IBA (Institute of Business Adminstration) was established in 1955 with initial technical support provided by the world famous Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania; later, the University of Southern California set up various facilities at the Institute and several prominent American professors were assigned to the IBA. Initially started as a business school within the University of Karachi, IBA's status was elevated to become an independent, degree-granting institution in Pakistan in 1994 when it received a charter from the Sindh government.
Location
The main campus of IBA is located on University Road, Karachi. It also has City campus located on Garden Road, Karachi.
Karachi is the largest city of Pakistan and its financial capital. Karachi is country's main sea port with the area of over 1,300 Square Miles. Karachi is the nerve center of Pakistan's economy with major industries of textiles, shipping, automotive industry, entertainment, the arts, fashion, advertising, publishing, software development and medical research are located in and around the city. Karachi is linked by rail to the rest of the country by Pakistan Railways. The Karachi City Station and Karachi Cantonment Railway Station are the city's two major railway stations. Karachi also has an international airport called Jinnah International airport and it approximately handles 10 million passengers every year.
Faculties
University Comprised of the following Departments:
- Department of Accounting and Law
- Faculty of Computer Science
- Department of Economics and Finance
- Department of Management
- Department of Marketing
- Department of Social Sciences
Facilities and Resources
Library
The IBA libraries contain more than thirty thousand books on business management and related subjects. The libraries subscribe to more than eighty international and forty-two local journals and periodicals.A computerized modern library management system that will enable the users to search for material much more quickly and efficiently is in the process of being installed. IBA libraries consist of 45,000 e-books and 17,000 online journals.
Placement Services
Placement Services at the IBA lends support to both prospective employees and employers. It also providers advice and assistance to the IBA’s existing students in terms of their placement in internship programs and jobs in various organization.
Student Residences
The IBA provider residential facilities for out-of-town full IBA students. The hostel is spread over and area of 1.75 acres with lush green lawns and is a short walk from the Main Campus. The hostel provides single accommodation for its students and has one hundred rooms. The hostel provides many facilities to its residents: it is equipped with a gymnasium and an indoor table tennis room. Students use the TV Lounge, which is equipped with a big screen television and a satellite decoder, to socialize and to play indoor games.
IT Infrastructure
The IBA's IT department provides computing facilities to staff, faculty, and students. It also develops plans with objectives and actions that help achieve a highly competitive and technology-intensive environment for the institute. Some of the services provided by this department include E-mail and Internet Service, IT Help Desk, Audio Visual Support, and Printing Services.
Transportation
The IBA has its own fleet of buses serving different routes for the convenience of the students. Besides this, private and public transport also serves both the campuses.
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