Call for Application | Undergraduate Semester Exchange Program for Spring 2025

Dear Sophomores and Juniors,

We are pleased to share student exchange opportunities for our undergraduate students for Spring Semester 2025.

Important points for interested students:

Sophomores and Juniors are eligible to apply for the Semester Exchange Program with a minimum CGPA of 3.00.

Make sure to determine the associated costs before applying.
Selected students are expected to bear IBA semester fee and all the other expenses including accommodation, airfare, visa and travel insurance expenses, local commutation, books, and stationery, etc. during the exchange period.
It is mandatory for students who want to travel abroad to have medical insurance.
Must have valid passport (at least 2 years valid).
Shortlisted students have to make sure to get approval before selecting courses at the host university.
IRC offers students after the interviews if they get shortlisted. Once you accept the offer, then you are bound to follow the procedure and avail the opportunity. If you back out at the last minute, then a letter would be issued by IRC stating that student accepted the offer and then didn't go for the Semester Exchange Program. This letter will be placed in your file for the record.
Shortlisted students are not allowed to negotiate any financial assistance requirement with the host university.
Students availing the IBA financial aid and National Talent Hunt Program (NTHP) scholarship, or any other scholarship must get the availability of their finances checked from their donors to avoid any problems regarding the finances.

Note: If all credits hours studied at the other university are not transferred into the final transcript of the IBA Karachi due to the academic policies, then it may take some more time to complete the degree and it may increase the duration of your studies at the IBA Karachi. This must be communicated with the donors of the scholarship and/or NTHP team before applying into the program.

Interested students are requested to upload their updated CV along with completing the online form for undergraduate students at the link: https://webapps.iba.edu.pk/sfs (Exchange Opportunity Module). Please note that you will have to login with your ERP ID to complete the application.

Please note that the complete form shall be received no later than Thursday, September 12, 2024, before 10:00 am. Shortlisting will be primarily on academic merit.

A brief description of each concerned university is given below for your reference.

In case of any query, please feel to contact us at internationaloffice@iba.edu.pk.

1. Koç University (Istanbul, Turkey)

Founded in 1993 in İstanbul, Koç University is a non-profit private research university located in Istanbul, Turkey and supported by the resources of the internationally renowned Vehbi Koç Foundation. Since its establishment, Koç University has emerged as a center of global excellence in science and education and is uniquely positioned to explore the overlaps of Medicine, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and Administrative Sciences to further pursue basic and applied research and attract the best students and faculty members.

The university has steadily climbed in various university rankings, both internationally and nationally, and is always striving to achieve even greater heights. Recently, Koç University has been ranked 1st in Turkey by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 and QS World University Rankings 2021.

Guided by the educational philosophy of “creative teaching and participatory learning”, Koç University supports academic and interpersonal development, while concurrently imparting the critical thinking necessary to analyze knowledge, thereby the creativity to nurture and surpass this knowledge, and stimulating the curiosity for lifelong learning. Koç University takes a student-oriented approach to education and provides its students with the necessary support mechanisms for learning and development.

IBA students from all disciplines are eligible to apply for Koç University
Website: https://www.ku.edu.tr/

2. Sapienza University of Rome (Rome, Italy)

The Sapienza University of Rome, also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a public research university located in Rome, Italy. It is one of the largest European universities by enrolments and one of the oldest in history, founded in 1303.

Sapienza is the largest University in Europe. Its mission is to contribute to the development of the knowledge society through research, excellence, quality education, and international cooperation. The most influential university rankings worldwide place Sapienza among the first Italian Universities for its research, educational quality, and international dimension. In the rankings for individual subjects, this University is a reference point for many disciplines.

IBA students from all disciplines are eligible to apply for Sapienza University
Website:https://www.uniroma1.it/en

3. IAE Aix Marseille Graduate School of Management (Aix-en-Provence France, France)

Established in 1955, IAE Aix-Marseille is the first business school founded in the French university system and is part of Aix-Marseille Université, world's biggest French speaking university. It offers graduate programs (Masters, MSc, MBA, PhD) specializing in different management disciplines that are constantly in alignment with the needs of the business world.

IAE Aix-Marseille demonstrates its strength in innovation through the constant development of new programs as well as through its research activities. It places emphasis on group work, active learning through practical application producing professionals, who excel not only in their specialized field but also in the management of change and interpersonal relations.

Today approximately 30 percent of the population at IAE is composed of international students from approximately 60 different countries and has a network of international partners from five continents.

IBA students from BBA Program (3^rd year - minimum 21 years old) are eligible to apply for exchange program to IAE Aix Marseille Graduate School of Management.
Website: https://iae-aix.univ-amu.fr/en/home

4. Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS) (Lahore, Pakistan)

The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is a world class academic institution with a proud history of achievement, and ambitious plans for the future. With support of ten of the leading public and private sector corporations of Pakistan, the National Management Foundation (NMF), the sponsoring body of the University, was incorporated on November 7, 1984. The NMF was granted a charter by the Government of Pakistan for establishing the University on March 8, 1985. Through this charter, the University was given the legal right to establish degree-granting programs. In addition to this, the government also granted authorization to set up other schools under the aegis of the ‘Lahore University of Management Sciences’.

Over the years LUMS has initiated a number of programs and as the years unfold the university remains committed to offering new programs in relevant, emerging fields for the youth of the region.

IBA students from all disciplines are eligible to apply for exchange program to LUMS.
Website: https://lums.edu.pk/

5. Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey)

Bilkent University was founded on October 20, 1984 through the joint resolution of İhsan Doğramacı Education Foundation, İhsan Doğramacı Science and Research Foundation and İhsan Doğramacı Health Foundation. The establishment of this private university was later approved by an act of Parliament. The aim was to create a center of excellence in higher education and research. The name “Bilkent” exemplifies the founder’s aim, since it is an acronym of “bilim kenti” in Turkish for “city of science and knowledge.”

Currently there are about 13,000 students in 9 faculties and 2 four-year professional schools. Among them are foreign students from different countries. With funds from the endowments provided by the founder, the university each year awards scholarships to 47% of the student body.

To promote the enrichment of teaching and research programs, Bilkent University entered into collaborative projects and exchange programs with many universities abroad. Bilkent has student exchange agreements with universities from countries such as Australia, Japan, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States of America.

Bilkent University ranks in Times Higher Education’s 100 Under 50 list of the world’s best young universities.

IBA students from BBA Program are eligible to apply for exchange program to Bilkent University.
Website: http://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/

6. SILC Business School, Shanghai University (Shanghai, China)

SILC Business School was founded in 1994 and is the earliest Sino-foreign cooperative business institute established in China. SILC’s foreign partner is the University of Technology, Sydney - in Australia. Since 2010, SILC has been appraised as the top 10 influential Sino-foreign cooperative institutions for consecutive 5 years by third-party media such as Sina and Xinhuanet. In 2014, SILC submitted the EA (Eligibility Application) and won approval from AACSB. So far SILC has completed the first two stages of the accreditation procedure and entered into the third stage of obtaining the official accreditation status.

There are about 3,500 students currently studying at SILC. SILC sets 7 postgraduate courses including two courses awarding Master’s degree abroad, 3 key national in-plan undergraduate courses and 2 Ministry of Education (MOE) approved overseas degree courses and overseas diploma courses. The Chinese and Australian parties cooperate to develop a scientific and comprehensive teaching system and decide the syllabus and teaching mode of undergraduate courses. The number of SILC graduates has reached more than 13,000 and the employment rate is close to 100%. About 30% of SILC graduates have obtained positions in Fortune 500 companies and 10%-20% of them work in Big Four Accounting Firms.

IBA students from BBA program are eligible to apply for exchange program to SILC Business School.
Website: SILC History-上海大学悉尼工商学院英文网站 (shu.edu.cn)

7. ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute (Lisbon, Portugal)

ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL) is a public university established in 1972. Pursuing teaching, research and community service activities, it plays a major role in educating qualified specialists and personnel, whose cultural, scientific and technical skills enable them to contribute to sustainable development both at the national and the global level. The strategic objectives of ISCTE-IUL are: innovation, quality, internationalization and development of an entrepreneurial culture. While preserving its public university nature, ISCTE-IUL is currently one of the three Portuguese universities (along with the University of Porto and the University of Aveiro) which adopted the Foundation Regime, the latter prescribing management according to private law.

With approximately 9000 students enrolled in undergraduate (46%) and postgraduate (54%) programs, 450 teachers and 220 non-teaching staff, ISCTE-IUL is proud to be one of the most dynamic and innovative universities in the country. Facing high demand, the student vacancies at the ISCTE-IUL have always been fully occupied.

IBA students from Computer Science program are eligible to apply for exchange program to ISCTE.
Website: https://www.iscte-iul.pt/