Israr Jan-Parker

Israr has been in the Higher Education sector for over 10 years. She was a course leader for BA (Hons) Fashion Management with Marketing for another University for 7 years before moving to another job role that entailed working with 11 other creative courses to improve their employability. Israr is a senior fellow of the HEA, has a CIM diploma and completed a Master Degree in strategic Marketing Management. She has taught branding workshops in China and has over 7 years of experience as an external examiner both on undergraduate courses as well as master level courses to domestic and international Universities.  Israr underwent a major brain tumour operation on 2022.  She is now also actively involved with leading Brain Tumour charities in raising awareness, raising funding and research.

Israr is responsible for the Marketing and Digital Marketing programmes, her experience in the real world include; working for the Bedfordshire and Luton Chamber of Commerce, freelancing for marketing projects in the drinks, motor, lighting and fashion industries as well as running an overseas property company. She is experienced in and very interested in making her curriculum very employability based with academic rigour.