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Dr. Vijayakumar Srinivasan

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Associate Professor

OVERVIEW

An academic professional with over 20 years of experience in higher education, specialising in teaching, curriculum design, academic leadership, and international collaboration. Proven expertise in developing and managing undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, ensuring compliance with local and global accreditation standards. Demonstrated leadership in institutional planning, faculty development, and student engagement.

Skilled in technology-enhanced learning, with hands-on experience using platforms like Moodle and Turnitin. Successfully led programme accreditations and collaborated with international institutions including Coventry University (UK), University of Wolverhampton (UK), and Breda University (Netherlands). Actively involved in externally funded research projects, community engagement, and academic consultancy.

Recognised as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK), with professional memberships in CMI (UK) and IEOM (USA). A passionate mentor and academic guide, committed to fostering quality education and global academic partnerships.

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Commerce – Bharathidasan University, India 
  • Master of Philosophy (M Phil.) in Commerce – Periyar University, India 
  • Masters in commerce – Madras University, India 
  • Bachelors in commerce – Madras University, India
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practices in Higher Education (PG Cert.), Coventry University, UK

EXPERIENCE

  • Assistant Professor, Assistant Head and Acting Head of Dept. of Management Studies, Middle East College, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (Coventry University, UK, and University of Wolverhampton, UK and Breda University of Applied Sciences-Netherlands – Academic Programmes) (2015-2025)
  • Assistant Professor, Head of Department of Commerce and Coordinator of Shift II, Alpha Group of Institutions, (Affiliated to University of Madras and Anna University), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India (2006 – 2015)
  • Lecturer, Department of Commerce, Shree Chandraprabhu Jain College, Tamil Nadu, India (2004 – 2006)
  • Tele-calling Officer, E-Serve International (CITI BANK’s backend Office), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (2003 – 2004)

BIOGRAPHY

Research Interests

  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Financial Analysis and Financial markets
  • Teaching Pedagogies in Higher Education

Consultancy

  • Consultant with Rapha Education Private Limited (Chennai), an Education Consulting Company which offers multifarious services in Education.
  • Acted as Consultant for MoHERI, Oman for new programme Reviews

Professional Affiliations

  • Fellow, Higher Education Academy-UK, 
  • Member in Chartered Management Institute (CMI)-UK 
  • Member in Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society (IEOM)-USA.

Research Grants and Awards:

  • Value relevance of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) accounting numbers: evidence from listed companies in the Sultanate of Oman (2024-26) project worth 5000 OMR (USD 13,000/ INR 11 Lakhs) funded by TRC (The Research Council under the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation) to study the IFRS practices in Oman. (in progress)
  • Covid-19 and Current Business Challenges in Oman from an Entrepreneurial Perspective (2022-25), project worth 6600 OMR (USD 17,000/ INR 14.5 Lakhs) funded by TRC (The Research Council under the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation) to study the challenges in Businesses in Oman from an Entrepreneur’s perspective. (in progress)
  • IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP (2020-22), project worth 5600 OMR (USD 14,000/ INR 12 Lakhs) funded by TRC (The Research Council under the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation) to study the impact of social media among entrepreneurs. (completed)
  • Oman’s Entrepreneurial Leaders Project (2018-19) – A project under Joint Academic Development Programme UK/Gulf and Sponsored under Gulf Science Innovation and Knowledge Economy Programme, managed by British Council. With specific focus on Leaders in Higher Education Institutions and and other important stakeholders including Industry, Government and Non-governmental Organizations. The partners involved were Middle East College, Coventry University and National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education.  The grant amount was 20,000 GBP/ OMR 10,000/ USD 26,000/ INR 22 Lakhs. (completed)

Publications

Journals

  • Massive Open Online Courses/ Moocs: A Gateway To Enrich E-Learning in Management Education, International Journal Of Innovation, Creativity And Change, Issn No. 2201- 1323, Issue 5 Volume 7, Nov 2019 – (SJR 2019 Q2)
  • Social Media Impact on Young Entrepreneurs in Oman, Indian Journal of Economics and Business, ISSN No: 0972-5784, ISSUE 3 VOLUME 20, NOV 2021 http://www.ashwinanokha.com/resources/ijeb%20v20-3-78.%20Nawaz%20A.%20Hakro.pdf 
  • Social Media and Entrepreneurship Challenges in the Sultanate of Oman, Hong Kong Journal of Social Sciences, ISSN No: 1021-3619, Vol. 58 Autumn/Winter 2021, Jan 2022 http://hkjoss.com/index.php/journal/article/view/527 
  • COVID-19 and Current Business Strategies in Oman from an Innovative Perspective” presented in ICBIM 2023 held in Bangkok, Thailand in August 2023
  • Pre and post Covid 19 Digitalization of Entrepreneurship Education: Challenges and opportunities at the 2nd international conference on Banking, finance and business – ICBFB 2023 by CBFS, Muscat held on March 2023
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