Sukkur IBA University

Sukkur IBA University
SIBA University
Former names	Sukkur Institute of Business Administration
Motto	Merit, Quality, Excellence
Established	2006 (1994)
Founder	Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui
Vice-Chancellor	Syed Mir Muhammad Shah (June 2020 to present)
Location	Sukkur, Khairpur, & Kandhkot , Sindh , Pakistan; 27°43′36″N68°49′09″E / 27.72669°N 68.81914°E Coordinates: 27°43′36″N68°49′09″E / 27.72669°N 68.81914°E
Website	iba-suk.edu.pk

Last updated September 11, 2022

The Sukkur IBA University (previouslySukkur Institute of Business Administration or Sukkur IBA) is a higher education institute in Sukkur, Pakistan. It was inaugurated in 1994 by Nisar Ahmed Siddique (founder of this university). The university is a public sector degree-awarding institute chartered by the Government of Sindh and recognized by the Higher Education Commission.

History

In 1994, Sukkur IBA University was established as Sukkur Institute of Business Administration. It was located initially in hired rooms of the Public School Sukkur building in Sukkur. At first, Sukkur IBA was affiliated to Institute of Business Administration, Karachi; with founding Director, Syed Anwar Ali Shah. The institute received its degree-awarding charter from the Government of Sindh in 2006.

The institute was ranked third among business schools of Pakistan in the Higher Education Commission Pakistan Business School Ranking-2013.^[1]

On 16 May 2017, Sindh Assembly approved the promotion of Sukkur IBA to Sukkur IBA University.^[2] The famous educationist of Sindh, Nisar Ahmed Siddique served as Vice-Chancellor and played a huge role transforming the university from a 2-room seedling.^[3]

The university received "Green Campus" award from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in 2017 for its environment-friendly initiatives.^[4] Sukkur IBA has no connection with IBA, Karachi in any terms, and the only thing they both share is the name else IBA, Karachi is totally separate entity and does not own nor has an affiliation with Sukkur IBA.

Departments

The university currently has nine main departments:

Faculty of Business Administration
Faculty of Computer Science
Faculty of Computer System Engineering
Faculty of Media and Communications
Faculty of Software Engineering
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Mathematics
Faculty of Physical Education
Faculty of Education

These departments offer degrees on bachelor, masters, and post-graduation levels.

Sukkur IBA Student Council (SISC)

Sukkur IBA University offers its students the experience of being involved with the management of the university through Sukkur IBA Student Council (SISC). The council offers students a total of eighteen societies and clubs that they can join. These range from SIBA Marketing Society, Entrepreneurship Society to SIBA Music, Arts & Drama Society in order to help students enjoy their educational career to the brim.

Talent Hunt Program

Creating an opportunity for the Sindhi youth, Sukkur IBA University launched its flagship program, Sindh Talent Hunt Program (STHP), in the year 2007. Under this program, deserving students with humble backgrounds would be awarded fully funded scholarship. The scholarship would include free tuition, free hostel, free transportation, free books along with monthly stipend. 300 deserving students from Sindh are enrolled in "Foundation Semester" of Sukkur IBA University. The foundation semester entails a six-months-long, rigorous training in basic subjects i.e. Mathematics, English, and Information & Communications Technology (ICT).

Every student that maintains 3.0 CGPA is then awarded with the full tuition fee waiver scholarship for the whole four-year program. This scholarship enabled talented students from humble backgrounds to study at Sukkur IBA University free of cost.

After the success of Sindh Talent Hunt Program, the institute partnered with Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd. (OGDCL) and launched the Talent Hunt Program nationwide. The program got titled "OGDCL National Talent Hunt Program", wherein, 300 students not only from Sindh but from whole Pakistan get selected and enrolled in foundation semester with even higher stipend and benefits than the Sindh Talent Hunt Program.^[5]

Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership & Incubation (CEL&Inc.)

Sukkur IBA University has a fully functional incubation center on its campus. The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership & Incubation (CEL&Inc) was established in the year 2012 and has since successfully incubated 38 companies.

The center is also actively involved with national and international firms in order to provide mentor-ship to its incubatees. CEL&Inc has also successfully trained almost 1700 individuals in Technical & Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in skills required by the job market.

Community colleges & public schools

Sukkur IBA University is the pioneer of the "Community College" idea in Sindh. The institute has established community colleges in far flung areas in efforts to provide access to quality education to underprivileged students of Sindh, who cannot afford private education. The university has established a total of 13 community colleges & public schools in Khairpur Mirs, Naushero Feroze, Dadu, Ubauro, Larkana, Shikarpur, Ghotki, Sukkur, Hyderabad and Jacobabad. These Community Colleges & Public Schools provide basic (primary & secondary) education and also offer vocational and technical training courses with market-oriented curriculum and highly qualified faculty.

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References

↑ : Higher Education Commission (HEC) ranking
↑ Nation, The (16 May 2017). "SA approves IBA university in Sukkur". Nation PK.
↑ "Educationist Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui passes away". The Express Tribune. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
↑ "From two rooms to a state-of-the-art campus, the Sukkur IBA's 25-year journey". The Express Tribune. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
↑ "OGDCL launches national talent hunt for students". The Nation. 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2020-07-21.

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[1] : Higher Education Commission (HEC) ranking

[2] Nation, The (16 May 2017). "SA approves IBA university in Sukkur". Nation PK.

[3] "Educationist Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui passes away". The Express Tribune. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-07-21.

[4] "From two rooms to a state-of-the-art campus, the Sukkur IBA's 25-year journey". The Express Tribune. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2020-07-21.

[5] "OGDCL launches national talent hunt for students". The Nation. 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2020-07-21.

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v t e Universities and colleges in Sindh
Public universities	Aror University Sukkur Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University Cadet College Petaro Government College University Hyderabad Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science & Technology Shah Abdul Latif University Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Shaheed Benazirabad Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Shaikh Ayaz University Sindh Agriculture University Sukkur IBA University University of Sindh University of Sufism and Modern Sciences
Private universities	University of East
These universities are recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.