K J Somaiya Institute of Management (KJSIM) and AIPMA’s AMTEC have formally entered into a strategic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing a framework for joint initiatives, including certificate programs, research, consulting, and knowledge-sharing in areas of mutual interest.
The first initiative under this partnership will be a 34-hour certificate course on “Plastics in Sustainability,” to be designed and delivered by KJSIM faculty at AMTEC’s state-of-the-art training facility in Andheri, Mumbai.
AMTEC, the academic and training arm of the All India Plastic Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA)—India’s largest plastics industry body with over 5,000 direct and associate members—brings deep industry access, advanced technical infrastructure, and a commitment to skill development, especially for the MSME sector.
Dr. Raman Ramachandran, Director, K J Somaiya Institute of Management, emphasised the larger vision behind the partnership, “K J Somaiya Institute of Management’s collaboration with AMTEC’s AIPMA is a timely and meaningful step towards addressing that issue. Through this certificate program, we aim to bring scientific depth, practical insights, and a sense of responsibility towards how professionals engage with plastics in the broader context of sustainability and to better equip them to contribute solutions in the plastics ecosystem.”
