ISB's executive education programme reaches Pakistan

The Indian School of Business (ISB) and Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi today announced the commencement of their first joint executive education programme in Pakistan, titled ‘Leadership Skills for Top Management'. This initiative is an outcome of a memorandum of understanding signed between ISB and Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi signed earlier this year and is aimed at bringing world-class executive education programmes to Pakistan.

'Leadership Skills for Top Management' is the first among the planned series of programmes aimed at the business leaders in Pakistan. It has been specially designed to help CXOs, business heads and government officials to hone their leadership skills and drive growth through exceptional performance in a challenging and ever-evolving global market.

Deepak Chandra, Deputy Dean, ISB said, "We are delighted to announce the commencement of our first executive education programme in Pakistan in association with IBA. As Asia rises into global economic prominence, it is critical that countries in the region and the business leaders seize the opportunity."

Participants for the programme include directors, CEOs and senior leaders from industries including banking & financial institutes, pharmaceuticals, oil & gas, infrastructure development, power, MNCs, agri-business as well as government functionaries.
 
Dr Ishrat Husain, Dean & Director, IBA said that the collaboration with ISB will expose the Pakistani corporate managers to leading scholars and practitioners from the world and help in acquiring new knowledge and tools.
 
According to Mir S. Talpur, General Manager Operations, Pakistan State Oil, who is  a programme participant, "With the increased economic growth and opportunities, business leaders like us are required to return to the classrooms and continually re-learn, refresh and re-asses various aspects of leadership and strategy. I hope other Pakistani organizations and corporations should get benefit out of this kind of programme."
 
In line with IBA's objective to be ranked among the top 10 Business Schools in South Asia and top 100 in the world, the Center of Executive Education (CEE) at IBA is collaborating with world’s leading business schools. This programme with ISB is in line with that objective. The CEE plans to bring cutting-edge research-driven management learning for top and senior management, which is relevant and applicable in the Pakistani context.