Strategic Business and International Development

The Business Development and Partnership (BDP) provides School-wide leadership for the development of strategic partnerships and programmes that are funded by the higher education funding regime.
The portfolio of work of BDP covers:

• Strategic planning; public relations & communications
• Research & commercial support services
• Projects Development and  fundraising
• Innovation, partnerships & engagement
• Services to the development of the University’s international activity
• Alliances and partnership with the Business Sector providing cutting edge research, consultancy and technology transfer services
• Other responsibilities currently include the leadership of the key strategic Projects (Pennine Lancashire Strategy)

Ebrahim Bassa is Director of Strategic Business Development for the ISCRI and with the Senior Management within the School he leads all aspects of the management of planning and development of services.