NBEAC successfully organized a two day’s workshop on “Developing a Vibrant Research Culture” on 27th and 28th of May 2021. Workshop was conducted by Dr. Jawad Syed, Professor LUMS and Dr. Waheed Ali Umrani, Associate Professor-OB & HR, KSBL. It was designed in a way that it spreads over different sections including focus on research, its importance and its role in accreditation.
The workshop spreads over different sections including importance of research and understanding the strategic importance of research in a business school followed by the role of research in accreditation and specifically NBEAC standards to improve output of any business school’s research specifically to NBEAC’s standards of research. Dr. Jawad Syed shared the experience of LUMS regarding acquisition of AACSB accreditation.
Trainers followed the approach of teaching by case method and the second session on day 1 was regarding faculty management and research targets based on dynamics and challenges of raising research standards and expectations. The session was supported by the Case of Tenure Standards at ABS. The third and last session focused on introduction and components of research policy followed by its drafting. The day 1 was closed on a good note with conclusion that “to think is easy, but to act is hard” however this is the collective responsibility of all universities to contribute their efforts for strengthening and sustainability of research and publishing.
Day 2 started with the recap of day 1 by trainers followed by group presentations on research policy draft and sharing the best practices by participants to promote research which was the ultimate goal of this workshop.
The workshop was attended by around 25 participants including Vice Chancellors, Deans, Directors, Department Chairs and Associate Deans and Professors representing different regions across Pakistan.