Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
he Institute of Business Administration, usually referred to by its acronym IBA, is a university and business school in Karachi, Pakistan.History
The IBA was established in 1955 by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The Wharton School provided professors and assistance, to what would become the finest and most prestigious business school in Pakistan. IBA was then the first dedicated business school in the world established outside the US.[citation needed]
The IBA initially offered programs only for day scholars. In 1957, an Evening Program was started to cater to the needs of the numerous working executives and managers who were interested in furthering their careers through part-time business studies. In 1982, a three-year BBA (Honors) Program was introduced which has now been upgraded into a four-year BBA program. Till 1994, the University of Karachi awarded degrees to the graduates. In that year the Sindh Assembly elevated the Institute's status to that of a degree-awarding institution.
The Center for Computer Studies was established in 1983 with the collaboration of IBM, Pakistan. It initially offered a diploma in system analysis to overcome a shortage of software professionals in the country. It now offers BBA (MIS), MBA (MIS) and BS (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology), MS (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology), and PhD programs. The PhD degree is being offered in the areas of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Operations Research, Artificial Intelligence, Cryptography, Numerical Analysis and Numerical Computing. In addition, a PhD program in MIS/Computer Science and Engineering/ICT was launched in August 2005.
When established, the university had its only campus, called University Campus, at Karachi University. Later another campus, known as City Campus, was established for evening studies. City Campus now holds both morning and evening classes.
The institute is known to have a very well disciplined record.
[edit] Faculty
Ms Saima Hassan, Dr. Nasir Tauheed, Dr. Faisal Manzoor Arain, Ms Sumaira Dada, Ms Nadya Saeed, Dr. Zeenat Ismail, Mr. Shahid Qamar, Ms Zehra Ismail, Mr. Humayun Ansari, Mr. Yaseen Meenai, Mr. Imran Batada, Dr. Talat A. Wizarat, Mrs. Seema Siddiqua, Ms. Maheen Ghauri, Mrs. Lalarukh Ejaz, Mrs. Sarah Mazhar, Mr. Kamran Mumtaz, Ms. Aniqa Shah, Ms. Naila Imran, Mr. Ahmed Ali Shah, Mr. Ahmed Raza, Mr. Sultan Raza, Ms. Zehra Saleem, Mr. Waseem Arain, Mrs. Farah Naz Baig, Mrs. Khadija Bari, Ms. Kanza Sohail, Dr. Sayeed Ghani, Mr. Shabeeh Haider, Ms. Bettina Robotka, Mrs. Bushra Akbar, Mr. S.M. Saeed, Mrs. Maria Hassan, Mr. Farzal Dojki [1], Ms. Javeria Rebaz, Mr. Irfan Nabi, Mr. Inayat Din, Dr. Iqbal, Mrs. Mehreen Nazar, Mr. Syed Abdul Mateen Ahmed, Mr. Imran Javed, Ms. Sadia Hashim, Dr. Arshad Siddiqui, Mr. Imran Khan
[edit] Student Clubs
- BASC (The Business Administration Student Club)
- ESF (Executive Students Forum)
- MFS Club (Alumni networks)
- BITS (Business and Information Technology Students Forum)
- BASES (Business Administration Society of Evening Students)
[edit] Student Societies
- Placement Society
- Press and Media Society
- Social Events Society
- Community Welfare Society
- Publications Society
- Indoor & Outdoor Sports Societies
- Dramatics Society
- Public Speaking Society
- Social Sciences Society
- English Literary Society
- Urdu Literary Society
- Alumni Society
- Seminar Society
- Entrepreneurship Society
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