Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) conducted a 5-day intensive programme titled, Finance for Non-Financial Managers (FNFM), from September 12-16, 2017, led by Programme Director Syed Mubashir Ali and supported by Asad Alam and Dr. Atif Saeed Chaudhry. FNFM is one of REDC’s most sought... Read more

Grey Density, founded by LUMS alumni Salahuddin Chaudhary (MBA 2008), CEO and Salman Tahir (MBA 2005), Managing Partner along with Nehan Hussain (MBA 2014), Creative Head, won a competition organised by Facebook Singapore and PepsiCo APAC. They won the title for their proposed first-of-its-kind... Read more

Dean SDSB Dr. Jawad Syed, was featured in the 8th Edition of HR Metrics - Workforce Tomorrow recently. Dr. Syed spoke about Diversity and Inclusion in the magazine which was covered under the main topic of Global Diversity and Inclusion Benchmarks.  Full document in PDF version can be viewed... Read more

In a highly collaborative and supportive environment, the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) programme for Raaziq International took place at the Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) from September 6-8, 2017. The programme focused on financial decision making and strategy... Read more

The 3rd Issue of SDSB Impact, the newsletter of the LUMS Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) is out now. The purpose of this newsletter is to summarise important findings of the research conducted by the SDSB faculty and share those findings with the public—especially with managers, executives... Read more

Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) faculty, Muhammad Azfar Nisar’s research article, ‘(un)becoming a man: Legal consciousness of the third gender in Pakistan’ has been accepted for publication in Gender & Society (ABDC A*). This is Dr. Nasir’s third A/A* publication since joining SDSB and... Read more

SDSB Welcomes the batch of MBA 2019 to #LUMS community. The newcomers went through the official Summer Orientation Week starting 15th August. During the two weeks, the students met with the Vice Chancellor Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Dean SDSB Dr. Jawad Syed, successful Alumni from various walks of life, and... Read more

SDSB Welcomes the batch of Undergraduate 2021 to #LUMS community. The newcomers went through the orientation week starting 21st August. During the #OWeek, the students met with the #Dean #SDSB Dr. Jawad Syed and the various faculty of the business school. On the whole this activity is deemed as... Read more

Pakistan Women Entrepreneurship Programme (PWEP), a joint venture of Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and American University (AU), Washington DC wrapped up its activities for the second phase with a Women Summit on August 9, 2017. The programme is supported by the US Department of... Read more

First of its kind, the SDSB Gazette will be a semester wise issue highlighting the achievements of SDSB with the LUMS community. For feedback: sdsb@lums.edu.pk To view this gazette online, SDSB Gazette - July 2017   Download the PDF here:         

The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has always focused on attracting the best talent and providing them an opportunity to realise their dreams, irrespective of any financial barriers. Thirty batches of students who have graduated to date are a testimony to this commitment of LUMS to... Read more

On Wednesday, July 19, 2017, a five-member delegation from the Chinese Association of Higher Education (CAHE) visited the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Dr. Martin Lau, Dean and Professor of Law, Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL), Dr. Omair Haroon, Assistant Professor,... Read more

Dr. Atif Saeed Chaudry, Assistant Professor, Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) and co-author Dr. Saad Azmat’s, Associate Professor SDSB, research paper titled, State Contingent and Conventional Banking: The Optimal Banking Choice Model has been accepted for publication in Economic Modelling... Read more

The Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE) at LUMS recently launched the Urban Youth Project aimed to pioneer an innovative approach to provide low-skilled youth with first time access to business skills and capacity building support. This project is funded by Citi Foundation and British Asian Trust is... Read more

Class of 2017, I do have a special affinity with you since, four years ago, we started this journey of LUMS together. In the “modified” words of Dr. Seuss, eminent American author of kids books, “Oh the places we have been!” Trials and tribulations, the highs and the lows. How many vigils we stood... Read more

Rector, LUMS, Abdul Razak Dawood, founding trustee and great benefactor of LUMS; our convocation speaker Mr. Arif Naqvi, founder and group chief executive of the Abraaj group, one of the world’s leading private equity firms, founder of Aman Foundation, a son of the soil that Pakistan can be truly... Read more

The 29th convocation ceremony of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) was held on Saturday, July 8, 2017, where the University graduated its largest batch to date. The ceremony represented a reunion of the entire University, with 1082 graduating students, parents, staff and faculty... Read more

It was a joyous occasion as the academic achievements of the Class of 2017 were acknowledged by LUMS, in the midst of their proud parents and teachers, at the Graduate Night 2017 held on July 7, a night before the Convocation 2017 ceremony. The graduate night dinner is a LUMS tradition, organised... Read more

Led by the spirit of giving back to their alma mater and contributing towards the betterment of the community at large, graduates of the LUMS Executive MBA Class of 2014 took the initiative of establishing a Scholarship Fund to provide need-based scholarships to brilliant but needy scholars... Read more

The graduates of BSc Class of 2010 initiated an endowment fund for undergraduate students at LUMS to commemorate their beloved class mate, late Waheeb Alam, who passed away in a tragic road accident. The endowment fund will support studies of scholars coming from financially modest backgrounds.... Read more

In recognition of his work in developing and delivering impactful and lasting solutions to the challenges of poverty and injustice towards marginalised rural women in Pakistan, LUMS alumnus and CEO of Kaarvan Crafts Foundation, Danish Jabbar Khan was invited by His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince of... Read more

It was a night of camaraderie for the Jeddah Alumni Chapter on Tuesday, 13 June, 2017, when they held a get-together over iftar.    A variety of alumni attended the event with their families, ranging from graduates from last year’s batch of 2016, to alumni from MBA 2005 and EMBA 2006.... Read more

Dr. Beverly Dawn Metcalfe, Visiting Associate Professor at the American University of Beirut visited the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) at LUMS from May 25-27, 2017. Dr. Metcalfe is internationally recognised for translating social science into work policies and practices that promote... Read more

The Social Enterprise Development Centre (SEDC) has launched its 6 week summer trainee programme that will enhance the capacity of students interested in the development sector. The internship commenced on June 5, 2017. The programme is designed for LUMS students with an interest in policy issues... Read more

At SDSB we constantly thrive to achieve excellence to ensure the quality of its academic programmes and provide the best possible educational experience to our students. In lieu of this we arranged an engagement session with our potential admits for the next academic cycle starting in August 2017... Read more

PEARL II is the second major component of ‘Practical, Entrepreneurial, and Reflective Learning (PEARL)’ framework that is used in the MBA programme. It is intended to enhance students ‘willingness’ to set out on an entrepreneurial journey. It not only helped them to develop entrepreneurial mindset... Read more

The LUMS Bay Area Alumni had a festive night on Saturday, 3 June, 2017 when they held their annual reunion at the Los Altos Youth Centre in Los Altos, USA. LUMS Pro Chancellor Syed Babar Ali and his wife Ms. Parwin Ali, along with faculty members Dr. Ihsan Qazi, Assistant Computer Science, and Dr... Read more

The Berkeley - Haas Global Access Programme (BHGAP) has recently signed an academic contract which would allow Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) students to study a semester abroad. The BHGAP provides unique access to the Berkeley - Haas School of Business top-notch... Read more

LUMS Alumnus, Hassaan Bin Zahid, BSc 2015 from the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), has received admission in the Masters of Finance programme at the Sloan School of Business at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). On describing what helped him achieve this milestone, Zahid... Read more

Dr. Jawad Syed, Dean and Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) has published the second edition of his international textbook, 'Human Resource Management: A Global and Critical Perspective.' The book has been published by Palgrave... Read more

The scope of and expectations from procurement function in organisations has changed dramatically over the last decade. The Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) launched a new 4-day programme on Strategic Procurement Management from May 2 - 5, 2017. This open enrolment programme was directed... Read more

2nd Islamic Finance, Banking and Business Ethics Conference was held on April 18-19, 2017 in Kuala Lumpur. The Conference was co-organised by International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) and Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) of Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS... Read more

The junior year students of MBA and EMBA of the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) threw a farewell dinner for the MBA 2017 and EMBA 2017 students last night at LUMS. Guests at the dinner included Rector LUMS, Abdul Razak Dawood; Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. S. Sohail H. Naqvi and SDSB... Read more

  The junior year students of MBA & EMBA of the Suleman Dawood School of Business threw a Farewell dinner to the MBA 2017 & EMBA2017 students last night at LUMS. Guests for the evening were Rector - Mr. Abdur Razak Dawood, Vice Chancellor - Dr. Sohail Naqvi & Business School... Read more

The Suleman Dawood School of Business at LUMS published the second issue of its research newsletter SDSB Impact. The SDSB faculty engages in cutting-edge research in all major fields of business studies. SDSB Impact summarizes the findings of the faculty’s research for the benefit of the... Read more

Her Excellency Ms. Martine Dorance, Ambassador of France to Pakistan, along with her Cooperation Attaché Mr. Olivier Huynh - Van, visited Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) on April 11, 2017. Prof. Dr. S. Sohail H. Naqvi, Vice Chancellor LUMS, representatives from the Office of... Read more

SDSB MBA Placement Office is proud to present the graduate "Networking Nights 2017" (NN) for the senior year MBA and Executive MBA students. The signature Networking Night event is the most exclusive platform at SDSB for hiring organisations to meet, connect and network with the... Read more

To be effective, managers need to deal with negotiation situations in a systematic and organized manner. The 4-day open enrollment programme on Negotiation Skills was conducted by Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) from March 28-31, 2017. The programme was directed by Arif N. Butt joined... Read more

Najmus-Sehr Ahmad is a graduate of the Accounting and Finance Programme from the year 2016. After graduating, she applied to various business schools to pursue higher studies, and was accepted at London Business School, University of Warwick, University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign and... Read more

Hundreds of applications poured in this season for The Foundation programme at LUMS Center for Entrepreneurship, which is the university’s flagship experiential development platform for young businesses. After a thorough process of scouting, soliciting applications, conducting interviews and... Read more

Dean of Sulmean Dawood School of Business (SDSB), Dr. Jawad Syed, participated in 2nd SME conference organised by Pakistan’s Small and Medium Enterprise Authority (SMEDA) on 15-16 March 2017 in Lahore, and chaired a session on the theme of developing a conducive business environment for SMEs... Read more

Building on its promise to stand as a gateway to knowledge, LUMS opened up its doors of opportunities to bright talented students of Sri Lanka on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Cinnamon Grand Colombo, Ivy Banquet Hall, Sri Lanka as it hosted the LUMS MBA Open Day. The event proved to be a... Read more

The Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) now proudly stands amongst top 300 business schools of the world according to the latest rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2017. This is a momentous occasion for... Read more

As part of the SDSB speaker series, we are pleased to invite Mr. Semih Yalman to the campus.   Having studied in Universities such as HBS, Darden, INSEAD, Emerson and Hacettepe, Mr. Yalman has worked and assisted previously global institutions such as Gillette, Doğuş, WEF, Ambrosetti, Boyner... Read more

A new Memorandum of Understanding was formed between Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) & Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB). GIBS is one of the leading business schools in Johannesburg, South Africa and this collaboration is going to help promote academic research and... Read more

SDSB is pleased to announce the participation of three Accounting and Finance (ACF) students to have qualified for an exchange semester with the FH Joanneum University (FHJ), Austria under the LUMS-FHJ Student Exchange Programme.  The programme offers an opportunity to study at the FHJ in Graz... Read more

On Friday 3 March 2017, 12 members of SDSB faculty visited Descon Engineering’s headquarters on Ferozepur Road, Lahore. The visit was part of the SDSB-Business Linkages Programme that aims to enable knowledge exchange between the SDSB and various business organisations to produce case studies... Read more

The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is a world-class academic institution serving academia and society for the past three decades. With its internationally competitive faculty, experiential teaching methodology, cutting-edge research and a vibrant holistic experience, LUMS continues... Read more

MBA Placement Office is glad to share the launch of Mass SMS Module for MBA & EMBA students. This feature will enable SDSB to share regular updates pertaining to jobs & internship opportunities, recruitment drives, interviews, clubs & society events, rescheduling of classes etc. This... Read more

Dr. Farrah Arif, Assistant Professor at Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) appeared on Din News on February 19, 2017 as a guest. The show's purpose is to provide career guidance and coaching to students and young professionals. So far the show has on-aired 7 shows on different topics and... Read more

Her Excellency Ms. Sewa Lamsal Adhikari, the Ambassador of Nepal to Pakistan, visited Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) on February 21, 2017. The Ambassador was welcomed by Dr. Kamran Ali Chatha, Associate Professor, Suleman Dawood School of Business SSRC and Ms. Sarah Karim, Manager... Read more

Dean, Dr. Jawad Syed and Dr. Syed Zahoor Hassan represented Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) at the “European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Conference 2017 for Deans & Directors General”. This conference was hosted by the University of Ljubljana, on 2nd... Read more

'ACCA Embedded Programme' has invited applications from the ACF batch of 2019. With the recent course additions in the SDSB BSc (Hons) ACF programme, we have fully aligned ACF-LUMS degree programme with the ACCA examinations. This makes LUMS, the first University in Pakistan to offer... Read more

12 SDSB Accounting & Finance (ACF) students were awarded scholarship by the CFA Society. All 12 ACF students passed Level 1 exam (100% pass rate) in the exams which took place in December 2016, against the global average of 43%. This is a proud moment for SDSB family and we congratulate... Read more

Habib Bank Limited (HBL) conducted its recruitment drive for The League, HBL Management Trainee Programme at Lahore University of Management Science on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Mr. Mujtaba Naqvi (Regional Chief, Lahore) started the session by interacting with students and asked them what they... Read more

SDSB cherishes the hard work & acknowledges the efforts made by our brilliant students for their continuous persistence towards academic excellence. The MBA & UG Dean’s Honour list ceremony for academic year 2015-16 will be held on February 10, 2017 at 3:00 pm. A total of 08 MBA... Read more

SDSB is holding a panel discussion in partnership with HR Metrics. HR Metrics has the honour of introducing Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) HR certifications in Pakistan. SHRM is the world’s largest human resource association and leading provider of... Read more

Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) held an executive development programme on Public Sector Financial Management from January 30 - February 2, 2017. The programme was designed to help participants to develop understanding of cost management and financial planning in public sector. The... Read more

The 4-day open enrollment programme on Project Management was conducted by Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) from January 31 - February 3, 2017. The programme was directed by Jamshed H. Khan, joined by Arif I. Rana and Zehra Waheed as teaching faculty. The programme incorporates areas... Read more

LUMS consistently strives to make its educational programmes accessible to talented students from all geographies and backgrounds, regardless of their ability to pay. It is proud to be the only institute in Pakistan offering the Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) through... Read more

The Lahore University of Management Sciences is a world-class academic institution serving academia and society since 3 decades. With its internationally competitive faculty, experiential teaching methodology, cutting-edge research and a vibrant holistic experience, it continues to be a leading... Read more

Dr. Jawad Syed, Dean Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), along with eleven faculty members visited Packages Limited, Lahore on Friday, January 27, 2017. This visit was part of the newly launched SDSB-Business Linkages Programme that aims to enable useful exchange of knowledge between the... Read more

The Centre for Governance and Public Management (CGPM), LUMS organised a seminar on Friday,  January 20, 2017, to provide structured feedback and suggestions on the draft of the Punjab Agriculture Policy prepared by the Punjab Agriculture Commission. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, VC Agriculture... Read more

  Phase-II of the Pakistan Women Entrepreneurship Programme reaches mid-way through as the Certificate Programme for Women Entrepreneurs prepares to deliver its fourth module from 25th to 27th January 2017. Funded by the US State Department and supported by the US-Pakistan Women Council, the... Read more

On Friday, December 23, 2016, the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) celebrated Christmas to express solidarity with the Christian members of the staff. Commemoration of this event has been a great initiative of the Dean SDSB, Dr. Jawad Syed in order to promote the business school’s... Read more

  Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Full Professor - Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), LUMS Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) invites applications for full-time faculty positions for its flagship school, the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB). SDSB... Read more

The Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) at LUMS recently launched the inaugural issue of its research newsletter SDSB Impact.  The SDSB faculty engages in cutting-edge research in all major fields of business studies and SDSB Impact summarises the findings of the faculty’s research... Read more

Excellence in case method teaching and case writing is an integral part of the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB). As part of our commitment towards the growth of SDSB as a case method school, the Case Research Centre has organised a series of case writing workshops for faculty members who... Read more

Dr. Jawad Syed, Dean of Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) at LUMS was recently interviewed by the Financial Times, UK about his thoughts on the emerging concept of “intersectionality.”   Intersectionality is a relatively new concept, describing how oppressive institutions... Read more

SDSB hosted Mr. Adnan Shahid, the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) to talk about his professional experience and about the landmarks which PTCL has achieved under his leadership. The topic of his session with the MBA students was “The Age of... Read more

Experience LUMS First-hand! With our Admissions Campaign already off the ground, come on board for an even more personalized experience with our top leadership, departments, students and alumni: the LUMS Open Days in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad. Get to know anything and everything about LUMS.... Read more

The LUMS Alumni KSA Chapter held its second reunion on November 4, 2016 following a successful first reunion held in June 2016 in the city of Jeddah. The lot gathered accompanied by their families for a dinner at Al Nakheel Village to reminisce about old times. The group relived their memories of... Read more

The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) welcomed Mr. Yuriy Fedkiw, US Consul General on November 7, 2016. Accompanied by Ms. Alyson McFarland, USAID Provincial Director and Ms. Farakh Khan, Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate General Lahore. The esteemed delegates were personally... Read more

Successful dairy farming is about producing milk at a cost-price that is below farm-gate price. Profitable dairy farming is about management and good management is based on a combination of relevant knowledge, reliable information and appropriate skills. The production process must be evaluated... Read more

Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) has approved the distribution of Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) cases through their site. The LUMS SDSB cases will be available (from Fall 2017) alongside Harvard cases. Other HBP partners include institutions such as Stanford, Babson, Wharton, IMD and... Read more

An alumni reunion for the batch of 2013 and 2014 was held on Friday, October 14, 2016, at LUMS.  Dr. Jamshed Khan (Professor, Suleman Dawood School of Business), Yasser Hashmi (Assistant Professor, Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences (MGSHSS) and Dean of Student... Read more

The Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) and ACCA are pleased to offer limited time financial incentive to the graduates of BSc (Hons) in Accounting & Finance. Graduates from January 1, 2014 onwards are eligible for this Scholarship on first come first serve basis. Number... Read more