Welcome to the Office
of Student Success and
International Engagement (OSSIE)
Become part of an Engaging and Diverse Student Experience!
Welcome to the Office
Become part of an Engaging and Diverse Student Experience!
The new and reenvisioned Office of Student Success and International Engagement (OSSIE) formerly known as the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) is a central, student-focused, strategic platform dedicated to enhancing and enrich student success, promote wellbeing, foster civic responsibility and professional ethics, and broaden and strengthen global exposure. By integrating key student-focused functions under one office, OSSIE ensures a cohesive, inclusive, and supportive student experience aligned with institutional priorities and international best practices to ensure that students are empowered to thrive both personally and professionally in an increasingly interconnected world.
OSSIE builds upon the work of OSA with an expanded, student-focused mandate aimed at supporting students. The new structure brings key student-focused functions together under one coordinated platform.
OSSIE ensures seamless student experience, reduces service fragmentation, and strengthens collaboration across academic and administrative offices. This integrated model enables a proactive and data-informed approach to student success.
Through OSSIE, we aim to provide a more cohesive and inclusive student experience while creating greater opportunities for students to grow personally, professionally and globally.
with Dean Student Affairs and International Student Engagement?
Dean Student Success and International Engagement (OSSIE)
Maheen Ghauri is Dean Student Success and International Engagement (OSSIE) at the IBA Karachi. She is also an alumnus of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi, having graduated with an MBA degree from IBA and a Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Education from Babson College, MA, USA. She has extensive experience in organizational/talent development, training and development, student development, diversity and inclusion, institutional partnerships, program development/management, and education management. She has 11 years of corporate experience in the development and banking sector, and 15 years of IBA experience as a Full-time Faculty, CED Adviser and Faculty, and Director Summer School at the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.
Maheen has had a versatile and diverse career, engaged in a range of roles and projects, with experience across industries and countries. She has developed and conducted training programs and created partnerships in South Asian countries (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Singapore), USA (as part of her Fellowship program at Babson College), and Australia.
In her current and previous roles, she has launched and headed four new departments. Currently, as Dean-Student Affairs, she is responsible for launching the new Office to create an engaging and diverse student experience at the IBA through community engagement, talent and skill development, and leadership development.
In her previous roles, she has been instrumental in identifying new opportunities, executing marketing campaigns, including the launch campaigns for the new British Council libraries in Pakistan, developing and deploying training programs, and building strategic partnerships with local and international partners. She has led on Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI), developing new policies and strategies to build a diverse workforce and ensure an inclusive workplace. She has also spearheaded career development events including panel discussions, conferences, seminars/webinars, and industry meet and greets during her career.
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