College of
Economics and Social Development
At CESD we try to achieve our mission through teaching and research in different disciplines, imparting knowledge and skills to better understand the challenges and the environment we live in, thus promoting both rigorous and relevant research. This will help in meeting the challenges and working towards bringing peace, improving health, education, thus bringing prosperity and improving the quality of lives of the people.
To be the leading Social Science and Economics institution engaged in creation of knowledge through research and its dissemination through teaching.
To meet the multifarious challenges afflicting the society, economy and the people with a view towards bringing peace, prosperity and healthy life styles in Pakistan and the developing world.
Dr. Nadia Ayub, Dean & Professor of College of Economics and Social Development (CESD), IoBM. Dr. Ayub completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Australia, and earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology from the University of Karachi, Pakistan. She is the Fellow of the Women Leadership in Higher Education under the Visiting International Professional Program administered by the Michigan State University, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. Her research focuses on social problems, adolescents, organizational issues, personality, family and marriages, and Psychometrics. She is HEC approved Ph.D. Supervisor and supervising number of MPhil & Ph.D. thesis at IoBM. She has published more than forty five journal articles, presented research papers at Harvard University, the USA in 2012 & 2013 and around the world, served as a reviewer of impact factor journals including the Australian Journal of Psychology and PsyCH Journal. She has worked on a research project on Community Health Sciences at the Aga Khan University and Hospital. She is a member of the HEC National Curriculum Revision Committee of Psychology. She is the recipient of the Group Study Exchange Program Fellowship 2011 for Pennsylvania, USA, hosted by the Rotary Foundation International. She received the HEC Best University Teacher Award for 2011.
Institute of Business Management creates an environment for students to reach their full potential. With a purpose built campus with state of the art facilities and multiple student societies organising various events, students are groomed to be all rounders ready to take up any challenge given to them.
