Graduate Semester Exchange Program for Fall 2025
(ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute)
We are pleased to share student exchange opportunity for our graduate students for Fall Semester 2025!
Important points for interested students:
- Must have completed at least two regular semesters 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.
- Students do not have to bear the tuition fee of the host university.
- 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 graduate students at the link: https://ibaapps.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 9:00 AM on FRIDAY 14, March 2025. Shortlisting will be done primarily on academic merit and interview.
NOTE: Unfortunately, the deadline cannot be extended because the international partner universities have their own deadlines, and we have many students to interview and shortlist before that. Students are advised to apply within the given deadline.
A brief description of the concerned university is given below for your reference.
In case of any query, please feel to contact us at internationaloffice@iba.edu.pk.
- 1. 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 MS (Computer Science) program are eligible to apply for exchange program to ISCTE.
Website:https://www.iscte-iul.pt/