Graduate Semester Exchange Program for Fall 2025

We are pleased to share student exchange opportunities 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.
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.

The credit transferred into the transcript would be either in the grade form or as T on the transcript.

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 Tuesday4, March 2025. 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. 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 MBA Program are eligible to apply for exchange program to IAE Aix Marseille Graduate School of Management.
Website:https://iae-aix.univ-amu.fr/en/home

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 enrollments 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, our University is a reference point for many disciplines.

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

3. 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 Exchange Program.
Website: https://www.ku.edu.tr/