Scare spreads to IIM campuses

Swine flu scares have arrived on IIM campuses. And as the exchange semester draws near, the pandemic fears are changing plans of some of these students. Some IIM students headed out to complete one semester in international B-schools are now withdrawing from the exchange programme. Citing swine flu concerns, some students going to Europe and UK have decided to pursue their semester in their own campuses instead.

IIMs have tie-ups with B-schools across US, UK, Asia and Australia. This year, about 200 students from across IIM campuses were heading out to international campuses, while about 300 were likely to come from these campuses in affected countries. IIMA is ensuring that apart from being tested in the airport, participants in the exchange programme from abroad are also given a second medical screening by the team on campus. The institute has acquired masks for prevention of this disease, but is awaiting government directives to distribute it among the students.

Sixty students from IIMB will be heading to US, UK, Asia. And the college is doing its best to spread awareness across the campus. Also by end-August-early-September , students from international campuses will come to IIM Bangalore. ���This year about 94 students are coming in the next two terms. We are trying to work out something and are in consultations with medical doctors to check swine flu symptoms in students,��� said A Krishnamurthy , administrative officer, international affairs, IIM Bangalore.