Areas of interest – include: Entrepreneurship, Skills Development, Online Education, Digital Marketing, Social Media, Social Entrepreneurship, All Marketing
Universal Business School, Mumbai has appointed Dr. Karunakar Jha, known as India’s first Green Business School, as its Academic Director. In this role, Dr. Zha will deliver high-quality results consistent with the Universal Business School’s mission, set academic standards, collaborate across multiple programs, deliberately develop faculty productivity assessments, and develop industry-international connections with teaching, research publications, and power mentoring. Intervention
A graduate in history from Ferguson College, Pune, Dr. Jha holds an MBA from the Institute of Management Development and Research, Pune, and then a doctorate in marketing from Patna University.
As an experienced corporate practitioner and educator, Dr. Zha has a wide range of experience in various parts of the industry. In his professional career he has led some well known organizations like AMUL, Unilever, Lipton India, The Times of India Group, Samson’s Group & Mobile18. Also, he was the Director (School of Management) of Jagran Lake City University (JLU) Bhopal.
Commenting on this strategic appointment, Tarun Anand, Founder and Chairman, Universal Business School, said, “We welcome Dr. Jha to the Universal Business School family in the hope that he will be a committed parent and torchbearer in our transformation journey. And good luck with that role. ”
Prior to joining Universal Business School, Dr. Zha served as Professor of Marketing and Faculty Head – Student Council at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) for over 6 years, where he was awarded the ‘Most Admired Professor of Marketing’ award. He has also served as Associate Dean (MDP and Corporate Relations) and Academic-in-Charge at the School of Modern Media (UPES). He has also served as an entrepreneur as director and co-founder of Cricketnext.com.
Commenting on his appointment, Dr. Jha shared, “I am thrilled to have this golden opportunity as Director (Academic Affairs) at Universal Business School. It is a suitable platform for me to promote and accomplish my mission as a bearer of educational transformation in our country by utilizing new methods of teaching. It makes me very proud to take a fresh look at sustainability for our students. One of the things I’m really looking forward to is focusing on enhancing the effectiveness of teaching by providing appropriate solutions to increase student productivity to prepare and prepare our students for the international level. “
Areas of interest – include: Entrepreneurship, Skills Development, Online Education, Digital Marketing, Social Media, Social Entrepreneurship, All Marketing