the amphitheatrestyle classroom replicates the classrooms on harvard business schools boston campus harvard business school hbs recently announced the launch of the new amphitheatrestyle classroom in mumbai which replicates the classrooms on the schools boston campus giving participants and students a true harvard business school casemethod learning experience built and owned by the taj lands end owned by the indian hotels limited the launch of the classroom kicks off with a series of activities including research conferences and executive education programmes unlike the temporary spaces in hyderabad and mumbai where the school previously offered programmes the new classroom with a seating capacity of over 82 students will offer multimedia facilities using the classroom hbs faculty will offer programmes and symposia to leaders in business government and academia on a wide range of subjects such as corporate social responsibility building a global enterprise and case writing and course development india is a key component of harvard business schools global strategy said dean nitin nohria our aspiration is to expand our intellectual footprint by working with business government and academic leaders from across the country all the while contributing to important discussions about indias longterm economic growth so many things in india are evolving with bewildering speed there is much to learn by bringing models from the outside to india and equally much to learn from indias development trajectory says tarun khanna faculty chair for hbs activities in india and director of the harvard south asia initiative which engages faculty and students across the university to advance and deepen teaching and research on global issues relevant to south asia courtesy myeducationtimescom