Pakistan

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Pakistan

With a population of about 170 million, which at current demographic rates doubles every 30 years, Pakistan is a major regional power. In spite of periods of fairly rapid growth, however, poverty remains widespread. Health and education services are lagging badly, leaving many un-served.

IBA Karachi International Advisory Board

GBSN is working with IBA Karachi to assist in their strategic development process. In support of this initiative, GBSN has assembled an international advisory board to provide guidance to the leadership of IBA in making critical decisions for its future success. The advisory board consists of faculty from member schools including Columbia Business School, IEDC Bled School of Management, UC Berkeley’s Haas School, IMD, Babson College, and the Darla Moore School of Business. Additionally, the former Dean of EGADE (Mexico), the former Director of the Lahore University of Management Sciences and a representative of EFMD participate on the board.

Karachi Education Initiative

GBSN is working with the Karachi Education Initiative, a consortium of Pakistani business leaders, to advise on the establishment of a new premier business school in Karachi, Pakistan.

Food for Thought

“Before the financial crisis, a lot of business schools talked the talk on ethics and their contribution to society, but did not make it a core part of their program. Now they are seeing it as a key part of their curriculum. It is important that the values of excellence, leadership, integrity and social awareness are imprinted on students by business schools – this needs to be just as important as the imparting of business skills.”

– Mthuli Ncube, President of the South African Association of Business Schools and Director of Wits Business School