The USQ BBA program at Management Development Institute - MDi Pakistan - has now been formally re-validated by HEC Pakistan for another 5 years, until 2013..

MDi Pakistan / Thames Islamabad had originally been granted HEC approval in 2005 for an initial period of 3 years. The approval process required extensive submissions, inspections by an HEC committee and conformance to HEC's quality requirements.

In March 2008, HEC has once again formally re-validated the USQ BBA ( as well as the USQ MBA ) programs operating at MDi Pakistan for an additional period of 5 years until 2013. The USQ BBA and MBA programs at MDi Pakistan are now listed as approved programs on the HEC website here. It is also possible to contact the following HEC officers for further information and verification:

Mr. Muhammad Javed Khan
Director General Attestation & Accreditation
Ph: 051 9257508

Mr. Tahir Farooq
Assistant Director General Attestation & Accreditation
Ph: 051 9040710

The USQ BBA at MDi Pakistan is a serious program that does not promise any short-cuts and is externally examined with exams conducted by British Council

In terms of international recognition, USQ Australia is an approved member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. It is the recipient of several international awards and is a federally funded and recognized university with a significant physical infrastructure across various campuses in Australia.

Its qualifications are recognized globally by universities and many leading institutions and multinationals including organizations such as UNESCO and World Bank.

Many organizations operating in Pakistan such as UNDP, Nortel Networks, Mobilink, Pepsi International, BHP Billiton and others recognize the University of Southern Queensland programs institutionally and have sponsored their employees fully or partially in USQ programs. Our BBA graduates have also been employed with firms such as Standard Chartered Bank, LMK Resources, Telenor Pakistan , Saatchi and Saatchi, and others..