Pune, Maharashtra, With a Masters and M Phil in International Relations, Prof. Ujjwal K Choudhary fondly known as UKC has been appointed as the new Executive Director for Media Studies at the International School of Business and Media across all the four campuses - Pune, Kolkatta, Noida and Bangalore.

Before joining ISB&M, UKC has worked as the Director of Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication for 7 years. He has an impressive profile of working as the Media Advisor for organizations like Textiles Ministry, Government of India and WHO Goodwill Ambassador and Nippon Foundation Chairman, Yohei Sasakawa of Japan.

Speaking on the occasion Prof. Ujjwal K Choudhary, Director ISB&M comments, "It gives me great honour to be appointed as the director of one the best B-schools of the country. ISB&M creates an educational environment leading to production of quality management ad media professionals. This definitely is a place for brilliance, accomplishment, performance and fulfillment".

He has also worked in Business India, Zee News, Times of India group, et al, before coming in media academics. He is a widely travelled person, having visited 17 countries so far for conferences, seminars, and for shooting documentaries, etc. He is also the honorary Managing Editor of the New Global Indian magazine (monthly, focussed on NRIs), www.newglobalindian.com, www.icmlive.com and www.indiavotestoday.com.

With his vision, experience and teaching methods, he has set goals for ISB&M and plans to take it further in the field of academics.