ACBA Brochure 18
ACBA Brochure 18
ACBA Brochure 18
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IBA was founded in 1966 with technical assistance from Indiana University, Bloomington, USA,
under a Ford Foundation Financial Assistance Program with the objective of providing business
education and training to create future business leaders. At that time, some of the other
contemporary business schools in the region were Indian Institute of Management (IIM),
Calcutta Indian School of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad and IBA, Karachi.
In 1988, to strengthen the co-operation among the leading business schools in the South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region, the Association of Management
Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA) was established of which IBA is one of the
founding members. AMDISA, which is an apex body of the leading management institutions in
this region, includes Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi; Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA); Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC); Lahore
University of Management Sciences (LUMS); Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad;
University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore; Prin. LN. Welingkar Institute of
Management Development and Research, Mumbai; and Nepal Administrative Staff College
(NASC).
In the 57th board meeting of AMDISA held at IBA, University of Dhaka in January 2012, the idea
of joint management programs by IBA and AMDISA was endorsed. This enables greater
opportunity for management practitioners in the region to benefit from the knowledge of expert
academics and leading industry practitioners to exchange and share knowledge to a larger
audience.
Target Participants
Of late, there has been a popular demand by our industry partners for a contemporary advanced
certificate program on Business Administration of a shorter duration to suit a growing number of
managers and executives who are not in a position to go through a full-fledged MBA or EMBA
program. Moreover, a good number of business graduates from leading public and private
universities at home and abroad feel the need for a refresher course to keep themselves abreast
with the best practices in management.
Pedagogy
The program will engage a variety of learning settings such as classrooms, workshops and
seminars. An interactive learning approach will be applied to ensure active participation. The
educational methods to be used include lectures, case studies, group exercises and
presentations.
Eligibility Criteria
Prospective candidates must fulfill the following criteria for admission:
Bachelors degree (with a minimum 2nd class or CGPA 2.00 out of 4.00) in any discipline;
At least 5 (five) years of work experience with reputed organization(s) (work experience
may be relaxed for exceptional candidates).
Admission Procedure
Candidates fulfilling the above requirements should apply using the prescribed Application Form
(available at MDP office or www.iba-du.edu). Shortlisted candidates will be appearing before an
interview board for selection.
Fees
The enrollment fee for the program (to be paid once only) is Tk. 5,000 (USD 70). The
consolidated fee for individual module is Tk. 30,000/- (USD 400). This fee includes tuition,
course materials, lunch & refreshments. All payments are to be made by bank drafts or pay-
order drawn in favor of ‘ACBA, IBA, DU’.
Assessment Procedure
The assessment will be done for each module through individual & group assignments, case
studies, quizzes and examinations. A minimum of 70% class attendance is mandatory.
Key Resource Persons
The resource persons for the program comprise faculty members from IBA, University of
Dhaka and other leading regional business schools under the umbrella of AMDISA.
Prominent management practitioners from the industry at home and abroad are also part of
the resource pool.
Certification
On successful completion of each of the modules, participants will be awarded a certificate.
Participants intended to undertake the entire program and obtain the Advanced Certificate
in Business Administration (ACBA) must complete all of the four modules within 2 (two)
years from the date of registration.
Course Administrator
Dr. Md. Mohiuddin
Associate Professor
Institute of Business Administration
University of Dhaka
Contact Details
Management Development Program (MDP)
Room# 402 (3rd Floor), IBA Building
University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000
Phone: +88-02-9664691
Cell: +88-01766993390
Email: [email protected]
Disclaimer:
The authority reserves the right to make any necessary changes in the contents of the brochure.