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Shafqat Abbas

Senior Lecturer – Business & Finance
The Claude Littner Business School

Shafqat Abbas is a Senior Lecturer in business and finance. He is a professional academic with more than 10 years of experience in Higher Education. He has successfully delivered and led different business courses at various levels. His expertise covers various practices in international business management, finance and accounting, teaching, assessing, supervising and internal & external quality assurance processes. He had also worked for other colleges and universities, including the London School of Science and Technology, Bloomsbury Institute London, and the University of Bedfordshire.

His areas of expertise are finance and management subjects. His current research interests involve Corporate Governance, Finance, Money and Capital markets, and Corporate Law.

Before starting his professional academic journey, he worked in the banking industry, in both local and international banks, including the Royal Bank of Scotland UK, as a (KYB) Business Analyst.

In my opinion;

Universities are the centres of research and innovation; attending a university can expose you to cutting-edge ideas and technology. University education is an essential investment in your future that can have far-reaching benefits, both personally and professionally. 

  • Qualifications

    • PhD in Business & Law (ongoing TBC 2026) (University of Derby)
    • MSc. International Business with Data Analytics (Distinction) (Ulster University)
    • PGCert (HE) (Anglia Ruskin University)
    • MSc. International Finance & Banking (University of Bedfordshire) 
    • BBA (Government College University Faisalabad)
  • Awards

    UWLSU Star Award - CLBS Lecturer of the Year Award 2022 (Winner)
    UWLSU Star Award - CLBS Lecturer of the Year Award 2021 (Nominee)
  • Memberships

    Fellowship of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
    British Accounting & Finance Association (BAFA)

Research

  • Research and publications

    Abbas, S., Qurashi, M., & Khoso, A. H. (2017). Comparison of Pakistani CG code with the OECD and UN Principles. 3rd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Multidisciplinary Research.3rd. Bangkok: Asain Institute of Technology (AIT).

Achievements

School Led CLBS NSS Survey 2022. Achieved highest ever 95% overall satisfaction.