The dean and director of the IBA Karachi, Dr Farrukh Iqbal, on Tuesday said the institute has provided training to approximately 1,000 candidates from poorer areas of Pakistan to enable them to be enrolled in higher education institutions. Addressing the media on the occasion of "Curtain Raiser to the IBA Convocation 2017," at the IBA City Campus, Dr Farrukh Iqbal said that almost 800 students received financial assistance amounting to more than Rs 231 million during the last academic year. Dr Farrukh Iqbal highlighted the mandate and activities of the Aman Centre for Entrepreneurial Development at IBA. This centre promotes entrepreneurship through training.