DeSales University is joining forces with Dr. Kamran Afshar, a leading economist, on a groundbreaking new data analytics center that will put students at the forefront of research and consulting.

The Kamran Afshar Data Analytics Center at DeSales University  (KADAC) will open in January 2018 in the Gambet Center for Business and Healthcare.

“It is an educational entity,” says Afshar, president of Kamran Afshar Associates, Inc. “It is there to get the students involved in data analytics as it impacts real-life events. We will have heavy student involvement in the process.”

The center will provide paid internships for undergraduate students to conduct research and consulting projects under the guidance of Afshar and select faculty members.

Prospective clients will include banks, retailers, and housing and real estate developers, as well as local and state governments. Students will work real-world client projects — everything from customer satisfaction surveys and business purchasing intentions to economic impact analyses. But the list doesn’t end there.

Afshar also plans to partner with different academic departments and divisions across the University, including healthcare, education, and criminal justice for starters.

“The synergy of working cross disciplines will manifest itself in a variety of different ways,” he says. “This partnership will benefit all stakeholders – business clients, students, the extended Lehigh Valley community, local government bodies, and others. The data analytics field is not limited to one functional discipline; we are only limited by our imagination.”

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