Well known for its informative education content, The Knowledge Review magazine is pleased to feature Dr Abhinanda Barman, Director of University Communications and Strategic Alliances at the University of Stirling, UAE Campus.
Dr Abhinanda Barman stands as an exemplar. With over two decades of experience, Dr. Abhinanda has carved a distinguished path in academia, marked by a pursuit of excellence and strategic foresight.
Dr Abhinanda Barman has been the driver of change, leading the trends that redefine the limits of conventional learning models. Dr. Abhinanda, being an experienced executive leader, has devoted her career to leadership in the academic environment, knowledge management, and organizational growth. She is highly skilled at navigating the global marketplace dynamics, where she has enabled strategic partnerships and mobilized human resources for leveraging future prospects.
Dr Abhinanda Barman is being appointed as the Director of University Communications and Strategic Alliances, a position reflective of his work in building collaborative ecosystems along with spearheading large-scale transformational projects.
Her career went sky high when she took the job of Academic Head of Postgraduate, MBA, and Doctorate Programs at one of Johannesburg’s top business schools in South Africa. Through strategic initiatives and careful project management, she led boundary-breaking initiatives that revolutionized strategic planning, Global market initiatives, student retention and academic service delivery excellence.
Later on, she served as Academic Dean of a well-known private tertiary education school in Pretoria, South Africa, responsible for operations across 12 campuses nationwide. Her task at this position was to ensure educational quality and academic standards in multiple campuses.
Over the course of her professional life, Dr Abhinanda Barman exemplified business strategy ability, spearheading revenue turnaround initiatives and delivering year-after-year growth. Her excellent client-building skills and closure of large strategic deals have been the major drivers of her success.
Inspiration to Dr Abhinanda Barman is drawn from an intense passion for education, women’s leadership, emotional intelligence, and making a big impact through the practice of conscious leadership. She has deep belief in the magic of education to empower and transform individuals and therefore society.
Moreover, the dynamism of the education sector always fascinates her because it compels her to seek more for opportunities where she might connect academia with industry to make students wholesome through development and growth across the world.
