience. The B- school organized webinars and classes, but students have taken it upon themselves to do more with group study and networking sessions as well as hangouts, all done virtually. Discussions are continued on WhatsApp groups—for the whole batch and for multiple interest groups. How I am keeping up with my lessons well my teachers are kind enough to send us every day the courses so we read them and if we have a question we can simply ask them on the Zoom App or via WhatsApp, even we are doing quizzes online. So now we are going through a hard time but we know "After the rain, there is always a rainbow". This shift into virtual classrooms is the culmination of the past weeks’ efforts to prevent COVID-19 from entering into the UBS crowd.

UBS providing with Profile Building Programs and Industry Expert Webinars.

 Though, online teaching and digital means are becoming the new normal for continuing with the academic schedule, UBS is providing us with a skill development program in collaboration with Harappa. Also, UBS is focusing on the upcoming market trends via introducing Data Analytics through KPMG and providing with real life projects, webinars and making us Industry ready. 

Takeaway from Universal Business School

 UBS has shared a platform for presenting our interpersonal skills, strategy thinking, entrepreneur skills via EXCOLEARN PVT LTD – a student driven company. A unique learning organization led by students to develop their business acumen. Also UBS has provided us with various clubs where we can show our leadership skills.

  Tough times never last only tough people do - Dr. Robert H. Schuller

 What has impressed me most about the current situation, we are living through is the incredible solidarity, kindness, generosity, and creativity I have witnessed from the Professors throughout our global network. I’m amazed by how UBS have adapted to this situation, how UBS is accompanying the students through it and how UBS are reaching out to support each other!

 

AN ENTHRALLING EXPERIENCE AT UBS DURING THE PANDEMIC

By: Priyanka Agrawal                                 Batch: CMBA2Y3

It was a beautiful Sunday at Universal Business School, Karjat. As usual all the students were celebrating their Sunday with lazy lunch hours. Diverse groups of students were chatting among themselves about the pandemic that hit the world few days ago. As soon as the lunch was done, everybody received and email by the chairman stating that the college would remain closed due to the safety measures and everybody would have to move to their respective places. All the students reached their homes safely within 4-5 days. The world became silent amid the chaos of Covid-19. Weeks passed being home and we started missing our beautiful UBS.

Then came the time for UBS to showcase its strengthening strategies to keep its students refurbished and elite. UBS tried its level best to give the real time experience of learning for all its students even during the tough times of world pandemic. While I talk about my personal experience with UBS during these times of crisis, I must say it has been perplexing in terms of skill building, knowledge enhancement, regular practice and what not. We had to do our internships in the organizations which were previously brought by the placement team of UBS but due to unprecedented times they got abandoned. The team strived hard yet again and provided 100% virtual internships to entire cohorts of 2019-20 batch.

Then began the seamless experience of online classes that delivered the lectures to students sitting at their homes. This was a proactive initiative by UBS in order to maintain synchronous learning. The onset of online learning was difficult in the beginning and was hard to accept since we were practicing class-room learning from so many years. Initially it was very difficult for everyone to get regulated to this. It was a trouble time for not just the students but also the faculty members. UBS didn't leave any chance to build perfection since all the faculties were trained accordingly and the students were made apprehensive of the same.

From the beginning it was a roller coaster experience because we, the second year students had a lot of things going on along with the UBS online classes. Soon after the completion of the internships the full-fledged classes began for some 4 hours per day. But during this duration of pandemic, the corporate and industry knowledge was not held back. the corporate relations team always try to be in touch with the industry mentors and various distinguished personalities and bought them over these online platforms so that they share their intensified knowledge across all the sectors of the industry. Till today I enjoy every guest session that comes from these notable and prominent people.

UBS also made an attempt to have an automated ERP System for its beloved students to make things easy. This system helps us with every minute procedure from the subject notes, assignments, quizzes to the payment of fees. It has been handling this crisis very systematically and strategically. The proactive approach has been very lucrative for everyone. The only difference that has come across our lives is that we are not familiarizing a campus life but a full-fledged & coetaneous virtual experience. The pandemic make might have stopped the actual human interaction but has not stopped us from learning and assimilating the knowledge to comprehend our bright futures. The point of view underlying into this is the judicious approach made by UBS to keep delivering the undisturbed curve of learning towards its students which is much appreciated.