It is heartening to see LUMS taking the initiative to offer the MS Accounting & Analytics programme, which is equally suited for both accounting and finance professionals and non-accountants who intend to learn to exploit the power of data using analytics. It will help fill the critical gap in a large number of  organisations where loads of data are collected deploying various technology tools but not optimally utilised to generate insights about the past, current, and future. This programme will also bring academia closer to the industry. 

LUMS EMBA is one of the best designed programs in Pakistan for working professionals. The classes on every alternate weekend allow for day to day requirements of work, travel, and family life to continue almost uninterrupted. One of the other positives was the balance between academic theory and real world application - the case method was fantastic in grounding us in theoretical knowledge, and assignments typically focused on applying our learning to real world issues in our organisations. 

The MS TME programme has not only helped me develop a new perspective towards technology management and entrepreneurship, but it has also provided an understanding of the efficient manner in which technology has enabled us. Revolving around the process of learning and relearning, this programme focuses on a student-centred experience with a good balance of theory and practical work while also catering to participants coming in from diverse backgrounds. 

The LUMS EMBA programme opened new avenues of learning for me as I could manage my professional and personal commitments and attend EMBA classes over the weekend. The diverse culture, case study method approach, amazingly talented and experienced faculty and my EMBA batch mates at LUMS helped me acquire knowledge and ideas about marketing, customer service, budgeting, accounting, developing business models, supply chain, asset and resource management, innovation, business law and ethics and managing teams effectively. 

The EMBA programme helped me put things in perspective, taking learnings and lessons applied by the best companies and implementing the same in my work. This happened as we studied problems identified in various case studies that were developed on renowned local and international companies, which are very similar to the challenges we face, and helped diagnose problems with the best alternatives at hand. 

The SDSB-LUMS MBA experience is one that I would recommend to others because it is the right place to grow not just professionally, but personally as well. This programme challenges you to push your boundaries and step outside of your comfort zone so that you realise your full potential. The faculty, the curriculum and the pace of the programme are one that can truly transform coal into diamonds, because a year ago I was not the same confident and ambitious person that you see today, thanks to my time here at LUMS.