A study centre called IBA Mubarak Ali Case Centre (IBA MACC) has been launched with joint initiative of the Mubarak Ali Foundation and the Institute of Business Administration at Dhaka University to create and highlight Bangladeshi business case studies for students locally and globally.
Its inauguration began with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the IBA campus on Friday, followed by a gala event at The Intercontinental Dhaka, where luminaries from academia and industry gathered to honour this transformative endeavour, said a press release.
The event celebrated the legacy of late Mubarak Ali, a visionary entrepreneur and philanthropist, who profoundly influenced the country鈥檚 business and education sectors. As the founder and managing director of Olympic Industries Ltd, Mubarak Ali successfully took a resilient company to the pinnacle of success in the last four decades.
鈥楩ounded after his name, the Case Centre is poised to revolutionise business education in Bangladesh by integrating contextualised, real-world business case studies into the curriculum, aligning more closely with global educational standards,鈥� said Amreen Bashir Ali and Tanveer Ali, founders of the Mubarak Ali Foundation.
The centre鈥檚 collaboration with Harvard Business School Publishing Education and Indian Institute of Management Bangalore has been instrumental in developing a framework that supports the crafting and dissemination of case studies focused on Bangladeshi businesses. This approach is expected to ensure that students gain a comprehensive understanding of both the challenges and opportunities inherent in emerging markets.
Professor Mohammad A Momen, director of IBA, underscored the importance of the partnership.
鈥楾his initiative not only highlights the potential of Bangladeshi businesses on the global stage but also sets a precedent for the kind of impactful educational partnerships that can drive real change鈥�, said Dviwesh Mehta from the Harvard Business Publishing Education.
Professor U Dinesh Kumar from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore said that the partnership would serve as a platform to showcase the ingenuity and effectiveness of Bangladeshi business models on a global scale.
