With the beginning of the Fall 2018 semester, the SDSB LUMS is happy to welcome the new graduate students from all across the country. The Summer Orientation Programme (SOP) for Executive MBA class of 2020 began on Friday10th August 2018. During the SOP, the students will study primary courses to... Read more

SDSB LUMS welcomed the MBA class of 2020 on Monday 7th August 2018 to the Summer Orientation Programme (SOP). A total of 64 students, with 25% female and 75% male ratio come from diverse educational backgrounds and professional experiences. Their initiation began with meeting with the Head of SDSB... Read more

The successful expedition of the SDSB staff members to the northern areas of Pakistan is a hallmark of SDSB to provide an opportunity for social bonding and team development. Such expeditions enable SDSB in better understanding and promoting LUMS values of excellence, diversity and integrity... Read more

The LUMS Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) Luminites Association organised a welcome dinner for the new elected Board of Directors and Council Members on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at the Executive Dining Hall at LUMS. The event was attended by the outgoing board members and the new elected... Read more

Mamoona Arshad, SDSB PhD Management student has been selected in the top 10 of ‘All Pakistan Pitching Research Competition (APRC) 2017-18’. Her topic is "Being authentic at work - Exploring the contradiction between state and trait" as she represents SDSB LUMS. She has been awarded Top 10 Place in... Read more

Dr. Raza Ali Rafique and Dr. Mohsin Nasir Jat have secured the Simio Academic Software: Institution Grant worth $240,000 (USD) in an effort to equip research and teaching at SDSB with high-tech tools in Management Science (MGS). Simio provides state of the art simulation environment for modelling... Read more

LUMS Supply Chain Executive Club (LSEC) successfully held its annual flagship event Supply Chain Summit 2018 on 28th of April 2018. Over the years, the highlights of the event have been Vantage-a case study competition, Ascension-business strategy simulation and a panel talk by market practitioners... Read more

SDSB LUMS is proud to announce that Haroon Rashid, from the MBA class of 1995 has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Shell Pakistan Ltd. effective July 1, 2018.  Haroon Rashid is currently the General Manager lubricants for Shell Pakistan Limited. He joined Shell Pakistan in... Read more

The SDSB MBA & EMBA 2019 (first year) students held a farewell dinner for the graduating seniors - MBA & EMBA class of 2018. The event took place on the 20th April 2018 Friday on a beautiful Spring evening at Suleman Dawood School of Business. The theme of the event was 'Basant' which is... Read more

LUMS HR Executive Club (LHREC) welcomed over 200 participants at the LUMS HR Confluence 2018 from different parts of the country. The event hosted students from 13 different universities across 7 cities of Pakistan. LUMS HR Confluence 2018, one of the flagship events of MBA clubs & societies... Read more

On a fine Saturday morning, over 300 people from different parts of the country arrived at Lahore University of Management Sciences to attend the TEDxLUMS 2018. Nearly 4500 people also watched the event live on the Facebook page. TEDxLUMS has been taking place since 2014. This year, the LUMS MBA... Read more

The LUMS MBA Entrepreneurship Executive Club (LEEC) bring to you the most awaited event of the year - TEDxLUMS. This event is taking place for the 4th time under the LEEC banner and has seen tremendous amount of interest from people of all walks of life. In our past events, we have had the... Read more

Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) invited doctoral students to submit their work-in-progress, dissertations, or full papers for review at the Doctoral Colloquium 2018, a one-day event held on March 29, 2018. The LUMS Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. S. Sohail H. Naqvi welcomed the guests and... Read more

SDSB MBA Placement Office is proud to present the graduate "Networking Nights 2018" for MBA and Executive MBA students. The signature Networking Night (NN) event is the most exclusive platform at SDSB for hiring organisations to meet, connect and network with the graduates. This unique biannual... Read more

  The 7th Asian Management Research and Case Conference 2018 successfully concluded on 24 March 2018 at the PC Bhurban. The theme of the 2-day conference was Convergence or Divergence: Emerging Trends in Management Research and Cases in Asia with a sub-theme on China’s One Belt, One Road... Read more

Dr. Farrah Arif speaks with Khalid Malik in the morning radio show called "Khalid Malik's Morning Jam" on FM91. She promoted the LUMS MBA programme through this programme, as an Ambassador of LUMS and highlighted the following: Eco-system of LUMS Why LUMS MBA Experiential Learning... Read more

SDSB Dean, Dr. Jawad Syed gave interview at Din News channel. He spoke about various topics, including:  HR Quality and Brain Drain Primary education and literacy in Pakistan Education in the digital age Academia & Industry Linkages   View more:  YouTube Channel...

The first formal session of SDSB’s CEOs at LUMS (CAL) Forum was conducted on Friday, Feb 23, 2018 from 1500hrs to 1900hrs at SDSB LUMS. SDSB has created CEOs at LUMS as a Think Tank to engage industry and academia through networking and trust building while also bringing the policy platforms in the... Read more

SDSB MBA Placement Office is pleased to announce the launch of the new Global Career Platform. SDSB has collaborated with EFMD Global Network to offer students with a career platform, connecting them with global opportunities. Now students can login to their personal platforms to find internship,... Read more

European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) regularly hosts "Conference for Deans & Directors General" each year. The event entails leadership and policy making discussions and skills for the academic leaders of a university or school. Hosted by 'Technical University of Munich... Read more

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is being presented as a framework of connectivity and a journey towards economic regionalization in the globalized world. To explore in detail and unveil Myths and Realities, Northern Regional Committee of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (... Read more

Dr. Jawad Syed recently spoke with the magazine Pakistan Today, about "Role of Education in Countering Extremism and Intolerance". He spoke about the importance of tolerance in educational institutes and sharing of knowledge, belief and ideas without conflict. The extract of the interview is... Read more

Renowned Urdu poet and drama writer Mr. Amjad Islam Amjad visited LUMS on 21 February 2018 to attend annual book fair at the Gad and Birgit Rausing Library. The fair was held to help nurture and develop the love of reading amongst students and was organised by LUMS Library Manager Dr. Nadeem... Read more

The National Institute of Public Policy (NIPP) held a policy dialogue on19 and 20 February. The topic of the event was "Population Management: A Dialogue of Stakeholders". Dr. Jawad Syed spoke on the second day about "Youth Bulge and World of Work". The officials at the event deliberated upon the... Read more

SDSB LUMS is creating a THINK TANK to engage industry and academia through networking and trust building while also bringing the policy platforms in the loop to align these three sides of the socio-economic development triangle to help improve our national competitiveness. The mission statement... Read more

L’Oréal held their annual recruitment drive for their ‘Brandstorm’ idea at LUMS on February 6, 2018. Mr. Hasan Qazi Manzoor, Director Human Resource, L’Oréal started the session by sharing a brief introduction of the company and how L’Oréal became a global organisation, stating that they started 27... Read more

One of the top Pakistani Fashion Retail brand, Khaadi conducted their recruitment drive for the 'Khaadi Lead Management Trainee Programme (KLMT)' at LUMS in . Mr. Abdullah Bin Haseeb, Management Trainee Marketing who graduated from MBA 2017 class, started the session by giving a brief introduction... Read more

Center for Governance & Public Management (CGPM) at the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), LUMS, held its third Governance Lecture Series in this academic year, titled "Visual Storytelling and Citizenship Education” by Shehri Pakistan on the 26th of January 2018. The speaker for this... Read more

Restructuring of LUMS MBA Programme is based on Expriential Learning (EL). It is aligned with international academic benchmarks and global best practices. Experiential Learning (EL) consists of three phases: Sectoral, Experiential and Empirical Diagnosis (SEED), MyStartup, and MBA Consultancy... Read more

Center for Governance & Public Management at the SDSB will be holding its third Governance Lecture Series in this academic year, titled "Visual Storytelling and Citizenship Education” by Shehri Pakistan on the 26th of January 2018 at 2:30 pm in room 204, SDSB building. Shehri Pakistan offers... Read more

A happy new year to everyone from all of us at Suleman Dawood School of Business.  May this year bring all the happiness and prosperity in your lives. Let's work towards a peaceful future where we all work together for the betterment of our country and our nation. The New Year arrives with... Read more

The Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) 4-day programme, Business Planning & Financial Modelling for Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) concluded on December 7, 2017. The objective of the programme was to enable participants to create and sustain the economic value of a... Read more

Dr. Aman Ullah, the Chief Economist for Planning and Development Department of Government of Punjab spoke to the audience on Friday, December 22, 2017 at the Suleman Dawood School of Business. Dr Aman is the Focal Person of Government of the Punjab for Sustainable Development Goals, China Pakistan... Read more

Dr. Aun Raza Rizvi has recently published an article in the Journal: Emerging Markets Review (ABDC-A). His paper, titled, "Bank Lending, Deposits and Risk Taking in Times of Crisis: A Panel Analysis of Islamic and Conventional Banks" has earned him excellence in publishing. Dr. Syed Aun R.... Read more

Christmas comes but once a year, let's get together for some holiday cheer!  The business school faculty and staff celebrated Christmas on the 19th of December 2017 with all christian members of our community. The SDSB Faculty Lounge was lavishly adorned with a christmas tree embelished... Read more

The Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) conducted the well-known 'Enhancing Board Effectiveness: Director’s Training Programme', offered in two modules comprising of two days each. The first module was conducted from November 18 to 19, 2017 and the second module was conducted on December 8... Read more

Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) Luminites Association cordially invites SDSB Alumni to a fun filled afternoon reuniting with some your favorite faculty members and old friends. The reunion presents itself with an opportunity to network with other alumni placed all over Pakistan and... Read more

SDSB Family Social Gathering took place on 7th December 2017 at LUMS. It was a good opportunity of informal meeting and networking at the family level for the faculty. Almost the entire SDSB faculty was present at this barbecue event where kids played on a separate space and their parents mingled... Read more

Kamil was selected to represent the Commonwealth Scholars Community at the UK Parliament, London, United Kingdom in 2017 to present his research on “Contextualizing Quality Education – The Case of Private Schools in Pakistan.” Kamil Majeed Kamil Majeed is a LUMS 2012 Accounting and Finance... Read more

Kamil Majeed was selected to represent the Commonwealth Scholars Community at the UK Parliament, London, United Kingdom 2017 to present his research on “Contextualizing Quality Education – The Case of Private Schools in Pakistan.” Kamil Majeed is a graduate of the BSc Accounting and Finance... Read more

SDSB hosted Ms. Nancy Koenig, CEO Caremerge and the founder of the company, Mr. Fahad Aziz at LUMS on 30th November 2017. During the meeting with the MBA students and faculty, both Ms. Koenig and Mr. Aziz spoke about ‘women leadership in technology’ and ‘unconventional businesses’. They shared... Read more

Faculty Development Workshop by Mr. Irfan Mustafa, Founder & CEO, The Food Lab DMCC. The session took place on November 23rd, 2017 at SDSB, where he highlighted four core components of Transformational Leadership which are: Competent, Futuristic, Inspirational, and Character. Mr. Irfan drew... Read more

The Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) conducted a 4-day executive programme on Building High-Performance Teams from November 14 to 17, 2017. The programme was led by Director Arif N. Butt and supported by Anwar Khurshid and Muhammad Abdur Rahman Malik as teaching faculty. Building High-... Read more

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) signed an MoU with the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP) on November 30, 2017. The MoU, signed between the Vice Chancellor LUMS, Prof. Dr. S. Sohail H. Naqvi and the President of ICMAP, Mr. Mohammad Iqbal Ghori, aims to... Read more

Governance Lecture Series on Katchi Abadis: The Problem & Ways to a Solution- A talk by Tasneem Siddiqui  CGPM organized its second Governance Lecture series in this academic year titled Katchi Abadis: The Problem & Ways to a Solution. The speaker for this session was Mr. Tasneem... Read more

The Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) conducted a customised Management Development Programme (MDP) – Level 3 for Descon’s senior management. The programme took place from November 13 to 18, 2017 at REDC. It was led by Programme Directors Dr. Jamshed Hassan Khan and Dr. Anwar Khurshid and... Read more

Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) faculty, Dr. Bushra Naqvi's article, ‘What Enables Islamic Banks to Contribute in Global Financial Reintermediation?’ has been published in the Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. The research explores conventional banks which were once competing with non-... Read more

Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) faculty, Dr. Syed Aun Raza Rizvi's research article, ‘A Tripartite Inquiry into Volatility-Efficiency-Integration Nexus - Case of Emerging Markets’ has been published in the Emerging Markets Review. The objective of this paper is to analyse the time-varying... Read more

The Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and the Dutch Embassy collaborated on a workshop on Dairy Economics, which took place at REDC from November 11-12, 2017. Mr. Jelle Zijlstra from the world-renowned Wageningen University and... Read more

On November 11, 2017 faculty members of Suleman Dawood School of Business visited Green Fields Country Club (GFCC) to spend some time together but away from day to day academic rosters. Departing from SDSB at 8:30 AM in a foggy morning provided the colleagues with ample time to discuss matters of... Read more

The Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) conducted a 4-day intensive programme on Advanced Corporate Finance from November 7–10, 2017, led by Programme Director Dr. Syed Mubashir Ali and supported by Dr. Atif Saeed Chaudhry and Dr. Omair Haroon. The programme on Advance Corporate Finance... Read more

This year’s “Global Business School Network Annual Conference” was held in Washington DC, USA from 1st to 3rd November 2017. The Global Business School Network (GBSN) is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to strengthening management, entrepreneurial and leadership talent for the developing world... Read more

Dr. Jawad Syed, Dean Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), LUMS along with fellow author, Edwina Pio, has co-authored an article which has been published in the journal, Human Relations. The article titled 'To Include or Not to Include? A Poetics Perspective on the Muslim Workforce in the West... Read more

The Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) initiated a 4-day executive programme from October 30 to November 2, 2017, which took place at REDC, LUMS titled, 'Building Blocks of Human Resource Management'. The programme was led by Director, Dr. Anwar Khurshid and supported by Dr. Muhammad Abdur... Read more

The Social Enterprise Development Centre (SEDC) at the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) organised a customized training programme on “Strategic Management and Leadership Skills” for the senior management of the Kashf Foundation from November... Read more

SDSB Staff had a team building adventure trip to the hill-stations of Pakistan from 10th to 12th November 2017. The group first traveled to Nathiagali first then to Murree. The trip included visit to the Mushkpuri Peak Trek, Pipeline Trek, Nathiagali Bazar, and Murree Mall Road. The team included... Read more

Suleman Dawood School of Business hosted MBA alumni, Mr. Ali Naqvi (MBA 1993) and Ms. Amna Naqvi (MBA 1993) for a talk on Sports Management in Pakistan and Global Equity Markets as part of the Sports Management class on November 10, 2017. Both the guests, Mr. Naqvi, who hails from the Finance... Read more

The Centre for Governance and Public Management (CGPM) and the Social Enterprise Development Centre (SEDC) at the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) conducted a workshop on ‘Writing Effective Grant Proposals’ on November 3, 2017.  The speakers for this session were Professor Dr. Steve... Read more

The Centre for Governance and Public Management (CGPM) at the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) held the first of its Governance Lecture Series titled 'Virtual Space & Democracy in Pakistan’ on October 20, 2017. The speaker at the session was the renowned political activist and lawyer,... Read more

The Rausing Executive Development Centre's flagship residential programme, the Management Development Programme (MDP) took place from October 23 to November 3, 2017. It was led by Programme Director Jamshed Hassan Khan and Co-programme Director Muhammad Adeel Zafar. Esteemed faculty members like... Read more

CGPM & SEDC conducted a workshop on Writing Effective Grant Proposals on November 3, 2017 at the Suleman Dawood School of Business, Lahore University of Management Sciences. The speakers for this session were Professor Dr. Steve Davies, Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy... Read more

Center for Governance & Public Management at the SDSB will be holding its second Governance Lecture Series in this academic year, titled 'Katchi Abadis: The Problem and ways to a Solution’ on the 16th of November 2017 at 12:30 pm in Auditorium B1 at SDSB. The speaker for this talk is Mr.... Read more

Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) organised its annual Deans’ Honour List (DHL) ceremony on November 3, 2017, giving recognition to 161 of the brightest students from school. The ceremony started with the Mr. Syed Babar Ali, Pro Chancellor’s remarks followed by welcoming addresses by Dr.... Read more

Asian Journal of Management Cases Volume 14 Issue 2 has been published .  AJMC is a peer reviewed journal edited by the faculty at SDSB-LUMS and published through Sage Publications. The journal aims at providing high quality teaching material to academics, consultants and management... Read more

Last year, Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP) approved the distribution of SDSB-LUMS cases on its online catalogue as a content partner. Selected SDSB cases are now available online through HBSP for educators worldwide. SDSB is the seventh institution in Asia and fourth in South Asia to have... Read more

We are proud to announce that Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) is joining hands with Bayt.com to power its Student Services Portal. It is a globally renowned end-to-end Applicant Tracking Solution that enables quicker and smarter applicant management through an easy-to-use interface. The... Read more

The 5-day residential programme titled Leadership for Senior Executives took place at the Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) from October 9-13, 2017. This programme was an immersive learning experience, offering a unique and unparalleled opportunity to create transformational leadership... Read more

The Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) conducted the programme, Growth & Continuity in Family-Run Businesses for board members of family enterprises. The programme took place in Karachi from October 13 to 14, 2017. The programme director, Arif Iqbal Rana led this programme and was... Read more

The Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) conducted a 2-day focused programme on ‘Understanding and Applying Case Based Learning’ for the University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore on October 6-7, 2017. The primary focus of the programme, directed by Syed Zahoor Hassan... Read more

The Centre for Governance and Public Management (CGPM), at the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), promotes high-quality research, praxis and public policy in the area of corporate governance. To that end, we are putting forth this call for... Read more

The International Business Education Forum hosted by Lanzhou University, Foreign Affairs Office of Gansu Provincial People’s Government, Dunhuang Municipal Government, and organised by School of Management, Lanzhou University was held in Dunhuang, Gansu, China on September 27, 2017. The Forum... Read more

Syed Ali Naseer, Chief Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Officer, Jazz and Jordan Condo, Group Director, Corporate and Public Affairs, VEON Ltd. visited the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), LUMS on October 11, 2017 and met faculty and students for a session on ‘Public policy in the digital... Read more

Peter Arnell, Chief Branding Officer and Gabriel Giordani, Group Director Products from VEON Ltd. visited the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), LUMS on October 10, 2017 and met faculty and students. Mr. Arnell’s talk on ‘The magic of Branding’ was very well received and extremely inspiring... Read more

In the last academic year (2016-17), several faculty members of the Suleman Dawood School of Business exhibited excellence in teaching, case writing and research. To acknowledge and appreciate this extraordinary performance, the School awarded the faculty for their high achievements. SDSB is proud... Read more

The Rausing Executive Development Centre (REDC) conducted a 4-day programme, ‘Building Impactful Brands – Ideas for Action’ from September 26 – 29, 2017, led by Programme Director Adnan Zahid and supported in teaching by Ehsan Ul Haque and Moeen Naseer Butt. Mansoor Nawaz, Director Marketing Haleeb... Read more

Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Pakistan Super League (PSL), Mr. Najam Sethi spoke to the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) undergraduate students of the Sports Management Course at a session held on September 29, 2017. The title of the session was ‘The Pakistan Super League -... Read more

The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is a premiere institution of Pakistan. With over three decades of excellence, LUMS takes great pride in providing the highest quality education to the best talent that secures admission to the University, irrespective of financial status and... 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

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, MBA 2005 was invited by His Royal Highness (HRH)... 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

Last year, Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP) approved the distribution of SDSB-LUMS cases on its online catalogue as a content partner. Selected SDSB cases are now available online through HBSP for educators worldwide. SDSB is the seventh institution in Asia and fourth in South Asia to... 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