Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research

Founded in 1888, Shikshana Prasaraka Mandali is one of the pioneers of educational societies in Maharashtra. It believes in building not just an institution but a knowledge centre – Shikshana Prasaraka Mandali. The institution since its inception i aka Mandali. The institution since its inception is determined to building an environment that encourages the spirit of free thinking, thus imparting quality education to more than 45,000 students. S.P. Mandali owns educational institutions including pre-primary, primary, secondary and higher secondary schools, colleges for Arts, Science and Commerce, a school for hearing impaired children, a therapeutic drug monitoring laboratory, an institute carrying out research in Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine and management institutes. The Mandali is registered both under The Societies Registration Act, 1860 and The Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950. S.P.Mandali has had the fortune of receiving the blessings of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Established in 1977, WeSchool works under the aegis of S.P. Mandali Trust, one of the oldest trusts in the space of education. "The illiterate of this century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." - Alvin Toffler At WeSchool, we are deeply inspired by these words of the great American writer and futurist. Undoubtedly, being convinced of the need for a radical change in management education, we decided to tread the path that leads to corporate revolution. Emerging unarticulated needs and realities need a new approach both in terms of thought as well as action. Cross disciplinary learning, discovering, scrutinizing, prototyping, learning to create and destroy-the mind's eye needs to be nurtured and differently so. WeSchool has chosen the 'design thinking' approach towards management education. All our efforts and manifestations as a result stem from the integration of design thinking into management education. We dream to create an environment conducive to experiential learning. "We want that education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, intellect is expanded and by which one can stand on one's own feet. Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man." – Swami Vivekananda. ...view more