Institute of Business Management has a purpose built nine acre campus located in a serene and secure surroundings of Korangi Creek, Karachi. The Business College building covers an area of 74,000 sq. ft.; is equipped with state-of-the-art teaching equipment to enable the Institute to keep pace with the dynamic movement of the global market. All classrooms are equipped with access to the internet and intranet. The campus buildings are centrally air-conditioned and they all have been self financed with no outside assistance or donation. A separate centrally air-conditioned modern Administration and Business Support Center building, with a covered area of 20,000 sq.ft. was completed in 2001 with addition to another floor of 10,000 sq.ft., completed this year. Another centrally airconditioned building with a covered area of 40,000 sq.ft. to house the College of Computer Science and Information Systems is in operation since 2002. An additional floor will be operational from August 2007. The Convocation Center was completed in November 2002, and the Students Activity Center building in September 2003 with construction of a second floor to house 10 faculty residential suites for visiting scholars was completed in January 2006. Library building is in operation since January 2005. The Institute provides students with subsidized transportation to and from the campus through conveniently located pick and drop points all over Karachi. Girls are provided this facility to and from their homes. The campus also provides ample car parking facilities. |
One of the strengths of the IoBM program is the incorporation of information technology as a key component of the curriculum. The academic programs offered by the Institute require students to obtain hands on experience on computers and develop high level of expertise in this field. The Information Systems Department (ISD) of the College of Computer Science and Information Systems provides administrative, networking and technical support to the faculty and students. The I.T. building which houses the College of Computer Science and Information Systems, includes a number of computer laboratories having over two hundred workstations. It is fully equipped with satellite/ radio-linked e-mail and internet facilities for all students, faculty and staff. |
IoBM library resource includes a large number of books, journals, periodicals and reference materials. It is being developed to cater to the needs of students and faculty. Latest editions of textbooks are available to the students to use as reference material. A basement plus four storey building to accommodate 350 students and 100,000 books is available. Students are provided with internet workstations and rooms for group studies. |
