Tuesday, 04 April 2023
The University of Nottingham has appointed Professor David Park as the new Dean of the Nottingham University Business School.
Dr David Park is a Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and was previously Associate Dean (External Engagement) and the Director of Executive Education for the School.
Professor Park holds three degrees (BEng, MSc, PhD) from the university, in engineering and artificial intelligence, and has a wealth of practical entrepreneurial experience gained in the UK and New Zealand from starting and running his own innovative businesses and social enterprises.
He has first-hand experience in raising millions of dollars’ worth of start-up funds, growing effective, multi-disciplinary teams, and completing multi-million-dollar licensing deals with FTSE100 companies. He has also played an active role in helping create national policies across a number of sectors including food, geospatial engineering and UAV systems. As well as providing strategic support and mentoring to hundreds of early-stage companies and social enterprises across the UK, he has enthusiastically mentored and taught thousands of Undergraduate and Postgraduate students from across the world.
This is an exceptionally exciting time to become Dean of Nottingham University Business School. There are some fantastic opportunities on the horizon in academia and business to help us realise the School’s potential.
The University of Nottingham is placed seventh in the UK for research power according to analysis by Times Higher Education and Nottingham University Business School is an international leader in finance and management education, and a pioneer in entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability.
It is one of the select few business schools in the world that hold ‘triple crown’ accreditation – the renowned accolade for business schools worldwide is made up of the three most influential accrediting organisations: AACSB in the United States, AMBA in the UK, and EQUIS in Europe. Employers recognise the accreditation as a mark of high standards, quality and reputation.
Nottingham University Business School is the only business school in the UK to hold triple accreditation from AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for its operations on every campus (UK, China and Malaysia).
The news comes as the School is set to make a significant investment in its staff, students and research, as well as expanding its operations to the new Castle Meadow Campus in the city centre. The Business School will conduct teaching, research and partnership activity on the new site, establish a new Executive Education Centre, and provide a practice-orientated campus where employers and postgraduate students can work and learn together.
We are very pleased that Professor Park has been appointed to this exciting new role. He has demonstrated his excellent leadership as Associate Dean for External Engagement in the School and brings outstanding experience from both industry and academia which benefits our staff and students. We look forward to continuing to work with him to shape the future of the business school as it embarks on an exciting time of change.
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More information is available from Professor David Park in the Nottingham University Business School at David.Park@nottingham.ac.uk
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About the University of Nottingham
Ranked 32 in Europe and 16th in the UK by the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024, the University of Nottingham is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Studying at the University of Nottingham is a life-changing experience, and we pride ourselves on unlocking the potential of our students. We have a pioneering spirit, expressed in the vision of our founder Sir Jesse Boot, which has seen us lead the way in establishing campuses in China and Malaysia - part of a globally connected network of education, research and industrial engagement.
Nottingham was crowned Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 – the third time it has been given the honour since 2018 – and by the Daily Mail University Guide 2024.
The university is among the best universities in the UK for the strength of our research, positioned seventh for research power in the UK according to REF 2021. The birthplace of discoveries such as MRI and ibuprofen, our innovations transform lives and tackle global problems such as sustainable food supplies, ending modern slavery, developing greener transport, and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
The university is a major employer and industry partner - locally and globally - and our graduates are the second most targeted by the UK's top employers, according to The Graduate Market in 2022 report by High Fliers Research.
We lead the Universities for Nottingham initiative, in partnership with Nottingham Trent University, a pioneering collaboration between the city’s two world-class institutions to improve levels of prosperity, opportunity, sustainability, health and wellbeing for residents in the city and region we are proud to call home.
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