Graduate Scholar Recipients
| Muritala Oladokun Akindele |
| Patricia Bueno-Delgado |
| Arash Najmaei |
Graduate Scholar Winners
- Muritala Oladokun Akindele
Muritala Oladokun Akindele holds a Masters Degree in International Business and Enterprise from the University of Glamorgan in Wales. The height of his academic program was marked as the recipient of the Glamorgan Business School Award for Best Dissertation and Best overall performance on the International business and enterprise program in 2010. His academic work centred on key words such as Internationalisation of education, international student satisfaction, perceived prejudice and future enrolement in the UK. Before his studies overseas, he completed a graduate trainee program in the foreign operations and retail product marketing department of a foremost Bank in Nigeria in 2009. The trainee program saw him establish a full-fledged foreign operations team in one of the Oyo State branches of First Bank of Nigeria Plc., before deciding to further his educational overseas. Muritala is also a trained Food Technologist from the University of Agriculture in Abeokuta, Nigeria where he studied Food Science and Technology for his first degree in 2005. Beyond academics, he was an active member of the leadership and business development organisation named Junior Chamber International (JAYCEES). He served as the president and spokesperson for the over 200 student member organisation for his university in 2004 where he worked with others to execute several community and business development project for the immediate community. He is an avid football follower, enjoys reading and writing a lot. He is also the Managing Director of Primal Clues Limited- a business outfit that prides itself in food product development and commercialisation initiatives.
- Patricia Bueno-Delgado
Originally from Mexico City, she is doing a PhD at City University London. Her research is about learning in contemporary art museums, working with audiences understanding of the artwork. She has an interdisciplinary background in Economics and Visual Culture. She was awarded full scholarships to study in Argentina (2001) and London (2006-2011). She presented papers at international conferences in Istanbul (2010), Cardiff (2009) and London (2008). She participated in publications for UBS (2003), Mexican Arts Council (2005), Kogan Page (2008) and Common Ground Publisher (2011). Her undergraduate thesis was awarded by HSBC (2003), a shorter version was published in 2008.
- Arash Najmaei
Arash Najmaei is currently a doctoral scholar, studying the role of dynamic capabilities in business modeling behavior of firms in Australia. He holds a MBA degree and working experience as a consultant and lecturer in Malaysia, he has published more than 45 articles in scholarly journals and international conferences on different areas of strategic management including strategic knowledge management, strategic innovation and dynamics of business model innovation.
