Shahid Rasul,

Assistant Professor

Biography

Shahid joined the University from the Department of Technical Education in Brunei, Darussalam, in 2003, where he was responsible for teaching in the field of entrepreneurship and developing business incubation for vocational students.His commercial experience includes more than 10 years of direct involvement in small and family business, from start-up to sell-out, and various retail and admin roles with organisations including BT and Sock Shop.

His academic experience spans twenty-five plus of experience in the UK and InternationalHigher Education & Further Educationsector. With a focus onteaching and developing business and entrepreneurship education using‘blended’ learning approaches. Highly proficientin supervising projects and dissertations andcoaching ‘executive’ students for theirpersonal and professional development. Extensive experience of administration and marketing in theacademic sector, fromoperational to strategic level, includingQuality Assurance& Accreditation activities alongside designing, delivering, and managingmodules and programs. External ExaminerPosts previously in Glyndwrand Salford, currently in University of Edinburgh. Additional experience in family business, SMEs, and retail sector.

Held senior administrative roles at the University including Director of Dubai MBA Program, Director of Placements & Internships and International Partnerships Manager. Also actively involved in business support and mentoring in the community through delivering on the Government Funded Help to Grow Programme and to students through ThinkBusiness@Bradford and now the Accelerated Student Entrepreneurship Programme (ASEP).

Affiliations & Professionsal Qualifications with:

The Institute of Business Advisers (IBA). Business Counsellor

Northern Leadership Academy (NLA)Trained SME Business Coach

European Foundation for Quality Management(EFQM) Qualified Assessor.

Learner Support Hours

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