• PhD in Financial Management, Banasthali University, India
• M.Phil (Commerce), Madurai Kamaraj University, India
• M.Com (Commerce), Madras University, India

Selected Awards and Achievements

• “Innovation award for Teaching and Learning 2017” by Middlesex University Dubai
• “Certificate of appreciation” by Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for tremendous support in 2015-16 towards student development with CIMA.
• “Innovation award for Teaching and Learning 2014” by Middlesex University Dubai
• “Best Mentor” for Global Business Challenge 2012 and 2014 by Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• “Contribution to the Middle East Student Case Competition and for the hard work as an educator and mentor towards the accounting community.” by IMA (Institute of Management Accountants) in the year 2014,2015 and 2016
• “Champion Employability Certificate 2013” issued by Middlesex University Dubai Student Competition Mentoring
• Winning team for the IMA student case competition, 2014, 2015, 2016, and supervised in 2017 and 2018
• Runner's up team for the prestigious UAE-wide KPMG Ace the Case competition held in Dubai, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017
• Winning team for UBF Financial Literacy Competition, 2017
• Mentored the award winning team at prestigious CIMA Global Business Challenge, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015
• Mentored at global level for CIMA Global Business Challenge held in Sri Lanka, 2012, South Africa 2013 and Poland 2015
• Winners and runner's up teams for the UAE ACCA student challenge competition, March 2013

Research Interests:

• Balanced Scorecard
• Relevant Costing
• Financial Performance and its determinants of Banking Industry Risk Management in Logistics Industry
• Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in UAE
• Higher Education

Selected Journal Publications:

• Sayani, H., Shoaib, M., Mashood, N., Kumar, V., (2018), Case study competitions and perceptions of learning among undergraduate students in the United Arab Emirates, Journal of Education for Business, DOI: 10.1080/08832323.2018.1503581

• Kumar,V., Satapathy, S., & Sayani, H. (2017)," Analysis of financial strategies of 3PL companies in the GCC", International Journal of Corporate Finance and Accounting, 4(1), article 2
• Sayani, H., Shoaib, M., Kumar, V., Mashood, N., (2017),” An Exploratory Study of Undergraduate Students' Learning from Case Study Competitions in the United Arab Emirates”, Int. J. Innovation in Education, 4(1), pp32-50
• Shoaib, M., Kumar, V., Mashood, N., Sayani, H., (2017), “Sponsorship of Case Study Competitions and Impact on Brand Equity: An Exploratory Study in the UAE Higher Education Sector “,International Journal of Technology and Educational Marketing, 7(2), article 3
• Sayani, H., Kishore, P., Kumar, V.,(2017),“Internal Determinants of Return on Equity: case of the UAE commercial banks”, Banking and Finance Review,9(1), Available at http://www.bankingandfinancereview.com/bfr/index.php/bfr/article/view/707
• Kumar, V. (2016), ‘Evaluating the financial performance and financial stability of national commercial banks in the UAE’, Int. J. Business and Globalisation, 16(2), pp.109-128,   Indexed by SCOPUS, and it has a Google Scholar h-5 index score of 7.
• Kumar, V. and Sayani,H. (2015), “Application of CAMEL model on the GCC Islamic Banks: 2008-2014”, Journal of Islamic Banking and Finance, 3(2),pp.1-11
• Kumar, V. (2014) ‘Readiness of SMEs in UAE for an accounting standard transition to IFRS for SMEs: an empirical analysis’, Int. J. Strategic Business Alliances, 3(4), pp.282–296
• Purohit, H. and Kumar, V. (2013), "Managing Uncertainty: An Empirical Analysis of Human Risk Management in Logistics Industry of Dubai", Shrinathji Journal of Business and Research, 14(1), Jan-June
• Purohit, H. and Kumar, V.(2013) “Supply Chain Risk Evaluation: Understanding the technical risks from the perspectives of Dubai Logistics Supply Chain Industry” Asia-Pacific Journal of Management Research and Innovation,9 (3), pp291-303
• Purohit, H. and Kumar, V. (2013) “Impact of Natural Threat in Dubai Logistics Industry”, The Economic Challenger, 15( 59), Apr-June, pp24-30