This year, 8 students from SJCC took up the Summer School Program in TBS, Barcelona, and studied courses such as Omnichannel Retail Strategy and New Venture Finance. The course was for a duration of 3 weeks from July 3rd- 21st, 2023. The students are required to study two courses during the program. On successful completion of both courses, the students have earned a total of 12 ECTS (European Credit Transfer Accumulation System).

A student of 2 BSc. Economics participated in the Harvard College Project for Asian & International Relations. The conference was based on the theme “Architects of Asia: Building Tomorrow”. This opportunity facilitated the student to engage with renowned speakers, network with fellow delegates, and create lifelong memories and connections.

Vijigishu Education Private Ltd., organised an immersion program for the students of SJCC from September 6 th - 11 th , 2023. 14 students from across programs and years attended this program which consisted of factory and industry visits, lectures by industry professionals and university visits.

SJCC hosted a few foreign delegates from our existing foreign partner universities and some other counsel generals in Bengaluru. They are listed below:

• Mr. Daniel Morency, Counsel General of Canada in Bengaluru visited the SJCC campus on 8th May 2023. The purpose of the meeting was to explore the possibilities of the prospects of education in Canada and the scope for students and other requisites.

• Ms Emma Main, faculty from Swansea University Wales visited the campus on 27th May 2023 for a small meeting regarding the ongoing partnership between SJCC and Swansea University - Wales.

• Mr. Dmitri Fridman, Executive Vice President, BRICS International Alliance, Russia, and Mr. Harsha Vardhan, IRS Customs Commissioner visited the SJCC campus on 20th June 2023 for a small meeting regarding an upcoming Russian student's visit to SJCC.

• Dr. Ajay T Abraham from Seattle University, visit on 10 th August 2023, focused on evaluating the viable options to improve opportunities for faculty in the collaboration between Seattle University and St. Joseph’s College of Commerce.

• Mr. Shiva Guda from Te Pukenga University, visit on 16 th August 2023, to give updates on the revamped structure of the University and the administrative restructuring that has taken place.

• Dr. Travis Maynard from Colorado State University, visit on 26 th August 2023, was a preliminary meeting from Colorado State University to discuss the potential collaboration opportunities between the institutions.

• Seattle University students and faculty visit, on 5 th September 2023 to the SJCC campus was a cultural immersion program. A session was facilitated by Principal- SJCC on the higher education in India and a Negotiation activity was conducted for students from both institutions,

• 2 nd August 2023- ‘Prospects & Possibilities – An interactive session on career pathways in Literature & Humanities’

The Department of English facilitated a talk for its students on the Prospects & Possibilities of career pathways in Literature & Humanities. The resource person for the session- Dr. Asha Sen is a professor of English from the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire and was sourced by the International Desk.

The International Desk in collaboration with the College Associations organized a talk on World Peace and Legacy of Hiroshima Nagasaki delivered by Mr. Maruo Katsumasa, a diplomatic representative of Japan in the Solomon Islands.

Dr. Ajay T Abraham is an Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing, Albers Business School of Business and Economics, Seattle University.

Ms. Emma Main is the Internationalization Officer at Swansea University, Wales (UK) and also a faculty of the Humanities and Social Sciences Department. The Study Abroad Talk Series is organized with an intention to provide the students an opportunity to interact with partner universities and get an insight on the various opportunities provided by them.

The International Desk has been given the responsibility to promote and execute the Global Citizenship Curriculum Project in the college for the academic year 2023-24. The IAJU Global Citizenship Curriculum Project is an initiative of the IAJU Task Force on Global Citizenship. The Desk is coordinating the project with set of interested students by giving them reading instructions, and sharing knowledge through focus group discussions.