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THE LUMS E MBA TRAN SFO R M
ADVAN TAGE YOUR CA R EER

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PROGRAMME
DE SI GN
E XE CUTI V E
MBA
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GLOBALI SATI ON
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MESSAGE FROM MODULE

THE PROGRAMME
DIRECTOR 18 I N DUSTRY
PE RSPE CTI V E
COMMI T TE D TO
It is an honour to introduce the Executive MBA
Programme at the Suleman Dawood School of DI VE RSE
PE RSPE CTI VE S
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Business (SDSB). The Executive MBA at SDSB is
designed for mid-career executives aiming to
advance their knowledge and skills to gain a
deeper understanding of the business
environment. YOUR LI FE LON G
PROFE SSI ON AL
22 FI N AN CE YO U R
Executive MBA candidates bring diverse COMMUN I TY E MBA
professional backgrounds and experiences to the
class which helps promote collaborative learning.
The EMBA programme is an opportunity to join
an elite forum for innovation and leadership, in
which mid-career executives develop an edge in 19 25
their management capabilities and build a
network and connection with LUMS that lasts a
Asad Alam
THE LUMS TAKE THE ADMI SSIO N
lifetime. If you have the ability, the enthusiasm
and the motivation to work hard, then we want Programme Director and Professor E COSYSTE M N E XT STE P CALE N DAR
to hear from you. Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB)

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 SUPPLEMENTED LUMS connects you to the
most relevant industry
THROUGH A leaders in Pakistan. Learn
from faculty that has
COHORT revolutionised business
practices in Pakistan, through
LEARNING their teaching and research.

APPROACH Gain unparalleled access to

dynamic companies and
leaders in Pakistan and
around the world. Leverage a
27,000+ strong alumni
network, that impacts the
global marketplace. The
ENRICHED BY A LUMS Executive MBA
Programme provides you
LIFELONG with a transformative
PROFESSIONAL experience, with minimal
COMMUNITY disruption to your career.

THE LUMS
EMBA ADVANTAGE

You do not have to put your career on hold to The solid, general management core courses
earn the degree help you bring new ideas and skills to your
work place and put them to work right away
Most EMBA students have advanced their
careers during the programme or upon Maintain work-life balance with only three
graduation courses at a time
Students learn from globally recognised faculty, On-campus classes are held every alternate
the industry experience of their cohort peers, Saturdays and Sundays to minimise required
and global learning experience time out of office
EMBA prepares you for the next level of Highly experienced classmates with an
leadership average of 13 years of work experience
This degree is an excellent investment in your Faculty with strong industry linkages, who
future. It is also a wise investment for your have received global recognition for their
employer research

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 TRANSFORM The LUMS Executive MBA prepares
individuals to impact change. It is designed

YOUR CAREER for working professionals to help them

move their career forward in just 22
months, with minimal career interruption.

LESS THAN TWO Executive MBA classes are designed in

such a way that busy working professionals

YEARS FROM can earn an EMBA with minimal disruption

to their professional and personal lives.

START TO FINISH Over the course of 22 months, students

earn credits by attending classes on
Saturdays and Sundays every alternate
weekend.

The LUMS EMBA focuses on CASE METHOD

collaborative and applied learning. You OF TEACHING
will engage in team-based learning in SUPPLEMENTED WITH
small groups, featuring a complementary COMPUTER BASED
mix of professionals and experts. Most EXERCISES AND
of our students have considerable work SIMULATIONS
experience and each student entering
the programme brings a unique
EXTENSIVE USE OF
perspective to the classroom.
DISTANCE LEARNING
AND A VIRTUAL
Our faculty and guest speakers
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
bring the latest research and
THROUGH E-MODULES
cutting edge business practices to
the class. The strategic leadership FIELD VISITS AND GUEST
curriculum is specifically designed SPEAKER SESSIONS FOR
for experienced, highly motivated A HOLISTIC AND AN
executives and leaders. INTEGRATED
PERSPECTIVE

GLOBALISATION
MODULE TO ENHANCE
INNOVATION AND AN
ENTREPRENEURIAL
MINDSET

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 A TRANSFORMATIONAL
EXPERIENCE COLLABORATIVE
Students having complementary
skills are paired in study groups; for
example, a student with very strong
Our approach to leadership
development will make you bring
APPROACH quantitative skills may be paired

out the very best in yourself and TO LEARNING with someone having excellent
negotiations skills.
your team. We emphasise the
principles of general management,
which prepare managers to lead any
part of an organisation or to lead
across departments.

PROGRAMME SUMMER
DESIGN ORIENTATION
The programme is spread over 22 months,
PROGRAMME
which includes 4 week-long sessions (two (SOP)
week-long sessions in the first year, one
after the end of the first year during The SOP provides essential subject
summers for the globalisation module and knowledge needed to prepare you for the
the last week-long session at the end of challenges of competitive coursework and
the second year for EMBA project case method of teaching. The SOP is not
presentations) and 36 weekends. The graded but successful completion of the
regular sessions are held on alternate programme is a prerequisite for EMBA.
weekends every month.
The SOP prepares you for regular EMBA
The programme is divided into the classes by providing the basic framework in
following modules: the following modules:

• Business Fundamentals • Business Mathematics

• Managing Operations and People • Introduction to Financial Accounting
• Cost, Value and Innovation Management • Interpersonal Skills
• Law and Entrepreneurship • Introduction to the Case Method
• Managing the Future

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 PROGRAMME STRUCTURE EXECUTIVE MBA
PROGRAMME
YEAR 01 COURSES
Distance Learning SOP + Business Distance Learning Online Courses
Module 1 Fundamentals Module 2 • Managerial Communications
Harvard Business Module 1 • Spreadsheet Modelling
School Online Courses
• Quantitative Methods
• Mathematics for Management
July – August August – November November – December • Financial Accounting
• Finance

Managing Operations Distance Learning Cost, Value and

and People Module 3 Innovation Core Courses
Module 2 Management
Module 3 • Understanding Financial
Statements
• Problem Solving and Decision
November – March March – April April – June Making
• Marketing Management
• Managerial Economics

YEAR 02 • Operations and Supply Chain

Management
• Managing People
• Managerial Finance
• Innovation and Technology
Cross Cultural and Law and Entrepreneurship
Management
Globalisation Module 4
• Managerial Accounting and Control
Module Systems
• Business/Corporate Strategy
Summer August – December • Business Law and Corporate
Governance
• Leading Organisations
Managing the Future EMBA Project
• Corporate Finance
Module 5
• Venture Creation and Corporate
Entrepreneurship
• Islamic Ethics
January – April October – May

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 EXECUTIVE The project requires you to
explore key facets of an issue EXPLORATION
MBA and recommend alternative
solutions. It is a challenging
OF COAL IN
PROJECT assignment, combining
decision-making ability,
THAR AND ITS A project by
teamwork, working under Chafak Aftakhar
pressure and an integrated
approach towards management. UTILISATION Syed Aamir Abbas
It measures your ability to apply
relevant theoretical concepts,
tools and techniques to the
organisational problem being
addressed. To the advantage of
The EMBA project provides an the current employer and the
opportunity to apply classroom EMBA participant, the project is
learning to address an issue of usually identified by the current Chafak Aftakhar, EMBA 2013
significant importance to an employer (client) of the Assistant Brand Manager, MT Marketing
organisation. The project is participant and a faculty advisor Infant Nutrition Nestle-SA
approached as a management is attached for guidance and
consultancy assignment. counselling.

Syed Aamir Abbas, EMBA 2013

Manager (New Projects), Technology & Business Development Division,
M&T Group, Fauji Fertilizer Company Ltd.

I took up a project which I thought would strangers, organising my work into

help me and my organisation. My project measureable milestones, making
was related to the exploitation of coal in repeated presentations and conducting
Thar and its utilisation beyond just sessions with my professors and
burning for power. My organisation supervisors. Travelling to Thar was a
appreciated my efforts, since the project unique learning in itself, which gave me
was in sync with their long-term vision. the confidence that the project is not just
My teammate and I travelled to Thar to paperwork but is actually doable. I had to
gain firsthand knowledge and we worked use tools for financial modelling, which I
extensively on developing a concept of had never done before. The model we
conversion of a fertilizer plant to coal. We worked on is still in my use and I am
had to interview a number of skilled applying it to test almost all kinds of
people and organisations already projects that I come across. I am proud
working in Thar. We developed cost of the fact that my EMBA project was
estimates and subsequently a financial relevant enough to bring about change in
model to evaluate the returns. We the lives of people in Thar.
assessed the risks and outlined the
mitigation techniques. The project Syed Aamir Abbas
enhanced my management skills by
forcing me to interact with total

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 APPLY LUMS EMBA is demanding, but
the faculty and support provided
SKILLS CLASS PROFILE
is excellent. You have to be
competitive and dynamic in the
CONCURRENTLY class, because the calibre of
Executive MBA students can CLASS OF 2018 fellow students is very high.
I have become more confident
immediately put into practice the
concepts learnt in class since they after joining this programme as
work full-time while earning their it truly adds value to my career.
degrees. Also, I am happy to be the first
Chinese EMBA student at LUMS!

Academic Background % DA FU
FUNDAMENTALS EMBA 2018
Deputy Director,
FIRST Sales and Distribution
Zong CMPak Ltd.
APPROACH Telecommunication 8
LUMS takes a ‘fundamentals
first’ approach to its Executive
MBA curriculum. Students take
courses that provide a strong
Engineering 44
foundation for management in
different roles.
Accounting/Finance/Business 24

DISTANCE Computer Science 12

LEARNING
The Executive MBA participants
Others 12
have to stay connected with the
faculty through distance learning
while off-campus. This connection
is facilitated through the
Information System Technology
(IST) Department at LUMS which
Demographics
centrally supports the LUMS
Learning Management System
(LMS). The LMS allows each
participant, a dedicated Academic
Resource Centre on the web. Average Age 37
Participants have access to several
e-modules, course related
activities and resources. These Average Experience 13
include course material, discussion
boards and online course
assessment tools.
Average GMAT Score 460

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 GLOBALISATION MODULE
Global Learning Experience
at the age of 26, was the instructor of the
EMBA participants learn firsthand about course.
international business practices, competitive
markets, and complex environments through The LUMS EMBA entrepreneurship courses are
the global learning experience. Last year, the designed to develop an entrepreneurial mindset
EMBA class of 2017 visited Silicon Valley to and enable participants to develop their own
learn the ropes of Entrepreneurship from the toolkit, to overcome the myriad challenges they
gurus of start-ups at Silicon Valley. Naeem Zafar, might face in creating a scalable business. The
who teaches entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley mindset and toolkit is useful for those who want
and Brown University and is also a serial to launch or join a start-up as well as those who
entrepreneur, having started his own business seek to innovate within a large company.

COMMITTED TO
DIVERSE
I believe that the LUMS EMBA is the perfect choice for anyone PERSPECTIVES
who wants to make headway in his or her career. This programme
will push you to discover your true potential and challenge yourself. EMBA participants engage with individuals
This programme truly helps you expand your view of the world and from diverse backgrounds, who bring
is nothing short of a blessing for anyone wanting to give his or her different perspectives and experiences
career a boost. that will challenge their own. This
collaborative approach to learning provides
ASAD HAMEED an enriching experience and encourages
EMBA 2007 the creation of a culture reflective of the
Country Head, Learning and Development, Summit Bank Ltd. global world we live in.

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INDUSTRY
PERSPECTIVE YOUR LIFELONG
The LUMS faculty has developed PROFESSIONAL
700+ cases focusing on the
Pakistani business industry, which COMMUNITY
further builds on the local
perspective of the participants.
Suleman Dawood School of More than 27,000 loyal
Business (SDSB) cases are now alumni make up the LUMS
accessible on the Harvard
Business Publishing (HBP)
global network
website, making LUMS cases As an EMBA participant, you will
immediately have a strong connection to
available to a global audience. professionals all over the world, including
Collaborative linkages with top executives at leading national and
international institutions add international firms, successful
immense value to the programme entrepreneurs, community leaders and
passionate industry volunteers.
content.

Engage with
PARTNER/SPONSORING ADVANTAGES FOR world-renowned
ORGANISATIONS SPONSORING faculty members
•
•
National ICT R&D Fund
PTCL
ORGANISATIONS Students are encouraged to engage
directly with 194 PhD faculty members at
• Zong Improve your organisation’s LUMS, including research experts and
• C4I Directorate, GHQ industry professionals, to form a
productivity, performance and collaborative learning experience in which
• GE Energy
profitability by increasing the students and faculty draw upon their
• Hitech Networks (Pvt.) Ltd.
effectiveness of key managers unique industry experiences and
• Sharif Feed Mills (Pvt.) Ltd.
perspectives.
• Drakken (Pvt.) Ltd. Retain and motivate high
• HBL (Barclays Bank PLC) achievers in your organisation
• Engro Foods Ltd.
• Descon Oxychem Ltd. Develop a pool of sophisticated
• International Resource Group (IRG) leaders who will enable your
• Atlas Honda Ltd. organisation to take on global
• Beaconhouse School System challenges
• Rausing Executive Development Centre,
LUMS Invest in employee development
• Siemens Pakistan Engineering Company Keep abreast of the globally
• Service Sales Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd. renowned practices and the skill
• Warid Telecom
set required to combat the
• Adsells Advertising
• NetSol Technologies
challenges of an expanding
• ChenOne business
• Fauji Foods
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 THE LUMS ACCESS TO
ECOSYSTEM CUTTING EDGE
LUMS is also a networking hub for
its EMBA participants. As an EMBA
RESEARCH
participant, you are constantly The SDSB faculty engages in cutting edge
networking with the MBA research in all major fields of business
students, alumni, the corporate studies. This research benefits the larger
world and senior faculty members. public, especially managers, executives,
entrepreneurs and policymakers. These
The LUMS Centre for insights emerge from pioneering research
Entrepreneurship (LCE), set up as conducted by the SDSB faculty and published
an independent centre under the in the world’s leading academic journals and
LUMS umbrella, aims to provide case hubs. Our teaching is supplemented by
strong support to entrepreneurs as most practically relevant lessons from such
the country’s most comprehensive research. SDSB facilitates knowledge sharing
experiential development platform. and dialogue between the academia and the
It formalises the process of industry, thereby bringing LUMS one step
scouting, grooming and facilitating closer to its goal of creating synergy between
passionate start-up founders. As an theory and practice.
EMBA participant you are eligible
to avail all the services and
advantages the centre provides.

EXECUTIVE WORLD-CLASS
FACILITIES
MBA The Executive MBA participants have
the option to avail accommodation
A Training Ground For Leaders
facilities at the Rausing Executive
Development Centre (REDC) for the
term, if necessary. Residence at the
REDC is a single room accommodation
equipped with STD/ISD services along
with computing facilities.

GAD & BIRGIT

RAUSING LUMS
Gad & Birgit Rausing Library at LUMS
offers advanced systems and
technologies for its users. The library
The EMBA allows students to develop allows free and secure access to library
new skills and capabilities. This catalogues and its full text resources
changes the way they approach through a web interface called iPortal. It
business problems thus enhancing also provides access to more than 35,000
their leadership skills. online journals.

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 ON-CAMPUS FACILITIES
Syed Maratab Ali Sports Complex LUMS Coca-Cola Aquatic Centre TAKE
THE
The Syed Maratab Ali Sports Complex at LUMS The latest addition to the University sports
offers an ideal environment to carry out sporting facilities is the LUMS Coca-Cola Aquatic
activities like tennis, squash, gym, football, Centre, which is an international standard
volleyball, cricket, basketball and many more. indoor swimming pool built in line with FINA

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specifications (25 metres length), operational
throughout the year, certified for national and
Super Store and ATM international competitions. LUMS is the only
The campus facilities also include a super store University in Pakistan to house such a facility.

STEP
and pharmacy which provides easy access to daily
provisions including toiletries, snacks and We start accepting applications for the new session in November.
medicines. There is also a souvenir shop, a photo Applicants continue to be accepted until the class is full. Deadlines
copier facility and MCB and ABL ATM booths to for each admission cycle are available on the LUMS website.
facilitate the community.

Applicants will be assessed on the

following criteria: *Candidates holding only a
Bachelor’s degree of less than four
Minimum 16 years of education leading years’ duration will be required to
to a Master’s or Bachelor's* degree produce an equivalence certificate of
from a Higher Education Commission completion of 16 years of education
(HEC), Pakistan recognised university issued by the Higher Education
Performance in the GMAT or GRE (no Commission (HEC), Pakistan
other admission test scores are valid)
Work experience (at least 6 years of
full-time work experience including four
years at managerial level) Decisions on admission are made
Two letters of recommendation after careful evaluation of all
applications. Evaluation for interview
Interview performance
calls is carried out based on a
combination of factors such as
Note academic track record, performance
GMAT taken more than five years before the in GMAT/GRE and work experience.
admission deadline will not be
considered valid
The deadline to take GMAT/GRE is May 4, 2018
If the applicant has taken more than one test,
the best score will be considered for application
evaluation The Admissions Office will review
Availability of GMAT/GRE score is mandatory for applications to ensure that
submission of online admission application requirements are met. Shortlisted
Applicants who are admitted and join the EMBA candidates will be called in for an
programme will get a refund of one GMAT/GRE interview, after which the final
fee decision will be taken.
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 FINANCE YOUR Participants are encouraged to discuss
sponsoring options with their

EMBA respective organisations.

GROUP
LUMS offers group discounts to
organisations with multiple
employees enrolling in the EMBA
DISCOUNTS programme.

No. of accepted participants into Discount percentage

LUMS Executive MBA

3−5 15% discount to all participants

6−10 20% discount to all participants

SPONSORSHIP MCB STUDENT

EMBA participants are
encouraged to seek financial
PERSONAL I would highly recommend
people to join the Executive
support from their employers in
addition to their consent to
LOAN (SPL) MBA at LUMS as it will have a
positive impact on their careers
attend all the course modules. as well as their personalities.
This means that the company LUMS provides the MCB Student Moreover, you will start loving
agrees to spare the participant Personal Loan (SPL) facility to the place, the people and the
from work during on-site EMBA students. Details of the loan instructors in no time!
sessions to ensure that he/she can be viewed at:
is available on all class days. The
financial support of the financial-aid.lums.edu.pk/emba-loan
participant’s company is a matter -options
MOHAMMAD SOHAIL NAWAZ
that needs to be resolved EMBA 2018
between the participant and the General Manager
company itself. Sales & Marketing Division

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 ADMISSION CALENDAR

EMBA Programme Deadline to take Deadline to apply

FALL 2018 GMAT/GRE for admission

LUMS EMBA is a rafting and truly The executive MBA has been a life-changing
May 4, 2018 May 10, 2018 transformational experience. It heats you, beats experience for me. This degree taught me how
you and moulds you into a leader who is professional businesses are run. The case study
capable of spotting opportunities embedded in method exposes students to the challenges
Deadline to submit Admission decisions Classes start issues. The overall academic environment, faced by larger organisations and how they
programme design, curriculum and faculty overcome real time business obstacles. One
supporting invites you to think differently, act proactively learns not only from the finest faculty in the
documents and cooperate synergistically. It makes you an country, but with interacting in an elite peer
innovative and creative thinker and an enabler group we enhance each other’s knowledge of
of people in every dimension of your life. our respective industries.

AHSAN UMAR SAHAR ATIF

May 11, 2018 May - June 2018 August 2018 EMBA 2017 EMBA 2017
Country Head, Sales & Retail Operations Creative Director and CEO
Service Sales Corporation Sahar Atif Design Studio

At LUMS, I was able to learn and challenge myself It’s incredible to have instructors with years of
and others in an interactive environment. This came knowledge and get to meet people with
through deep analysis, finding solutions, stating my diverse industries experience at one place –
opinions within a limited window of time and then that’s what you get at LUMS!
building on it to establish my credibility.
BEENISH SAEED
UMER GHUMMAN EMBA 2013
EMBA 2014 COO
Head Mobile Phone Division Lahore Pharma
Samsung Electronics Pakistan Ltd.

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