IBA gets UNCTAD membership

KARACHI: Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi has announced its core university membership of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Virtual Institute (Vi).

An announcement said on Tuesday said that IBA is the first institute in Pakistan to become a member of Vi.

The Vi will cooperate with the faculty of business administration in particular its Department of Economics and Finance and the Centre of Business and Economic Research (CBER).

Dr Aadil Nakhoda, Assistant Professor of Economics at IBA will act as IBA’s Vi coordinator.

He will be supported by Dr Khadija Bari, Chairperson of the Department of Economics and Finance at IBA.

IBA is ready to provide facilities to hold trainings in Pakistan as well as contribute the expertise of its staff and their data sources to the Vi network.

The Vi membership will provide IBA with networking opportunities in both teaching and research.

IBA also wishes to enrich teaching by adding more up to date case studies from the Vi and creating localised teaching materials and programmes for workshops targeting both academic and government audiences.