Riphah International University, Islamabad is a private University, chartered by the Federal Government of Pakistan in 2002. The University was established to produce professionals with Islamic moral and ethical values. It is sponsored by a not-for-profit trust namely Islamic International Medical College Trust (IIMCT), created in 1995. The first project of the IIMCT was the Islamic International Medical College, Rawalpindi, established in 1996 by its Founding Managing Trustee Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Muhammad Zulfiqar Ali Khan, TI(M), TBt (Late).
Currently, the University has 7 faculties and various academic departments, and an overseas project, namely, RAK College of Dental Sciences, UAE. The University is also working on the establishment of its campus in Mauritius.
Riphah International University, Islamabad was included in “W” Category Universities by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan in 2005 and soon was included in the top five universities in the private sector who qualify to receive research grants from the Government of Pakistan through the HEC. Recently, Riphah is ranked at the second position among all the private national universities of the general category. Further, the Quality Enhancement Cell of the University got the first position among the private sector “W” Category Universities of the Country according to the scorecard formulated by the HEC. Riphah is the first university in the country that has been certified under ISO 9001:2008 Standard announced by the UK-based Lloyd’s Register, which is one of the top five global independent risk management and safety assurance organizations.
The mission of the Trust is: “Establishment of State-of-the-Art Educational Institutions with a focus on Inculcating Islamic Ethical Values."
IIMC-T intends to help Muslim Ummah in solving the pressing problem of deteriorating academic standard, by establishing State of the Art Institutions in Pakistan, engaging eminent scholars and scientists. Under the mission statement, strong emphasis is laid on the inculcation of Islamic ethical values amongst the students to produce good Muslim doctors, engineers, and social scientists.
Developing the leaders of tomorrow who can proactively lead the changing business dynamics Today's changing socio-business environment and increasing globalization has created an international community demanding global management. In this context, the aim of the Faculty of Management Sciences (FMS) is to provide students with knowledge, skills, and attitudes that will help them begin their career anywhere in the world and to ensure that they will have the education to meet their goals and become leaders in their field. To achieve this, the program provides students with a broad and thorough knowledge of the main features of organization management and current comprehensive analysis of management theory and practices and promotes students understanding with applied innovative learning and teaching practices. Within this context, students get familiar with both the theoretical background and the practical techniques of Business Administration.
