Collaboration in Fintech and Climate Strengthened with University of Edinburgh Business School

Fintech and climate emerged as the two most relevant areas for collaboration between the University of Edinburgh Business School and the Amrut Mody School of Management at Ahmedabad University. Fintech and financial inclusion align closely with the work underway through the GIFT International Fintech Institute at Ahmedabad University, while climate is increasingly understood as a financial, economic and social development issue that links naturally to the work of The Climate Institute at Ahmedabad as well as management research and education. These themes formed the centre of discussions on joint research and opportunities for student and faculty participation across both schools, with a shared focus on creating academic work that translates to societal impact.

During the visit, Professor Gavin Jack, Dean of the University of Edinburgh Business School, and senior colleagues from Edinburgh met with Professor Shobha Das, Dean of the Amrut Mody School of Management, faculty members and the Interim Director of the Office of International Affairs at Ahmedabad University. The Edinburgh team was particularly interested in how Ahmedabad embeds interdisciplinarity into the core of its management curriculum rather than treating it as a separate track. With real-world challenges increasingly cutting across finance, technology, policy and society, both institutions noted the academic and professional advantage of exposing students and researchers to contrasting contexts and industry ecosystems.

This alignment naturally opened discussions on joint programmes, faculty exchanges and doctoral collaboration. The next step is to convert these shared priorities into clearly defined academic and research pathways that allow students, scholars and industry partners across both institutions to participate in meaningful, long-term collaboration.