Mubashir Hassan Qurashi
Senior Lecturer: Accounting
Mubashir.Qurashi@bil.ac.uk
I am an experienced lecturer, with over 15 years of teaching experience in Accounting and Finance. I taught and acted as module leader for several modules, such as Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Financial Management, Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance to undergraduate, postgraduate and ACCA students. I am also involved in generating high-quality lecture material for the learners.
I started my teaching career from AJK University and taught in different Pakistani universities, such as International Islamic University Islamabad and Federal Urdu University Islamabad. I also taught in several UK higher educational institutions including University of Bedfordshire, University of Hertfordshire and London School of Science and Technology. The experience of teaching in different educational institutions has enabled me to deliver high quality teaching to diverse range of learners.
I am now the Fellow member of Higher Education Academy and member of British Academy of Management.
Interests
I like to read books, conduct academic research in the field of accounting and finance, read stock brokers reports and investment guides and search for undervalued stocks with good future prospects.
I also love to play cricket, snooker and spend time with friends.
Qualifications
- PhD – Cardiff Metropolitan University UK (expected completion in 2018)
- PGCE – Anglia Ruskin University UK
- MA in Research – University of Bedfordshire UK
- MS – Finance Mohammad Ali Jinnah University Pakistan
- MBA – University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi Pakistan
- B.Com – The University of Punjab Lahore Pakistan
- ACCA Part qualified
Membership
- Fellow member of Higher Education Academy
- Member of British Academy of Management
Research and Publications
Research conferences
- Qurashi, M. H., Mahboob, S., Forbes-Menson, F. and Cheng, X. (2018), Corporate Governance Code Comparison of South Asian Emerging Economies and CG Compliance of KSE 30, DSE 30 and BSE 30 Share Index Companies, Presented in September 2018, Bristol Business School, University of West of London
- Qurashi, M. H., Forbes-Menson, F. and Cheng, X. (2017), Comparison of Corporate Governance Codes for GCC Countries with the UN Best Practices, Presented in the 2017 Annual Conference of British Academy of Management, University of Warwick, September 2017
- Qurashi, M. H. (2017), Review of Corporate Governance Practices and Codes of UK, Presented in the Annual Conference of Cardiff Metropolitan University, September 2017
- Qurashi, M. H., Abbas, S. and Khoso, A. (2017), Comparison of Pakistan CG Code with the OECD and UN Principles, Presented in the 3rd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Multidisciplinary Research, Asian Institute of Technology Thailand, August 2017
- Qurashi, M. (2016), Working capital determinants for the UK pharmaceutical companies listed on FTSE 350 index, Presented in International Conference of Contemporary Issues in Business and Management, Institute of Business & Technology Karachi Pakistan, October 2016
Published papers
- Qurashi, M. H. (2018), Corporate Governance Code Comparison for South Asian Emerging Economies, International Journal of Law and Management, Available at https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/IJLMA-05-2017-0115
- Qurashi, M. H. (2017), Effects of Working Capital on the Firm’s Profitability: An Analysis of UK Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology FTSE All Share Index Firms, Empirical Economic Review, Vol. 1 (1), pp. 79 – 100, Available at http://journals.umt.edu.pk/sbe/eer/Current-Online-Issue.aspx
- Qurashi, M. H. (2017), Impact of Working Capital on the Profitability of UK Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology FTSE All Share Index Firms, Journal of Quantitative Methods, Vol. 1 (1), pp. 59 – 78, Available athttps://archive.org/details/Httpjournals.umt.edu.pksbejqmHome.aspx
- Zahoor, M. and Qurashi, M. (2017), Impact of Banking Shock on Performance of High and Low Levered Firms: Investigation from Pakistani Non-Financial Firms, Journal of Business Studies, Vol. 12 (2)
- Qurashi, M. and Zahoor, M. (2017), Working Capital Determinants for the UK Pharmaceutical Companies Listed on FTSE 350 Index, International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Sciences, Vol. 7 (1), pp. 11 – 17, Available at http://hrmars.com/hrmars_papers/Article_02_Working_Capital_Determinants1.pdf
- Qurashi, M. and Zahoor, M. (2016), Impact of Profitability, Bank and Macroeconomic Factors on the Market Capitalization of the Middle Eastern Banks, International Journal of Business and Management Invention, Volume 5 (11), pp. 56 – 62, Available at http://www.ijbmi.org/papers/Vol(5)11/version-2/E051102056062.pdf
- Qurashi, M. and Qureshi, A. (2013), Islamic Corporate Governance Practices in Pakistan, Quest Journal, Journal of Research in Business and Management, Vol. 1 (3), pp. 1 – 15, Available at http://www.questjournals.org/jrbm/papers/vol1-issue3/A130115.pdf
- Qureshi, A., Qurashi, M. and Rathore, S. (2013), Dilemma in Relationship of Consultant and Client, IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM), Vol. 14 (3), pp. 109 – 113, Available at http://iosrjournals.org/iosr-jbm/papers/Vol14-issue3/P0143109113.pdf
- Qureshi, A. and Qurashi, M. (2013), Impact of Performance Management on the Organisational Performance: An Analytical Investigation of the Business Model of McDonalds, Internal Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences, Vol. 2 (5), pp. 54 – 76, Available at http://hrmars.com/hrmars_papers/Impact_of_performance_management_on_the_organisational_performance.pdf
Munizeh Zulfiqar
Quality Executive (Assessment and Secretariat)
Munizeh.Zulfiqar@bil.ac.uk
I have worked in Higher Education in for that last 3year as an Assessment Officer at Bloomsbury Institute. My role has required me to fulfil all the operational tasks within an academic year in relation to assessments, such as approval of assessments, organisation of Examinations and Module Boards.
Before working at Bloomsbury Institute I completed a graduation programme at Enterprise Rent-a-Car and was an Assistant Manager within the company. I have also previously worked as a Youth Offenders Worker, supporting young offenders through their court orders.
Interests
I have a personal interest in the issue in supporting women who have been exposed to domestic violence, particularly women from the South Asian community. I have previously done placements and voluntary work at Domestic Violence Support Agencies.
I also have an interest in reading, I enjoy reading books by authors from the South Asian community.
Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships
- BA in Criminal Justice Studies
- MA in Management
Dr Nadia Michail
Disability and Wellbeing Advisor
Nadia.Michail@bil.ac.uk
I am a qualified secondary school teacher and I have worked as a supply teacher in mainstream and special schools in the West Midlands. During my PhD studies I was also an academic support worker for the disability and learning support services at the University of Birmingham. After the completion of my PhD (Dyslexia in HE) I worked as a lecturer at the University of Birmingham (Dyslexia Studies) and later in the University of Loughborough as a Disability Adviser.
Interests
I am interested in life histories as I think it can give you a more holistic idea about a person’s experiences and beliefs. I am passionate about Disability and Inclusion and I believe everyone should be given the same opportunities in life. Advocate of the Social Model of Disability. Interested in improving the students’ and staff’s wellbeing.
In my spare time I like to watch movies, visit different restaurants, be with my friends and enjoy life.
Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships
BEd, MA, PhD. NAPD and AdSHE member. Mental Health First Aider (MHFA).
Nnamdi O. Madichie
Research Fellow
Nnamdi.Madichie@bil.ac.uk
I am the Director of Research & Enterprise at Bloomsbury Institute. Prior to taking up this position, I was Associate Professor at the School of Graduate Studies at Canadian University of Dubai (CUD) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Sharjah.
I have held positions such as Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for both the BA (hons) Business Studies as well as the BA (Hons) Marketing at the University of East London (UEL) between 2003 and 2008. I am currently Visiting Research Fellow at the now renamed School of Business & Law at the University of East London, and External Examiner at Liverpool John Moore’s University.
Interests
I have contributed to scholarly editorials by guest editing several special issues for business and management journals. These include the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (Inderscience, 2010), Foresight (Emerald, 2013) and Sports Management & Marketing Special Issue of Marketing Intelligence & Planning (see Volume 34, Issue 2, 2016). I also have a collection of ABS 2* papers in the Thunderbird International Business Review, Employee Relations, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, International Journal of Enterprise & Innovation etc.
Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships
MBA (University of Sheffield), PhD (Sheffield Hallam University), PGCE (University of East London).
Research and Publications
- Madichie, N. (2018a). Nascent multinationals from West Africa: are their foreign direct investment motivations any different? International Marketing Review, 35(4), 683-708, [co-authored with Ibeh, K., Awa, I., Makhmadshoev, D]. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-08-2016-0158
- Madichie, N. (2018b). Determinants of livelihood choices and artisanal entrepreneurship in Nigeria. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research. https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/IJEBR-02-2018-0102 [co-authored with Igwe, P. A. & Newbery, R.].
- Madichie, N. (2017a) Revisiting the European Horsemeat Scandal: The Role of Power Asymmetry in the Food Supply Chain Crisis, Thunderbird International Business Review, 59(6) 663-675, doi:10.1002/tie.21841. [co-authored with Yamoah, F.] http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tie.21841/full
- Madichie, N. (2017b) Accounting-marketing integration dimensions and antecedents: insights from a frontier market, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 32(8), 1144-1158, [co-authored with Opute, A. P.] https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-10-2016-0246
- Madichie, N. (2017c). The Entrepreneurial University: An exploration of ‘value-creation’ in a non-management department. Journal of Management Development, 36(2), 196-216. [Co-authored with Gbadamosi, A.]
Ramin Nassajpour
SLC Finance Executive
Ramin.Nassajpour@bil.ac.uk
As a previous student of Bloomsbury Institute graduating from (Hons) Business Management, I had the honour to serve 2 terms as the first Student President. I then worked as the Academic Administrator for the FY which enabled me to interact with the student population from a spectrum.
I now work as SLC Finance executive and are working towards a CIMA qualification.
Both job roles have taught me much about regulations and greatened my appreciation for academia.
Interests
I enjoy the finance sector and understanding the regulations around it.
I enjoy spending time visiting new places in the world, meeting new people and trying different foods.
Saira Zia
Lecturer
Saira.Zia@bil.ac.uk
I’ve worked as a Lecturer teaching different level of AAT and ACCA Management Accounting, Financial Accounting and Reporting, I’ve also worked as an Account manager where I was doing book keeping and compliance.
Interests
- Reading books and current news/financial news
- Taxation
- Audit
Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships
- ACCA Qualified
- ACCA Affiliate
Slawomir Przemyslaw Grzybek
Quality Manager (Secretariat)
Slaw.Grzybek@bil.ac.uk
After my arrival in the UK, I spent the first years working in a private sector in various operational roles. These roles, ranging from quality assurance to managing operations, combined with my parental responsibilities taught me some valuable skills that are employed in my current role at Bloomsbury Institute.
Having completed my degree in 2015, I then moved into the education sector, taking up the position of Operations Manager for a Further Education provider.
Exposure to this new environment prompted my interest in quality assurance aspect of Higher Education and led to my application for a role of Quality Administrator at Bloomsbury Institute. I am currently a Quality Executive and a Secretary to committees (AC, SMLT, QAEC and others).
Interests
I have a particular interest in the transformational impact of HE on students life and how the perception is altered by the experience. Outside work, I am interested in sports with climbing and cycling being my favourite, travelling and other activities helping me to broaden my knowledge and understanding of the surrounding world.
I am combining personal interests with my parental duties by involving my family in outdoor sport activities and travelling.
Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships
- MRes, International Relations
- BA (Hons), International Security
Stephane Middleton
Estates and Facilities Manager
Stephane.Middleton@bil.ac.uk
I’ve worked in a variety of different fields, from Filing Clerk to Sound Engineering to CCTV Installations to Theatre Technician to IT Support to Film and Theatre Acting and more!
Since 2010 however, I have worked for Bloomsbury Institute, making my way from Receptionist to Estates and Facilities Executive.
I have a qualification in acting. My ethos of “A job is not worth doing, if it is not worth doing well” serves me well and I’m proud to say that the institution has chosen to give me time to believe in the same thing.
Interests
I’m a keen follower of common sense and logic, enjoy long walks along the beach, a myriad of eclectic televisual and auditory stimulations, running around a forest at night hitting people with rubber swords (LARP – feel free to ask), gin tasting and many more oblique interests.
I’m a keen gamer of video, board, RPG or card games. Needless to say, I have an interest in purely lying back and doing absolutely nothing at all, however, who has time for that these days, eh?
Qualifications
Advanced Diploma in Acting (Distinction)
Theocharis Papadopoulos
Lecturer: Business
theocharis.padopoulos@bil.ac.uk
I am a Senior Lecturer in Management at Bloomsbury Institute, an Assistant Professor at Hult International Business School, and a Visiting Lecturer at Birkbeck University, and University of Westminster.
I have taught numerous postgraduate and undergraduate courses in Greek, British, French, and American institutions, including Anglia Ruskin University, University of Huddersfield, Glyndwr University, ESH Paris and Mountbatten Institute. In 2011-12 I served as an Executive Associate for the Greek Prime Minister.
In 2012 I moved to the UK and worked for University of Cambridge. My doctoral research focuses on Corporate Governance and part of it has been conducted under scholarship at London School of Economics. Part of my work has been published in international journals and presented at academic conferences. I am also founder and Managing Director of the education, training and consulting firm, Negroponte.
Interests
My teaching and research interests include International and European Political Economy, Corporate Governance, Project and Operations Management, and Corporate Responsibility.
I love cinema and literature and has exhibited his work as an amateur photographer.
Qualifications
- Higher Education Academy – Fellow
- APM Project Management Qualification
- PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate in Project Management
- PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate in Project Management
- Accredited Higher Education Professor by the Greek Ministry of Education
Research and Publications
- Papadopoulos Th., Triantopoulos C. (2014) Dealing with “Unionistic” Corporate Governance in Greece”, Journal of Computational Optimization in Economics and Finance, Vol. 6, Issue 1, pp. 1-16
- Papadopoulos Th., Papageorgiou D. and Th. Mavrofides (2014) “ICT and systemic time squeeze: the uncoordinated temporalities of globalization”, Time and Society, Vol. 23, pp. 69-96
- Papadopoulos Th., Triantopoulos C. (2013) “Unionistic Corporate Governance in Greece”, in GREECE 2013, presented at the 6th Hellenic Observatory PhD Symposium on Contemporary Greece and Cyprus, LSE, 6-7 June, 2013
- Papadopoulos Th., Triantopoulos C. (2013) “Unions and Corporate Governance in the Greek Public sector”, in GREECE 2013, inlaid with Economist’s World in 2013 (in Greek)
Tom Fairhurst
Corporate Services Executive
Tom.Fairhurst@bil.ac.uk
I started working at the Bloomsbury Institute in 2014, initially within student recruitment and admissions. I was involved in the implementation of a new CRM (Radius). During my first year, I completed a Marketing module on the HND Business programme. I passed with a distinction and I then started the LLB (Hons) as a part-time student. I completed the second year full-time and my final year accelerated. This enabled me to graduate in 2018.
I am now working as a Corporate Services Executive. I will be assisting with the implementation of a new Student Management System (Unit 4) that will go live when Bloomsbury Institute is delivering its own degrees.
Interests
In my LLB studies I really enjoyed Criminal Law. I took a Criminal Litigation module in my final year, and completed my dissertation in the area of Criminal Law. I am considering enrolling on the Legal Practice Course in 2019 so that I can eventually qualify as a solicitor, practicing in criminal law.
I support Leicester City Football Club and I also enjoy watching boxing. I enjoy travelling, and in 2018 I visited Asia for the first time.
Qualifications, Affiliations and Memberships
LLB (Hons) Law (pending)
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