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Overview
Work history
Education
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Certification
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References
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Saima Afsheen

Saima Afsheen

Canterbury,United Kingdom

Summary

I am an experienced professional with nearly seven years of extensive educational experience, having worked in reputable universities in Pakistan. My research focuses on FinTech, corporate governance, and ESG performance within the global banking sector, examining how technological innovation, governance frameworks, and sustainability practices interact to shape financial performance and long-term value creation.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Visiting Faculty Member

Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan SRH Campus Pabbi
Pabbi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
03.2016 - 06.2019
  • Teaching the subjects of Finance, Statistics & Mathematics to the students of BBA & BCS.
  • Lectured on the subjects of Statistics & Finance at Graduation level.
  • Supervised the students of at Graduation level.
  • Planned, implemented, monitored and assessed classroom instructional program.

Lecturer

NCS University System
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
01.2011 - 02.2016
  • Taught courses on Mathematics and Finance at Graduation level.
  • Lectured on Business Statistics to the students of MBA (Master of Business Administration).
  • Developed exams to properly gauge information retention and student performance.
  • Tracked student assignments, attendance and test scores.

Education

Master of Science - Finance

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Parit Raja, Johor
10.2019 - 11.2022

MBA - Finance

City University Of Science And Information Technology
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
05.2008 - 11.2010

Diploma of Higher Education - M.Ed.

City University of Science & Information Technology
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
01.2007 - 03.2008

Doctor of Philosophy - Accounting and Finance

Canterbury Christ Church University
Canterbury
02.2024 -

Master of Science - Statistics

University Of Peshawar
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
09.2005 - 02.2007

Skills

  • Academic research
  • Data interpretation
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Regression analysis
  • SPSS, EViews & STATA expertise
  • Statistical modeling
  • Data science

Certification

  • Permanent Certification in Education
  • An Introduction to Stata
  • Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis
  • Introduction to Financial Modeling
  • Bayesian Statistics (Online)
  • What is Data Science? by IBM on Coursera
  • Data Analysis With Spreadsheets
  • Practical Time Series Analysis

Languages

English
Fluent
Urdu
Native
Pashto
Native
Arabic
Beginner

References

  • Mohd Lizam, Bin Mohd Diah, Associate Professor, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Faculty of Technology and Business Management
  • Fahad, Sultan, Assistant Professor, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM), Institute of Business Studies & Leadership

Publications

  • FinTech, corporate governance and ESG performance in global banking sector [Poster presentation]. South-East Area Group Annual Conference 2025, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
  • Afsheen, S., & Lizam, M. (2022, June). The Relationship between House Prices and Economic Growth in Malaysia: An Empirical Analysis. In Proceedings of 7th North American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, June 12-14, 2022. Orlando, Florida, USA.
  • Khan, J. A., Afsheen, S., Jan, D. S., & Tariq, M. (2018). The Impact of Organizational Justice and Organizational Commitment on Turnover in the Employees of Allied Bank Peshawar Region. Journal of Business & Tourism, 4(1), 27-37.
  • Impact of Micro-finance Institutions on the Growth of Customer's Educational and Health Standards" presented at 3rd International Conference on Computational and Social Sciences (ICCSS), August 26th, 2015, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Timeline

Doctor of Philosophy - Accounting and Finance

Canterbury Christ Church University
02.2024 -

Master of Science - Finance

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
10.2019 - 11.2022

Visiting Faculty Member

Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan SRH Campus Pabbi
03.2016 - 06.2019

Lecturer

NCS University System
01.2011 - 02.2016

MBA - Finance

City University Of Science And Information Technology
05.2008 - 11.2010

Diploma of Higher Education - M.Ed.

City University of Science & Information Technology
01.2007 - 03.2008

Master of Science - Statistics

University Of Peshawar
09.2005 - 02.2007
Saima Afsheen