Imperial College of Business Studies
Encyclopedia
The Imperial College of Business Studies is a business college located in Lahore
, Pakistan
.
The College is well recognized by the industry in Pakistan and by academic institutions abroad. This is evidenced by outstanding job placement record of ICBS alumni. Our graduates are working for almost all the major employers in Pakistan – particularly the financial institutions. Many are working in the US, UK, and the Middle East.
ICBS is one of only thirteen private institutions in Pakistan selected through an independent evaluation by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for provision of student scholarships granted by Government of Japan (JICA). Also, ICBS is only one of the few select institutions in Pakistan that are approved by the Citibank where the Bank’s staff can be enrolled and the Citibank reimburses the program fee.
Our students have also excelled at universities abroad, a few are even teaching abroad. All this has been made possible by the unrelenting efforts of our faculty. The College has one of the most qualified groups of faculty members. Almost all the faculty members have foreign academic credentials – and as a group, perhaps there would be few institutions in Pakistan that could match this. ICBS has Academic Advisors comprising faculty in the USA, UK and the Middle East and in the past has signed MOUs/Agreements for student exchanges and faculty collaboration with several universities in the USA and UK.
The faculty and staff, and facilities alone are not sufficient determinants of quality – another key input is the quality of its student intake. ICBS has very selective student body. Typically, only about fifty percent of all applicants are accepted for admission. A significant proportion of these students have a first class bachelor’s degree from institutions like the Government College, Lahore and Kinnaird College, Lahore. The students, who are admitted through a rigorous screening process, generally have outstanding schooling and academic background.
ICBS gives liberal financial aid to students on need and merit basis. A large number of scholarships are available for the kin of armed forces and civil servants. Additionally full scholarships have also been established by private donors.
At ICBS excellence in academics is not the sole focus. We instill in our students a deep sense of social responsibility and respect for humanity. ICBS does not only educate and train students, we strive to educate and enlighten in the broadest sense of the word. ICBS has the unique distinction of introducing “Leadership and Community Development” a project undertaken by all its students where they are required to conceive, finance, manage and implement a project of some benefit to the community.
Chairman
Mr. Asim N. Ahmad
Pro Rector
Dr. Nisar Ahmad
Dean
M.A (Econ), Punjab University, Pakistan
M.A Ph.D.(Econ), Washington State University, USA
DED University of Manchester, England
Mr. Tariq I. Billah
Registrar
Fellow Chartered Management Accountants,
United Kingdom
Mrs. Fakhar Ahmad
Associate Dean (Student Affairs),Controller of Examinations
MA (Philosophy), MA (Political Science), Punjab University
Mr. Humair Hashmi
(Director, Academic & Corporate Affairs)
MA (Psychology), Government College, Lahore, Pakistan
MA (Psychology), Towson State University, Baltimore, USA
Mr. Muhammad Faiq Khan
Manager Information Systems
MBA (Marketing), ICBS
BS(Computer Science)
Microsoft Certified System Engineer
Dr. Nomaan Abid
PhD, Toronto, DipAcct, B.Sc. (Honors),
MSc, (Economics) University of London./td>
Dr. Nazir Saeed
MA (Economics), GCU, Lahore
PhD(Economics), Islamia University, Bahawalpur
ELDP, Harvard University, USA
Dr. Shahid Zia
MBA, (Financial Management)
M.A., (Political Science)
M.B.B.S, Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery
Dr. A. Z. Memon
PhD (Statistics), Iowa State University, USA
Dr. Nikhat Khan
MS (Physics), University of Indiana, USA
PhD (Molecular Science), Southern Illinois Univ. USA
Agha Qasim Raza
BSEE (Utah), USA
MBA (Seattle), USA
Mr. Tariq Hakim
MBA, IBA, Karachi
Ms. Andleeb Abbas
MBA, Punjab University
Mr. Agha Abbas Raza
MBA (Finance), Univ. of Texas, USA
Dr. M. Uzair
M.Phil Mathematics Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad
PhD (Mathematics), Univ. of Western Ontario, Canada
Mr. Shamoon Ch.
BA, Ohio USA, MBA LUMS, Lahore
Ms. Sarah Shahid
MPhil (Psychology) Punjab Univ.
MSc (Psychology), Univ. of Surrey, England.
Mrs. Zahida Zafar
MA (Political Science) Punjab University
Mr. Bilal Ilahi
MBA, Univ. of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Mr. Amer Hussain
MBA (Finance) University of Central Missouri
Mr. Kamran Saeed
MBA (Marketing) Adamson University Karachi
Syed Shakeel Bokhari
MSc (Statistic) Punjab University Lahore
Brig. Taimur Afzal
MSc (War Studies) Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad
Ms. Maryam Wazirzada
MBA (Marketing, Finance) Pak AIMS
Ms. Nuzhat Niazi
MA (English Literature) Kinnaird College Lahore
Prof. Javaid Latif Paracha
MA (Mechanical) UET, Lahore
Ms. Namreen Zaman
MA (English Literature) Kinnaird College Lahore
MA (Philosophy) GCU, Lahore
Mr. Faiez H. Sayal
MA (Economics) University of Central Oklahoma, USA
Mr. Abdul Wahid Sethi
MBA (Finance), Imperial College of Business Studies, Lahore
Ms. Farrah Mushtaq
MBA (Finance) Imperial College of Business Studies, Lahore
Ms. Iram Sohail
MBA, College of Professional Studies, Multan
MA (English Language and Literature), Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
Mr. Bilal Iqbal Mian
MA (Economics) Bahauddin Zakariya
University, Multan
Mr. Asir Manzur
MSM, Frostburg State University, Maryland, USA
MBA (Marketing) Punjab University, Lahore
Mr. Basit Afzal
MBA, University of the Punjab
Post MBA Specialization Marketing, Babson College Massachusetts, USA
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.
Imperial College of Business Studies
The Imperial College of Business Studies, Lahore (ICBS), was established in 1991 by the Pakistan Benevolence & Social Management Trust. The initial development of ICBS was supported by academic collaboration with the University of Hull, UK. In a short span, ICBS has established a truly enviable reputation for integrity and excellence in higher education. The College offers highly market relevant undergraduate and graduate programs in business administration and related areas. ICBS is actively involved in research and offering short training courses for industry. Major programs in this area include courses for Small Business Finance Corporation (now the SME Bank), First Women Bank, and the Pakistan Television Corporation. The quality of higher education in Pakistan is naturally of a major concern to the College and its sponsors. The pursuit of quality is the raison de’tre of ICBS.The College is well recognized by the industry in Pakistan and by academic institutions abroad. This is evidenced by outstanding job placement record of ICBS alumni. Our graduates are working for almost all the major employers in Pakistan – particularly the financial institutions. Many are working in the US, UK, and the Middle East.
ICBS is one of only thirteen private institutions in Pakistan selected through an independent evaluation by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for provision of student scholarships granted by Government of Japan (JICA). Also, ICBS is only one of the few select institutions in Pakistan that are approved by the Citibank where the Bank’s staff can be enrolled and the Citibank reimburses the program fee.
Our students have also excelled at universities abroad, a few are even teaching abroad. All this has been made possible by the unrelenting efforts of our faculty. The College has one of the most qualified groups of faculty members. Almost all the faculty members have foreign academic credentials – and as a group, perhaps there would be few institutions in Pakistan that could match this. ICBS has Academic Advisors comprising faculty in the USA, UK and the Middle East and in the past has signed MOUs/Agreements for student exchanges and faculty collaboration with several universities in the USA and UK.
The faculty and staff, and facilities alone are not sufficient determinants of quality – another key input is the quality of its student intake. ICBS has very selective student body. Typically, only about fifty percent of all applicants are accepted for admission. A significant proportion of these students have a first class bachelor’s degree from institutions like the Government College, Lahore and Kinnaird College, Lahore. The students, who are admitted through a rigorous screening process, generally have outstanding schooling and academic background.
ICBS gives liberal financial aid to students on need and merit basis. A large number of scholarships are available for the kin of armed forces and civil servants. Additionally full scholarships have also been established by private donors.
At ICBS excellence in academics is not the sole focus. We instill in our students a deep sense of social responsibility and respect for humanity. ICBS does not only educate and train students, we strive to educate and enlighten in the broadest sense of the word. ICBS has the unique distinction of introducing “Leadership and Community Development” a project undertaken by all its students where they are required to conceive, finance, manage and implement a project of some benefit to the community.
- ICBS is the first business school in Punjab, public or private to be certified as having quality management systems through ISO 9001:2000
- ICBS is the member of the International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE), Dublin.
Faculty Members
Mr. Munawar AhmadChairman
Mr. Asim N. Ahmad
Pro Rector
Dr. Nisar Ahmad
Dean
M.A (Econ), Punjab University, Pakistan
M.A Ph.D.(Econ), Washington State University, USA
DED University of Manchester, England
Mr. Tariq I. Billah
Registrar
Fellow Chartered Management Accountants,
United Kingdom
Mrs. Fakhar Ahmad
Associate Dean (Student Affairs),Controller of Examinations
MA (Philosophy), MA (Political Science), Punjab University
Mr. Humair Hashmi
(Director, Academic & Corporate Affairs)
MA (Psychology), Government College, Lahore, Pakistan
MA (Psychology), Towson State University, Baltimore, USA
Mr. Muhammad Faiq Khan
Manager Information Systems
MBA (Marketing), ICBS
BS(Computer Science)
Microsoft Certified System Engineer
Dr. Nomaan Abid
PhD, Toronto, DipAcct, B.Sc. (Honors),
MSc, (Economics) University of London./td>
Dr. Nazir Saeed
MA (Economics), GCU, Lahore
PhD(Economics), Islamia University, Bahawalpur
ELDP, Harvard University, USA
Dr. Shahid Zia
MBA, (Financial Management)
M.A., (Political Science)
M.B.B.S, Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery
Dr. A. Z. Memon
PhD (Statistics), Iowa State University, USA
Dr. Nikhat Khan
MS (Physics), University of Indiana, USA
PhD (Molecular Science), Southern Illinois Univ. USA
Agha Qasim Raza
BSEE (Utah), USA
MBA (Seattle), USA
Mr. Tariq Hakim
MBA, IBA, Karachi
Ms. Andleeb Abbas
MBA, Punjab University
Mr. Agha Abbas Raza
MBA (Finance), Univ. of Texas, USA
Dr. M. Uzair
M.Phil Mathematics Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad
PhD (Mathematics), Univ. of Western Ontario, Canada
Mr. Shamoon Ch.
BA, Ohio USA, MBA LUMS, Lahore
Ms. Sarah Shahid
MPhil (Psychology) Punjab Univ.
MSc (Psychology), Univ. of Surrey, England.
Mrs. Zahida Zafar
MA (Political Science) Punjab University
Mr. Bilal Ilahi
MBA, Univ. of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Mr. Amer Hussain
MBA (Finance) University of Central Missouri
Mr. Kamran Saeed
MBA (Marketing) Adamson University Karachi
Syed Shakeel Bokhari
MSc (Statistic) Punjab University Lahore
Brig. Taimur Afzal
MSc (War Studies) Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad
Ms. Maryam Wazirzada
MBA (Marketing, Finance) Pak AIMS
Ms. Nuzhat Niazi
MA (English Literature) Kinnaird College Lahore
Prof. Javaid Latif Paracha
MA (Mechanical) UET, Lahore
Ms. Namreen Zaman
MA (English Literature) Kinnaird College Lahore
MA (Philosophy) GCU, Lahore
Mr. Faiez H. Sayal
MA (Economics) University of Central Oklahoma, USA
Mr. Abdul Wahid Sethi
MBA (Finance), Imperial College of Business Studies, Lahore
Ms. Farrah Mushtaq
MBA (Finance) Imperial College of Business Studies, Lahore
Ms. Iram Sohail
MBA, College of Professional Studies, Multan
MA (English Language and Literature), Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
Mr. Bilal Iqbal Mian
MA (Economics) Bahauddin Zakariya
University, Multan
Mr. Asir Manzur
MSM, Frostburg State University, Maryland, USA
MBA (Marketing) Punjab University, Lahore
Mr. Basit Afzal
MBA, University of the Punjab
Post MBA Specialization Marketing, Babson College Massachusetts, USA