Personal statement
I joined Strathclyde Business School in 2012 as a Lecturer in Finance. Before joining the department I held two years of lectureship position at University of Stirling. Currently I assume the position Chair (Professor) in Finance. My area of research relates to environmental, social and governance corporate financial risks. My research outputs have featured in international journals like British Journal of Management, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money and more. My teachings are primarily focused on Corporate Finance, International Financial Management, and Derivatives & Treasury Management.
Teaching
Interests and Experience (2009 – 2022, undergraduate and postgraduate, including executive MBA):
- Finance and Financial Management
- Quantitative Methods for Finance
- International Financial Management
- Treasury Management and International Finance
- Derivatives and Treasury Management
- International Financial Economics
- Corporate Finance
Institutions (countries) Taught:
- University of Strathclyde, UK
- YMCA and Strathclyde EMBA, Singapore
- CDC Management Development Centre and Strathclyde EMBA, Malaysia
- Institution of Banking and Finance and Strathclyde EMBA, Oman
- University of Stirling, UK
- Skema Business School, France
- EM Strasbourg Business School, France
- Cranfield University, UK
Teaching Excellence Award, Short Listing and Nominations:
Awarded
1. University of Strathclyde 2022 Teaching Excellence Award – Best in Faculty.
One of the nominees stated:
Chandra helped students to work better and is a challenging, helpful, motivating, passionate and supportive teacher who makes a 3-hour lecture fun.
2. Stirling University 2011 RATE (Recognising Achievement in Teaching Excellence) Award.
One of the nominees stated:
“When Chandra teaches, he excites the class and shows enthusiasm in what he is teaching. Something I have never experienced with other lectures. His overall knowledge of finance is vast, and he always offers himself for any kind of support to the students and makes himself available. As well as these reasons, he is friendly and chats to students before and after lectures, asking how they like the course and how they are finding the workload. Lecture slides and examples are always detailed but concise.”
Short listed
2016 Teaching Excellence Award (TEA) – University of Strathclyde: Best in Faculty - Business
Nomitated
RATE 2011 (Stirling University): Most Inspiring Tutor
RATE 2012 (Stirling University): Excellence in Teaching in the School of Management
RATE 2012 (Stirling University): Most Inspiring Tutor
TEA 2015 (University of Strathclyde: Most Enthusiastic Teacher
TEA 2016 (University of Strathclyde): Most Enthusiastic Teacher
TEA 2017 (Universit of Strathclyde): Most Supporting Teacher
External Examiner:
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- Abertay University
- Universit of Sunderland
Professional activities
- PhD Speed Dating
- Invited speaker
- 13/10/2021
- Universite de Strasbourg
- Visiting researcher
- 4/10/2021
- International Finance and Accounting Doctoral Symposium
- Organiser
- 12/9/2021
- External International Referees Panel Member -The Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR).
- Examiner
- 2021
- EMFA 2020 Annual Meeting
- Member of programme committee
- 2020
- External Approval Panel Member, Northumbria University, May 2020, Programme: BSc Finance and Investment Management Programme
- Examiner
- 2020
More professional activities
Projects
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Thapa, Chandra (Principal Investigator)
- SEA Application: Pratik Gupta (2021 – 2024), Topic: Corporate Social Responsibility
- 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2024
- Green Finance
- Thapa, Chandra (Principal Investigator)
- JARA Applicant: Hari Risal (2021 – 2024), Topic: Green Finance
- 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2024
- Secured JARA PhD funding [15% of tuition fee and maintenance (£14,851)]
- Thapa, Chandra (Principal Investigator)
- JARA PhD funding [15% of tuition fee and maintenance (£14,851)] of an outstanding student from Kathmandu University, Nepal. Student was ranked 1st in JARA application.
- 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2024
- PhD Studentship
- Thapa, Chandra (Principal Investigator)
- Kathmandu University £14851
- 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2024
- Corporate ESG Risks
- Thapa, Chandra (Principal Investigator)
- REA Application: Partha Prateem Roy (2018-2021), Topic: ESG
- 01-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2021
- PhD Studentship
- Thapa, Chandra (Principal Investigator)
- UK Commonwealth Scholarship Programme - £78048
- 01-Jan-2018 - 31-Jan-2020
More projects
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