Prof.Manish Verma

Prof.

Manish

Verma is a rare pedigree of energetic and experienced academics with a global exposure to education management, leadership training, academic administration, teaching and training.

After his formative education and doctorate from ‘A’ and ‘A+’ Indian universities, industry experience in India’s top media houses, he has continued his journey towards excellence with international study and training programmes doing a post graduate program in Media Arts and

Production from University of Technology Sydney and an Executive Program in Management and

Leadership in Education (MLE) from Harvard University.

In his career spanning 22 years, and as a professor of 11-year standing, he has excelled in academic administration and management in top-ranking Indian universities like Amity University

Jaipur, JICM Bhopal, and GoI’s National Institute of Fashion Technology (list of institutes and responsibilities appended below). Of these, his early experience in top academic management came through his assignment as AVP (Academic Affairs and Campus Management) Amity University

Group, Office of Chancellor, New Delhi.

Prof. Verma’s had gained expertise in Academic Administration, Academic Affairs, Academic and

Research Planning and Auditing, Quality Assurance and Compliance, IQAC, Accreditation and Rankings, Strategic Planning & Event Management, Internationalization & Student

Services. He also has under his belt the distinctions of being the founder editor of the well-reputed

Amity Journal of Media and Communication Studies, and the honour of organizing and hosting three editions of the prestigious International Conference on Media Studies. He has guided doctoral research has a number of research publications to his name.

Working as Vice President/Pro Vice-Chancellor at University College of Bahrain (

Jan 2022- till date )

• Worked as Professor & Director (School of Media & Communication) at Amity

University (Jaipur & Gurgaon), India’s top private University( Jan 2015- Dec 2021)

• Worked as Professor (Fashion Communication ) at National Institute of Fashion

Technology (NIFT) Govt of India (Aug 2013-Dec 2014)

• Worked as Assistant Vice President (Academics & Campus Management) With Amity

Education Group (RBEF) (Aug 2012-July 2013)

• Worked as Professor & Director, at JICM (Jagran Institute of Communication &

Management), India’s top Advertising and Marketing Communication institution at

Bhopal.(June 2011-Aug-2012)

• Worked as Sr. Lecturer /Assistant Professor at Amity School of Communication, Amity

University (Aug 2006-June 2011)

• Worked as Senior Research Fellow (SRF) in the Department of Journalism,

Himachal Pradesh University for more than three years, being awarded a monthly scholarship by the UGC (University Grants Commission of India) (April 2002 to July

2005)

• Worked as a correspondent for Reuters/Asian News International, New Delhi, and the biggest television news agency in Asia. (Oct2001-March-2002)
• Worked as a trainee journalist in Independent Media Private Limited (TV Production

House), New Delhi, and The Indian Express (National Daily), Chandigarh.

• Worked as an Advertising copywriter for more than four years. (July 1997-Sept 2001)

Professional Program from Harvard University in Management & leadership in Education (MLE)