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Our Manifesto - The 4 Pillars of INSEAD

Social

Welcome week

In its 28th year, Welcome Week proved to be an important part of INSEAD's integration and a commitment to diversity and social awareness, away from elitist mentalities. As strong believers in the message of the welcome week, we commit to planning and assisting the organizing committee in all administrative and logistical tasks. We will also push for everyone's involvement and adherent to INSEAD values and code of conduct.

Life on Campus

•   We will provide hands-on support and experience to the National groups organizing their National Weeks

•   We will work on promoting and organizing student events such as National weeks, DASH, Cabaret, Open Mic etc.

•   We will work with SODEXO on the bar's unsubsidized food prices 

•   We will provide better quality coffee beans, and ensure the coffee machines run all day 

•   We will promote intersection activities and competitions by promoting communication with the respective social reps

•   We will assist the social reps in organizing events such as the DASH, end of period parties and cabaret

•   We will establish, with IT Department's support a BOR online reservation system, allowing groups to book BORs in advance

•   We will coordinate and manage the development and publication of the student yearbook

•   Based on the experience gained in partying and traveling this year, we will organize the BEST Graduation trip and party in the history of INSEAD

Student Clubs

•   We will ensure funding will reach the various student clubs based on their respective weights in terms of recruiting, events, speakers and career opportunities they provide.

Relations with Other MBA Schools

•   We will communicate and coordinate with other MBA programs through Sports and/or Academic competitions (Football/rugby tournaments, private Equity competitions, etc.)

Student Problems

•   Elect new INSEAD 2.0 team

•   Support and strengthen the INSEAD 2.0 initiatives: Academics, career, campus, IT, housing

Career

•   We will establish a structured process for MBA students to interact with other resources within INSEAD: EMBA students, executive program participants and faculty

•   We will also provide a system for students with industry experience to more easily help their peers aspiring to the particular industry

•   We will create a platform for job seekers of the outgoing promotion are able to share their job search experience with the incoming promotion

•   We will work with career service to make sure company representatives coming for On Campus Recruitment meet certain standard

•   We will improve dialogue between Singapore and Fontainebleau such that students starting from Fontainebleau won’t be left out for opportunities in Asia & vice versa.

Academic

•   The world has changed after the recent recession. To understand the contemporary nature of business in this new uber competitive world we propose the introduction of new cases through talks with the Academic Committee.

•   The core curriculum plays a huge role in shaping the students academic focus. We would like to be the student’s voice to the Academic Committee highlighting concerns on course structure and consistency across professors while providing constant feedback to enhance the academic experience.

•   Limitations in the choice of electives make it paramount for students to make informed choices. We propose increased interaction through information sessions between both MBA classes on campus to exchange details on various electives.

•   Through an IT initiative we propose the availability of offline lectures, which students can access later.

Alumni

One of INSEAD key value propositions is an access to a unique alumni network. Current students do not have access to the whole spectrum of opportunities for leveraging great potential of the alumni network. Important role of the new Student Council will be in unlocking this potential and leveraging valuable alumni contact for building your career.

•   We will negotiate with regional alumni organizations possibility for current students to participate in alumni networking events in the countries of their interest. This invitations will give an opportunity to combine alumni networking with exciting traveling

•   We will invite more alumni on campus for presentations and discussion panels, networking cocktails, brownbag lunches and other social events

•    We will conduct industry-specific alumni gatherings in the regional industry hubs and combine them with professional treks

•   We will strengthen INSEAD fundraising function through significant time dedication of all SC members to alumni relationships

Meet the Team!

Charles Nakhle

Passionate, driven, ambitious and versatile are a few of Charles's personality traits. 

During his economics studies in the American University of Beirut, Charles participated in several summer schools, of which are Georgetown University and Fulbright Commission sponsored programs, where he was awarded scholarships for both programs. Most importantly, he created long lasting friendships that still exist until this day. 

Prior to coming to INSEAD, Charles was a Senior Analyst for Europraxis Consulting, a Boutique management consulting firm based in Barcelona. Charles is a very active individual, inside and outside of school. During his bachelor at American University of Beirut (AUB), he ran for student election several times. In his last year, he was elected president of his class. In addition to the social events and gatherings he organized, he managed to organize lectures and workshops with Lebanese Minister of Economy and Finance and the Lebanese Central Bank Governor. He also organized career workshops, alumni events and managed to raise funds for financing the first student lounge for economics students in AUB. Outside school, Charles is involved in numerous social activities, such as Scouts, where he was a scouts chief, rotaract, and other social initiatives.

Charles is currently a social rep for his class, and will work on leveraging his past student representative experience to bring INSEAD its best Student Council yet! 

Gaurang Jhunjhunwala

Gaurang is dedicated, straightforward and practical. After completing graduation at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, he worked for Schlumberger, which made him travel all over the globe. Building long lasting friendships along the way he decided to leverage his experience in the industry by contributing to his family business – mining ore in West Africa.

Over the years he has held several leadership positions in his university and at work. A sports lover, Gaurang was the captain of IIT Bombay’s cricket team and squash team. He continued his passion for sports into his work where he led Schlumberger’s cricket team and soccer team in Mumbai.

Gaurang believes that student events and innovative talks by imminent personalities are necessary to maintain a lively campus atmosphere. At IIT Bombay he led the events department of Mood Indigo, India’s largest student cultural festival, through a complete turnover to receive in excess of 75,000 footfalls.

At work Gaurang has led several initiatives in complex geographies all over the world. In particular, his recent achievement has been the reorganization of management and reporting structure for Uranium mines in Niger. He has also led several management-of-change initiatives at Schlumberger, the experience of which he plans to utilize to drive, in particular, his initiatives in academics, sports and IT at INSEAD. In his body language and enthusiasm, It is clear that he is here to bring about change! 

Jianggan Li

Jianggan was once a scholar in Computer Engineering at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University. Seeking to create more impact than writing computer codes, he managed to combine his personal interest with work, and became the Editorial Director of a well-respected trade publication focused on government modernization in Asia and beyond.  He has worked in Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Makati and Dehli, as well as interacted with outstanding people from all over the world.

On a personal front, he is an atlas worshipper, having lived in many countries and traveled extensively.  A part-time linguist, he speaks English, Mandarin, Cantonese, French and Spanish. He also enjoys reading Classical Chinese and Latin literature. In his free time, he loves to explore the nooks and crannies of the town he is currently in, and is never afraid of the unexpected. Immersing himself among the awesome people here at INSEAD, he looks to make the experience even better for everyone and future promotions to come. Jianggan is determined to make this year the best year of not only his life, but also, the lives of everyone around him.

Lena Chukhno

Many of you know Lena as high-energy, goal-oriented, and optimistic. Before starting her exciting INSEAD journey, Lena spent four years in consulting starting as a tax consultant at PWC and subsequently joined McKinsey as a management consultant. Starting her career at the age of 20, Lena was looking for challenging jobs with rich self-development opportunities. During her undergrad studies in Kiev, Lena was also challenging herself by participating in various student competitions and conferences.


Among most valuable skills that Lena built during her years in McKinsey is the ability to facilitate discussions in highly-diverse groups and bring them to a consensus. This skill proved to be equally critical in developing corporate strategies for the largest Russian businesses, aligning various governmental and non-governmental agencies on the 5-year plan of country-wide reforms, and facilitating discussions in a post-merger organization. Lena’s ability to bring to the consensus groups with diverse goals and backgrounds of their member would be an asset in coordinating work on INSEAD 2.0 initiative. Throughout her university years and working time Lena was a leader in different types of extra-curricular activities. The experience of being a head of a student scientific organization during her undergrad, one of the leaders of CSR committee in PWC, and driving students recruiting campaigns in McKinsey Kiev office was both highly challenging and highly rewarding. It’s time to pursue Lena’s passion for driving changes in INSEAD life through value-creating work in Student Council