Институт Бизнес-Администрирования Университета Дакки (IBA)

Business school under University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

The Institute of Business Administration of the University of Dhaka, commonly known as IBA, is a business school located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

IBA was founded in 1966 in collaboration with Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, under a Ford Foundation Financial Assistance Program with the objective of providing professional training to create future business leaders. The founder director of IBA is Professor M. Safiullah. IBA began by launching its flagship MBA program. In the 1970s, the MPhil and PhD programs were introduced. The BBA program was started in 1993 at the institute. In 2007, the Executive MBA program was launched to cater to the growing demand for quality education among mid career executives.

IBA is governed by the fourth Statute of the University of Dhaka and functions within the broad framework of policies, rules and regulations of the University.

The Academic Board of the Institute reviews the academic programs. All Professors and Associate Professors of IBA are members of this Board and the Director of IBA is the Chairperson of the board. The other members are the Dean of the Faculty of Business Studies and the Chairmen of the Departments thereunder. There is also a provision of including nominated members from the academic and business communities.

The Coordination and Development Committee consists of the top one third of the total number of teachers of the institute. It is responsible for, among other things, planning further development of the Institute in the areas of academic and research programs, and recruitment and training of teachers.

The Academic Committee is composed of all the teachers of the institute. The Committee provides operational guidance to the academic programs of the institute. It deals with admission of students, curricula, examinations, teaching and co curricular activities, etc.

IBA has its own premises within the campus of the University of Dhaka. The four storied main building contains of floor space. To cater to the unique needs of business and society, the institute has created some special centers such as the Center for Management Research and Publications(CMRP), IBA Computer Center (IBACC), Development and Policy Research Center(DPRC), Center for Women's Studies (CWS), Center for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (CESBD), IBA Case Development Center (ICDC), Center for Population Management and Research (CPMR), and IBA Environment Development Center (IEDC). Each Center is headed by a Chairperson chosen from the IBA faculty members.

IBA students coming from outside Dhaka can reside in hostel, situated outside campus, on Green Road in Dhaka. A warden, appointed by the faculty members of IBA, looks after the proper functioning of the student hostel. IBA Professors' Quarters is adjacent to the IBA Hostel at the same location.