Ахмед Вакас

Responsibilities

Track Supervisor of Global Economy and International Business (English) for International Bachelor's in Business and Economics
Ph.D. Supervisor
Masters' Supervisor

Education and Degrees

2021

PhD

2010

Master's in Business Administration

Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience

2024- International Cross Border E-Commerce Summer School Yining Xinjiang China- funded by Chinese Scholorship Council & HSE University
2023-University Certificate of Special Studies: Developing Researchers: Doctoral Supervision & Academic Practice with Distinction - University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
2022- Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning with Distinction- University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
2020-Financial Literacy Training Program under National Financial Literacy Program for Youth - National Institute of Banking & Finance, Islamabad, Pakistan
2019-Five-Week MOOC: Content-based Instruction, Delivered February 18 – March 25, 2019 by World Learning, SIT Graduate Institute - The American English (AE) E-Teacher Program a program of the U.S. Department of State and FHI 360.
2014- Faculty Development Program (June-August) - Faculty Development Academy, COMSATS University, Islamabad Pakistan
2012-M.A. Management with Merit- London Metropolitan University, London, United Kingdom

Professional Interests

development of entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial intention nascent entrepreneurship Environmental sustainability Sustainability urban sustainability

Awards and Accomplishments

- Under my supervision, one start-up brand Dojo was executed and presented in Business Plan Competition held at Accelerator London in 2012. The start-up business won 3rd prize out of 62 ideas and got UKP1000 grant.
- Awarded commandment letter by Rector of Westminster International University in Tashkent for UOW-WIUT Sustainability Challenge.
- Awarded best researcher and service-oriented employee for AY2020/21 by Westminster International University in Tashkent.
- Awarded certificate of achievement for involvement in volunteer work, community services, and societies by London Metropolitan University.

Courses (2024/2025)

Cross-Cultural Management (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management (Nizhny Novgorod); 3 year, 4 module)Eng
Entrepreneurship (Master’s programme; Faculty of Management (Nizhny Novgorod); 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Entrepreneurship (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Eng
Entrepreneurship and Business Planning (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management (Nizhny Novgorod); 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Introduction to Profession (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management (Nizhny Novgorod); 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Organizational Learning and Development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management (Nizhny Novgorod); 4 year, 3 module)Eng
Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management (Nizhny Novgorod); 3 year, 1 module)Rus

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Conferences

2022
Tashkent Business & Economics Conference (TBEC) “Strengthening Networks: Sustainable Business and Economic Integration” (Tashkent). Presentation: Decision Analysis of Transportation Corridors to Access Seaports with the Uzbekistan Perspective
International Conference Circular Economy: Opportunities and Challenges 2022 (Galati). Presentation: Analyzing the Factors of Single-use Plastic Avoidance Behavior in Developing Countries: An Evidence from Pakistan

2018
Global Conference on Global Warming (GCGW) (Izmir). Presentation: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION OF SIACHEN GLACIER THROUGH TRANSBOUNDARY PEACE PARK: AN ATTITUDINAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION APPROACH

Grants

Got grant under UOW-WIUT Research Collaborative Fund for the project “Green Supply Chain Practices in Textile Sector of Uzbekistan.” amounting UK Pounds 10,000 as lead resarcher.

Editorial board membership

2024: Guest Editor , Journal of Environmental Management.

Employment history

Senior Lecturer - 09 September 2019 to August 31, 2023 - Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Adjunct Faculty - 01 September 2015 to 15 October 2018 - Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing, Jiangsu P.R. China
Lecturer - 17 January 2014 to 31 August 2019 COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
Credit Administration Officer - 01 January 2008 to 15 October 2010 - NIB Bank Limited, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Head Credits - 2 October 2004 to 31 December 2007 PICIC Limited Islamabad, Pakistan