
Parveen Kumar works as the Founding Director of the Center for English Language and Communication at the American University of Technology, Tashkent (Uzbekistan). He is also the Director of the Office of Global Engagement at AUT, Tashkent. He has led the establishment of a benchmarking Public Speaking and Communication Lab at AUT as CommLabAUT.
Parveen is an academician with extensive experience in teaching, administration, and innovative learning. His core areas of expertise are communication skills, lifelong learning, technology-enhanced learning, business communication, intercultural communication, MOOCs, public speaking, and students' skill enhancement.
He has been on the Assessment Panels of Teach For Uzbekistan 2025.
He has won 05 NCERT National Awards for Educational Podcasting from the Government of India. He was a Grand Jury member in the QS Reimagine Awards 2024 and 2025.
He has been an acknowledged subject-matter expert in NCERT teacher training, content creation, and webinars. His integration of Podcasts and Blogging has been recognised worldwide, and he has pioneered the development of the EduSoMedia Model of Learning and Skillgogy.
Parveen's educational and literary podcasts are available on all major platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Gaana, and Amazon Music.
He is pursuing his PhD thesis on Ernest Hemingway and Paulo Coelho. He holds an M.Phil and M.A. in English, an M.A. in Mass Communication and a Bachelor of Education in Teaching of English.
While working in Uzbekistan, a pioneering model of learning was established using EdTech, i.e., podcasts, gamification, and AI. He regularly delivers talks on Uzbekistan's National TV and has been a speaker at various international events in Uzbekistan.