Universal Business School News

  Universal  Artificial Intelligence  (AI) University, which claims to be India’s first dedicated AI institution, based out in Karjat, Mumbai aims to foster educational excellence by providing a dynamic learning environment. The AI University claims to offer a multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary curriculum with subjects from five disciplines, Tarun Anand, founder, Universal AI University, told FE Education. “Currently, the main areas of concentration are AI and Machine Learning (ML), Business Analytics, Liberal Arts with a focus on Psychology and Economics, Business Studies with specialisations in Finance, Marketing, and Commerce. This will be shortly followed with Law, Design, Sports Sciences and International affairs and Diplomacy, he said. As of now, the university claims to have 80 students enrolled across all programmes for the 2023-24 session. Furthermore, it anticipates enrollment will increase to 1,500 students within the next three years. “AI will have enume...

  Mumbai, Maharashtra Dr Karunakar Jha has been appointed as the academic director of Mumbai’s Universal Business School. Dr Jha will deliver high quality outcomes consistent with the Universal Business School’s mission, set the academic standards, collaborate across the multiple programs, deliberate on faculty productivity assessment, develop industry-international connections with teaching, research publications and power mentoring interventions. A Bachelor’s in History from Fergusson College Pune, Dr Jha did his  MBA  from the Institute of Management Development and Research situated at Pune followed by the Doctorate in Marketing from Patna University. He is an experienced corporate practitioner and academician, and has varied experience across the cross section of the industry. His professional journey includes some of the well-known conglomerates such as AMUL, Unilever, Lipton India, The Times of India group, the Samson’s group & Mobile18 in leadership positions....

Universal AI University, India’s pioneering Artificial Intelligence (AI) institution located in Karjat near Mumbai, has been selected by Qatar’s Arab Center for Artificial Intelligence (ACAI) as a strategic partner. This collaboration aims to broaden the reach of AI education throughout Qatar and the wider Gulf region. This significant partnership marks Universal AI University as the first Indian university to achieve AI-partner status with a Gulf-based AI institute. Eng. Khalid Abdulrahim Al-Sayed, Chairman of the Board of the Arab Center for Artificial Intelligence, Qatar and Prof. Tarundeep Singh Anand, Chancellor of Universal Ai University signed the MoU in Doha recently. The MoU will be a strategic partnership between the two institutes to impart Ai-led education across Qatar in the fields of education, research and innovation. This development gains significance, that whilst India is inviting international Universities from the UK, USA and Australia to set up campuses in India, ...

  Experienced corporate practitioner and academician Karunakar Jha has been appointed as the new academic director of Mumbai's Universal Business School (UBS). In this role, Jha will deliver high quality outcomes, set the academic standards, collaborate across the multiple programmes, deliberate on faculty productivity assessment, and develop industry-international connections with teaching, research publications and power mentoring interventions. A Bachelor’s in History from Fergusson College at Pune, Jha did his MBA from the Institute of Management Development and Research in Pune followed by a Doctorate in Marketing from Patna University. During his professional journey, Jha has been a part of some well-known conglomerates such as AMUL, Unilever, Lipton India, The Times of India group, the Samson’s group and Mobile18 in leadership positions. Besides, he was the director (School of Management) at Jagran LakeCity University (JLU) in Bhopal. Prior to joining UBS, Jha served for ove...