Teaching & Education

GIBS continuously keeps its courses relevant to the current industry landscape by frequently updating the syllabus and adding real-world application (e.g., case studies, live work) to prepare students for successful careers in the global economy. Each course incorporates input from various professionals who have successful careers in their respective fields, and incorporates live projects, case studies, industry mentoring, and value-added credentials into the curriculum to address the needs of an ever-changing business environment. The curriculum is evaluated and updated periodically to account for trends associated with Industrial Revolution 4.0, while also including emerging disciplines like Digital Marketing, Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics, and Fintech, resulting in students obtaining skillsets that both match the business landscape as it is today, as well as where it will be tomorrow. The inclusion of dual specializations, practical training modules, and interaction with industry practitioners enables students to adapt to the changing market and make themselves marketable across multiple industries.

Clubs are an important aspect of the leadership development process and give students real experiences where they can plan, organize and independently manage activities. GIBS offers a variety of different types of clubs (academic, cultural, marketing, finance, human resource management (HRM) and entrepreneurship) that provide students with the opportunity to develop responsibility by conducting events, coordinating with teammates, and managing budgets, and working with industry guests within their community. Through this hands-on experience, students also build decision-making capabilities, develop teamwork, and improve their communication and problem-solving skills as well as their time management skills. As students engage with their peers through leading initiatives and working on diverse teams, they will gain confidence and practical leadership experience that will prepare them for a career in a management position within the corporate world.

The most frequent job offers to GIBS students are for positions in the following main managerial areas of marketing, finance, human resources (HR), operations and business analytics. While there are differences in roles offered by different companies in each sector, most of them include entry level management and executive positions. 

Some Examples of Job offers at GIBS:

Marketing & Sales: 

Business Development Executives 

Sales Executives 

Marketing Executives 

Digital Marketing Executives 

Finance: 

Financial Analysts 

Relationship Managers 

Investment / Corporate Finance Associates 

Human Resources: 

HR Executives 

Talent Acquisition Associates 

HR Operations Executives 

Operations & Supply Chain: 

Operations Executives 

Logistics/Supply Chain Coordinators 

Information Technology & Consulting: 

Business Analysts 

Associate Consultants 

Client Service Representatives 

Overall, most students of GIBS find work in marketing/sales (i.e., Business Development, Sales or Marketing positions) or Business Development (i.e., Business Development) roles, while an additional number of students find work in finance, human resources, & operations. In addition, the companies that hiring the most GIBS graduates are typically in IT (information technology), Banking (finance services), FMCG's (fast moving consumer goods), Manufacturing (manufactured products), e-commerce companies, or Consulting firms and therefore, offer a very diverse amount of job opportunities and job titles available to GIBS graduates.