Pune: The International School of Business & Media (ISB&M), Pune, inaugurated its International Faculty Development Program (FDP) 2025 on “Designing and Publishing High-Quality Research”. The four-day hybrid program, co-organised by Dr. Pramod Kumar (Founder-President) and Dr. Arun Joshi (Chair, Executive Education), aimed at elevating global research standards.

The FDP featured distinguished speakers including Dr. Mina Beigi (Southampton Business School, UK), Dr. Ramadhar Singh (Ahmedabad University), Dr. Praveen Kumar (MD & CEO, Barclays India), along with academicians from Deakin University, Washington University, and Manchester Business School.

With participation from 65+ scholars across IITs, IIMs, NITs, Symbiosis, and other leading institutions, the program offered workshops on research methodology, Smart PLS, SPSS, bibliometrics, meta-analysis, and data analytics.

Highlighting ISB&M’s vision, Dr. Arun Joshi said the FDP aimed to “develop a culture of curiosity-driven research with exposure to FT-50 editors.” Dr. Pramod Kumar added, “An impactful PGDM institute is where visionary leadership meets academic excellence to shape tomorrow’s business leaders. This FDP reflects our mission to not just create researchers, but global knowledge leaders.”

The event reinforced ISB&M’s commitment to global academic excellence, coinciding with its recent membership in BGA-AMBA and the AACSB network.