National Textile University, Faisalabad (NTU) has entered into a collaborative partnership with Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (IBA) on September 11, 2017 after signing a MOU for promoting entrepreneurship. The memorandum was signed by Rector NTU Professor Dr. Tanveer Hussain and Professor Dr. Farrukh Iqbal, Dean and Director IBA Karachi. Many esteemed dignitaries from Industry and Academia attended MOU signing ceremony. Dr. Shahid Qureshi, Director Centre for Entrepreneurial Development IBA Karachi, shared the history, launch and success of IBA’s model of entrepreneurial development with the audience.

According to the MOU, IBA will launch “Certificate in Entrepreneurship” program in collaboration with NTU in Faisalabad. This award-winning Entrepreneurship model will be taught on weekends (Friday and Saturday) and will span over a period of two months. The certificate program will be taught by IBA faculty. During this period, IBA will also provide training to selected faculty members of NTU on their model of entrepreneurship and will help NTU to establish a Centre for Entrepreneurial Development in Faisalabad.

Classes of first batch are expected to start in November. Exact details about application deadlines, fee structure, class schedule and eligibility criteria will be available at websites of both institutions in next few days.