Introduction

INTRODUCTION

Pokhara University School of Business established in 1999 is an institution rich in resources with a strong band of faculty and competitive graduate and undergraduate students. A leading constituent business school of Pokhara University, the Faculty of Management Studies, in effort to maintain quality education, consistently focuses on academic growth and professional competence of individual students. Its faculty and staff are committed to enhance students’ communication skills by recognizing learners’ challenges at the university and the workplace. School of Business runs Master of Business Administration(MBA), Bachelor of Business Administration(BBA), and  Bachelor of Business Administration in Banking and Insurance (BBA-BI) programs. The School of Business started its BBA program in 1999, MBA program in 2000 and BBA-BI program in 2009.

The BBA, MBA and BBA-BI programs are four-year semester system programs and their primary aim is to prepare middle level managers to meet the needs of business industry, service oriented industry, government and nongovernment organizations in different functional areas of management. The teaching team of School of Business is highly competent, dedicated and renowned in the academic field. The college also arranges guest lectures and training sessions of practitioners and reputed personalities and it conducts many skill development activities in and outside the college for the practical exposure of the students. With an aim of taking a leading position in the higher education in management in a competitive business world, School of Business firmly believes that effective dissemination of knowledge and skills to student is possible only when efforts of subject experts, learned teachers and researches are backed by much needed modern equipment and facilities. The twenty-first century has witnessed uninterrupted expansions in global economics, rapid changes in business systems and technologies, and increasing concerns in business ethics. Pokhara University, therefore, believes that it is the responsibility of any service-oriented private or public organization to respond to these global concerns. The School of Business has the vision to address these issues and, thus, serve the best interest of people and the global community.

 

Vision

To take a leading position in the higher education in management in a competitive business world.

 

Mission

  1. Provide quality based programs in different areas of administration and management to meet needs and demands of an increasing global market and complex business world.
  2.  Focus on the “real” world of employment, underpinned by an international research capability based on academic excellence and practical business relevance.
  3.  Offer business and management courses that combines a thorough grounding in both management theory and practice with the opportunity to specialize in accounting, finance, human resource management, marketing and international business.

 

Goals

  1. Produce market-driven and service-oriented managers and executives with various level of competence through teaching, learning and research.
  2. Link the PU system with the community and the business world by preparing business graduates with positive attitudes and constructive minds.
  3. Equip youths with managerial skills and professional expertise to face unprecedented levels of complex operational challenges both at home and aboard.

School of Business strives for maintaining quality education consistently focusing on academic growth as well as professional competence of individual students. Its faculties and staffs are committed to enhance students’ managerial and communication skills by recognizing learners’ challenges at the university and the workplace. The twenty-first century has witnessed uninterrupted expansions in global economics, rapid changes in business systems and technologies, and increasing concerns in business ethics. The university, therefore, believes that it is the responsibility of any service-oriented private or public organization to respond to these global concerns. Primarily, the vision of the school is to create competent professionals having sound academic foundation and to achieve this; the mission of the school is well articulated. Based on the Vision and Mission of the school and inputs from various stakeholders, the Strategic Plan of SOB has been drafted. The vision, mission and goals of the school are achieved through strategic action plan, schedule for future development, effective leadership and participative decision making process.

In addition, the strategic directions for the future instilled and communicated through extended future directions are evidently significant in the growth of the organization. The SOB therefore essence fully complies to the following extended vision to address these issues and, thus, strives to serve the best interest of people and the global community.

With an aim of taking a leading position in the higher education in management in a competitive business world, School of Business firmly believes that effective dissemination of knowledge and skills to student is possible only when efforts of subject experts, learned teachers and researches are backed by much needed modern equipment and facilities. The twenty-first century has witnessed uninterrupted expansions in global economics, rapid changes in business systems and technologies, and increasing concerns in business ethics