RESOURCES AND FACILITIES

Institute of Business Management has a purpose built nine acre campus located in the serene and secure surroundings of Korangi Creek, Karachi. The Business College building, covering 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 dynamics of the global market. All classrooms are equipped with internet and intranet facilities. IoBM is a Wi-Fi campus. The campus buildings are centrally air-conditioned and they have all 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. Another centrally air-conditioned building with a covered area of 50,000 sq.ft., houses the College of Computer Science and Information Systems and has been operational since 2002. The Convocation Center was completed in November, 2002, and the Students Activity Center building in September, 2003 which has a second floor housing 10 faculty residential suites for visiting scholars and was completed in January, 2006. The library building has been operational since January, 2005. A separate building houses the department of Industrial Engineering & Management. 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 has ample car parking facilities.

Computer 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 a 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 College of Computer Science and Information Systems building includes a number of computer laboratories with over two hundred workstations. It is fully equipped with satellite/ radio-linked e-mail, Wi-Fi facilities and internet facilities for all students, faculty and staff.

Library

The IoBM library, an ideal setting for learning and research, serves as a repository for the rich array of both traditional and electronic information services. A distinctive strength is its rich spectrum of resources, including a large number of books, journals, periodicals, reference material, audio-visual material, government documents and reports catering to the scholarly needs of students, faculty and researchers. Its pleasant and conducive-to-learning environment accommodates 350 students and 25,000 books. All library books are searchable using OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog), the newly developed software Library Information and Management System (LIMS), available at the front desk. Students are provided with Internet workstations and rooms for group study. Of the many recent initiatives by IoBM are its access to a large number of e-resources through the HEC Digital library, and online journals through JSTOR e-database. The library also provides access to print and online journals through subscription to a number of business, marketing, management and HRM journals. In addition to the main library, the Learning Resource Centre in the Academic block caters to the scholarly requirements of M Phil and PhD programs. The Library engages in numerous projects to expand access to its physical and digital collections. Skills development sessions are conducted for students and faculty from time to time. The library projects on the horizon include development of a portal of web links, just a click away, on the desktops of faculty and students. The library employs a dynamic and diverse staff offering innovative and flexible services to library users.