Two mega events were recently held at the Institute of Business Management (IoBM): “UN International Mother Earth Day” and a “Career Fair” attended by concerned national and international luminaries.
Islamabad (Pakistan Point News - 23rd Apr, 2018 ) Sustainable Living Society (SLS) of the Institute of business Management (IoBM), in collaboration with the Earth Day Network, the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, in nearly 195 countries, organized the “United Nations International Mother Earth Day” on its campus on Sunday, April 22, 2018 in a joint initiative with the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA).
Mr. Talib Karim, President IoBM and Mr. Basheer Janmohammed, Chancellor IoBM and Chairman of Dalda Foods guided and helped the cause of this event. CEO’s, Chairmen and Directors both from the public and private sector companies came and paired with students from across the city to plant trees at the IoBM campus; including the Consulate of Japan, National Accountability Bureau, Karachi, Sindh Chamber of Agriculture, Sindh Enterprise Development Fund, Mitsubishi Corporation, Careem and so on.
Prominent educational institutions such as Karachi Grammar School, Mama Parsi, The City School, Beaconhouse school System, Foundation Public School, amongst 50 other schools, were also present. A workshop, on the global Earth Day 2018 theme of ‘Ending Plastic Pollution’ was also conducted by Ms. Kulsoom Siddiqui, Founder and President of SLS, with five esteemed environmentalists: Mr. Farukh Amil, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva was the Keynote speaker; Mr.
Ainul Abedin, Mr. Tofiq Pasha Mooraj, Dr. Nuzhat Khan, along with Dr. Shahid Amjad, who is also the HoD, Environment and Energy Management, IoBM and has been an elected UN representative for five years. Earlier, the International Cooperation, Placement and Alumni Department of the Institute of Business Management (IoBM) organized “IoBM Career Fair 2018”. Gracing this occasion with their kind and inspiring presence were IoBM’s Mr.
Talib Karim President and Ms. Sabina Mohsin, Executive Director Administration, Admissions and Finance. This Career Fair provided employers to connect with highly- talented IoBM students where they networked with representatives of leading companies for potential employment opportunities. Participating companies of this Career Fair included, among others, Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited, Al-Abbas Fabrics Pvt. Limited, Ismail Industries Ltd, The General Tyres and Rubber Company of Pakistan Limited, NBP Fullerton Asset Management Limited, Logicose, Olive Digital and Goto.
com, Gaditek, AKD Investments Management Limited, SBT Japan, The Indus Hospital, Bakri Energy Limited, Ibex Global Solutions Private Limited, Sastaticket.pk, Bank AL Habib Limited, HUM Network Limited, IFFCO Pakistan Limited, Pakistan State Oil Company, Silkbank Limited, Dollar Industries Pvt. Limited, The Aga Khan University, IBM, Habib Bank Limited (HBL), Citibank N.A., Pakistan, Khaadi and Coats Pakistan.
