The liberalization and globalization of the Indian economy has brought with it an unexpected surge in the demand for trained professionals. The need of the hour is the setting up of world-class institutes that can offer quality programmes which will equip Indian professionals to effectively perform in the global arena. Rajagiri International School for Education and Research (RISER) has been instituted with this purpose in mind. In collaboration with its partners, prestigious international institutions such as Western Michigan University (USA) and Assumption University (Thailand), RISER is an appropriate response towards developing superior quality management professionals in India by designing course curricula and training methods that meet international standards and quality requirements. The School is managed by the missionaries of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (C.M.I.), who are the pioneers of quality education in this part of the country. The goals visualized by the collaborators of the twinning program are:

	To provide students access and exposure to international standards of education and thereby help them acquire the knowledge, skills and business attitudes that will enable them to compete effectively with their counterparts in India and around the world.
	To help industry meet its demand for world-class professionals who can provide strategic and administrative leadership in the light of the new economic order emerging in the country and globally.
	To provide students with the opportunity to specialize in areas of business management and technology which are currently not available for study in India.
	To be pioneers in advanced research and consultancy in the functional areas of management and technology to equip the faculty with superior levels of subject knowledge and teaching skills, creating a reputation for leadership in the management education field.

RISER offers a superior infrastructure featuring modern classrooms equipped with audio-visual equipment, a behavioral lab, a well stocked library, state of the art computer facilities, conference rooms, presentation rooms, seminar halls and auditoriums, hostel facilities, recreational facilities: both indoor and outdoor, and a scenic campus which is located near to major industrial establishments. Rajagiri has an excellent faculty profile comprised of experienced professionals from the academic and industrial fields, providing a rich blend of professional and practical knowledge.

RISER’s goal is to craft managers and engineers for today’s world who will surpass the ethnic, linguistic and geographical boundaries of today’s working world with its imposing multifaceted challenges. All programmes offered by the school focus on fine tuning the human caliber to take up these challenges.