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Senior听lecturer, Shaista Mukadam, has been teaching at the University for the last 16 years. We caught up with Shaista about her career so far, what a degree in听Accounting and Finance is like and听advice听she has听for aspiring听finance professionals.听In December 2021, Shaista was presented with Womani Award for 2021 by Cambridge International Financial Advisory. Shaista was named in the top 50 influential women in Islamic Business & Finance.

What do you do at BCU and how long have you been part of the University?

I have been working at the University for the last 16 years, the first听four as a visiting lecturer and then as a full-time lecturer. I have been researching and teaching Islamic听finance in my time here.听

Could you tell us about your experience and how this feeds into your teaching?

My passion for the subjects I teach and my enthusiasm for the听wellbeing听of my students keeps me on my toes to be updated on topical events as well as increasing听the听employability skills of my students. I am a听qualified听chartered听accountant as well as听having completed听my PGCE in Education. My experience in working in听industry and being a trustee听of听a听charity feeds into my teaching with real-world examples.

What are some of the greatest achievements you have accomplished at BCU?

Sitting on the stage watching my students听accomplish their degree is the greatest achievement. Being a good听personal听tutor and a听course听leader in charge of placements and then to see these students achieve their goals with a good graduate job is wonderful. I have successfully mentored new staff who have joined, trained and worked with other staff in听professional services departments and been part of working groups and committees where my input has听been听realised in tangible changes for the betterment of staff and students.

What makes the courses you teach on distinct and what is the learning environment like?

The Islamic Finance听module听at Level 6 is one of a kind and exposes students to a new way of thinking about听finance and offers them an alternative career in a growing, exciting and global field. The learning environment is recent, based on real-world examples with physical trips, experts from the field talking to them and students researching and appreciating the differences between conventional and Islamic听finance.

Why do you think 探花直播 is a good place to study?

探花直播 is a vibrant, multi-cultural city which is friendly, cheap for students to live in and has a good mix of places for them to relax and have fun too.

What can students do to help prepare them for the courses you teach?

Follow the Business news on BBC, Bloomberg and read the Financial听Times.

What鈥檚 your favourite thing about working at the University?

The colleagues I work with and the tenacious students who despite challenging personal situations give the University experience a good shot and accomplish their goals.