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tourism experts in the region. Then, the faculty launched its business

magazine, ‘Udyama’ - Management Digest, on 3rd February 2021,
commemorating its 25th anniversary. The official journal of the FMS (Asian
Journal of Management Studies) was launched on 24th February 2021 with
the representation of a large international audience. Moreover, the faculty

has collaborated with the University of Delhi (UoD) in conducting UoD’s
1st International e-conference on “Advances in Business and
Management” (IECBM) which was held from 4th to 6th March 2021 through
the virtual platform.
Prof. Athula Gnanpala
Dean
Faculty of Management Studies
As the main activity of its academic calendar of the 25th year, the FMS
launched a four-month research course on "Writing Impactful Research" in

collaboration with the Emerald Publishing and Gulf Medical University,
Ajman, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The programme is conducted in the
participation of 750+ academics worldwide for four months (from April to
August 2021) every week. Further, the faculty collaborated with the
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia, to conduct their 8th

International Conference on Marketing & Retailing (8th INCOMaR) on
24th-25th August 2021and planning to continue the collobration in
research and academic eaxchange programmes. Further, the FMS

collaborated with the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing in establishing the
first-ever Emerald journal in Sri Lanka (South Asian Journal of Marketing).
Moreover, the FMS has revised its curriculum to suit the industry
requirements during the first half of 2021, taking a paradigm shift
celebrating its Silver Jubilee.

There are comprehensive programmes designed in celebration of its 25th
anniversary, such as 6th Interdisciplinary Conference of Management

Researchers (ICMR) 2021, 3rd Management Undergraduates’ Research
Session (MURS), the Faculty Development Programme, the CEO Forum
2021, the launch of the Asian Journal of Finance, covering the second half
of its academic calendar of 2021. Moreover, the FMS is planning to
conduct the first-ever ‘Research Mentoring Programme’ (in collaboration

with Emerald Publishing, University of Delhi, Universiti of Teknologi
MARA, Malaysia, Amity University, and Gulf Medical University, UAE) in
South Asia in parallel to the ICMR 2021. Moreover, the faculty has recently

published some edited books collaborating with Cambridge Scholars,
Springer Link, and Routledge Publishing to disseminate new knowledge in
the management discipline. The rest of the article is dedicated to the
faculty’s departments, highlighting its excellence throughout the 25 years.

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