Sukkur IBA University

The Sukkur IBA University (previously Sukkur Institute of Business Administration or Sukkur IBA) (Sindhi: سکر آئي بي اي يونيورسٽي‎) is a higher education institute in [[Sukku], Pakistan]]. This university 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.

Sukkur IBA University

SIBA University
Former names	Sukkur Institute of Business Administration
Motto	Merit, Quality, Excellence
Established	2006 (1994)
Vice-Chancellor	Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui
Location	Sukkur, Khairpur, & Kandhkot , Sindh , Pakistan
Website	iba-suk.edu.pk

The university has been awarded "W" Category by National Business Education Accreditation Council & National Computing Education Accreditation Council, "X" Category by National Accreditation Council for Teaching Education, and is recognized by Pakistan Engineering Council.

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]

Departments

Academic Block-I at SIBAU

The university currently has seven main departments:

1. Faculty of Business Administration
2. Faculty of Computer Science
3. Faculty of Software Engineering
4. Faculty of Electrical Engineering
5. Faculty of Mathematics
6. Faculty of Physical Education
7. 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.

References

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.

University	Location	Established	Campuses	Specialization	Type
1 Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences	Jamshoro	1881		Medical	Public
2 Sindh Madressatul Islam University	Karachi	1885		General	Public
3 NED University of Engineering and Technology	Karachi	1922	Islamkot	Engineering	Public
4 Dow University of Health Sciences	Karachi	1945		Medical	Public
5 University of Sindh	Jamshoro	1947	Badin, Dadu, Mirpur Khas	General	Public
6 University of Karachi	Karachi	1951		General	Public
7 Institute of Business Administration, Karachi	Karachi	1955		Business	Public
8 Dawood University of Engineering and Technology	Karachi	1962		Engineering	Public
9 Mehran University of Engineering and Technology	Jamshoro	1963	Khairpur, Jacobabad	Engineering	Public
10 Pakistan Naval Academy	Karachi	1970		General	Military
11 Shah Abdul Latif University	Khairpur	1974	Shikarpur	General	Public
12 Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology	Nawabshah	1974	Larkana	Engineering	Public
13 Sindh Agriculture University	Tandojam	1977	Dokri, Khairpur, Umerkot	Agriculture	Public
14 Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture	Karachi	1989		Arts	Private
15 Baqai Medical University	Karachi	1989		Medical	Private
16 Hamdard University	Karachi	1991	Islamabad	General	Private
17 Commecs institute of business and emerging sciences	Karachi	1993		General	Private
18 Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology	Karachi	1993		Engineering	Private
19 Sukkur IBA University	Sukkur	1994		Business	Public
20 Textile Institute of Pakistan	Karachi	1994		Textile	Private
21 Institute of Business Management	Karachi	1995		Business	Private
22 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology	Karachi	1995	Hyderabad, Islamabad, Larkana, United Arab Emirates	General	Private
23 Isra University	Hyderabad	1997	Islamabad, Karachi	General	Private
24 Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology	Karachi	1997		Business	Private
25 Greenwich University, Karachi	Karachi	1987	Mauritius	General	Private
26 Jinnah University for Women	Karachi	1998		General	Private
27 Iqra University	Karachi	1998	Islamabad	General	Private
28 Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education	Karachi	2000		General	Private
29 Ilma University	Karachi	2001		General	Private
30 Preston Institute of Management Sciences and Technology	Karachi	2001		General	Private
31 Indus University	Karachi	2004		General	Private
32 University of EAST	Hyderabad	2004		General	Private
33 Aga Khan University	Karachi	1983	London[1]	Medical	Private
34 Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University	Larkana	2008		Medical	Public
35 Muhammad Ali Jinnah University	Karachi	1998		General	Private
36 Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences	Karachi	2009		Medical	Private
37 Karachi School for Business and Leadership	Karachi	2009		Business	Private
38 Habib University	Karachi	2009		General	Private
39 Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University	Karachi	2010		General	Public
40 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Nawabshah	Nawabshah	2010		General	Public
41 KASB Institute of Technology	Karachi	2011		General	Private
42 Pir Abdul Qadir Shah Jeelani Institute of Medical Sciences	Khairpur	2003		Medical	Public
43 Jinnah Sindh Medical University	Karachi	1973		Medical	Public
44 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law	Karachi	2012		Law	Public
45 DHA Suffa University	Karachi	2002		General	Private
46 Nazeer Hussain University	Karachi	2012		General	Private
47 Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women	Nawabshah	2013		Medical	Public
48 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences	Karachi	2013		Medical	Public
49 Newports Institute of Communications and Economics	Karachi	2013		General	Private
50 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto City University	Karachi	2013		General	Private
51 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Dewan University	Karachi	2013		General	Private
52 Hyderabad Institute of Arts, Science and Technology	Hyderabad	2013		General	Private
53 Qalandar Shahbaz University of Modern Sciences	Karachi	2013		General	Private
54 Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology and Skill Development	Khairpur	1950		Engineering	Public
55 University of Sufism and Modern Sciences	Bhit Shah	2011		General	Public
56 Government College University Hyderabad	Hyderabad	2017		General	Public
57 Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University	Sukkur	2018		General	Public

1. https://hec.gov.pk/english/universities/Pages/DAIs/HEC-recognized-Campuses.aspx