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DEAN’S WELCOME

A very warm welcome to all new students to the Faculty of Business and Accountancy
(FBA). Congratulations for choosing FBA to further your postgraduate studies. You are
among the privileged few to be accepted at one of the most prestigious and competitive
business schools in the region. I can assure you that you have made the right choice to
join the FBA family. It is my pleasure and honour to share a few words about our faculty
and what we aim to be.

Our mission is to provide quality education and training to ensure our students are
equipped with appropriate skills, aptitudes and characteristics that will prepare them to
be successful professionals in the future and assume leading roles in the government,
business and community. We emphasise on excellent teaching, innovative research and
quality publication as well as industry collaboration. We are ranked amongst the top
business schools in Asia and proud to be in the leading position in Malaysia. FBA is the first
public business school in the country to receive an international accreditation from the
Association of MBAs (AMBA), UK—an accreditation that we have maintained since 2007.
In February 2016, we achieved yet another very important milestone by receiving full
accreditation for 5 years from the very prestigious accreditation body for business schools,
the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). We are also awarded
4 PALMES ‘Top Business School’ by EDUNIVERSAL ranking of the World Business Schools in
recognition of our strong international influence. In addition, we are now working towards
the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation. These international
accreditations and recognitions signify that our programmes are of top quality and
recognised internationally. We are building on these hallmarks of excellence by working
towards our aim to become among the leading business schools in the world. Another
remarkable milestone achieved in 2016 is the completion of our new home, the Azman
Hashim Building. This brand new iconic and state-of-the-art building is fully equipped with
modern facilities to provide students with a very conducive and comfortable learning
environment.

We are extremely proud of our well qualified lecturers who are committed to provide the
best in their teaching and at the same time actively engaged in pursuing scholarly
research in a myriad of areas including accounting, finance, marketing strategies,
organisational behaviour, management information systems, and operations
management. We are confident that you would benefit from our global setting as our
classes are made up of students from various profiles, professional backgrounds and
nationalities. This diverse environment will certainly enhance the exchange of ideas and
expose you to an array of perspectives. Please explore our handbook and website to
know more about FBA and how to get the most out of your education with us. The
handbook provides information on programme structure, study plan, synopsis of various
courses offered, academic standards and facilities available at the faculty as well as
information on all our academic staff. I wish you all the best in your studies and I hope you
will have a wonderful and memorable time at FBA.

Professor Dr. Che Ruhana Isa
Dean

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