Mrs. Jacqueline Gabi, a mother of six children, was sponsored by the Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) after working with BPNG for 22 years and successfully completed her studies at IBS University. She is the Recipient of the Excellence Award in the School of Business and Management at the IBS University. Mrs. Gabi expressed her greatest challenge was that being a mum of six, playing motherly role while studying wasn’t easy. She is from Marshall Lagoon in Abau, Central Province of Papua New Guinea.
The Recipient of the Excellence Award in the School of Business and Management at the IBS University in Papua New Guinea.
By Institute of Business Studies, PNG.
IBS University congratulates Jacqueline Gabi, a mother of six children from Marshall Lagoon in Abau, Central Province, for receiving the Excellence Award in the School of Business and Management.
Jacqueline is an employee of the Bank of Papua New Guinea who graduated with a Bachelor in Business and Management last May 6th.
“I have been an employee of the Bank of Papua New Guinea for 22 years, with amazing leaders, and under BPNG’s sponsorship, I have come to study at IBS University. I am very thankful for this opportunity.
I last attended Goroka Business College, and it was 20 years ago until 2017 when I started with IBS University. Being a mum of six, playing that motherly role in fairness to my studies has been a challenge.
Being the recipient of the Excellence Award in the School of Business and Management, I am excited, proud, and amazed to achieve this milestone. Despite the Covid- 19 pandemic, the university succeeded in making our learning possible.
We have also witnessed the university finally receiving its recognition from DHERST, and now school leavers can enjoy their studies here. These successes take dedication, determination, focus, and hard work.”

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About IBS University, PNG.
Overview
The Institute of Business Studies (IBS) is a multipurpose education provider with a passion for enriching lives through world-class education, training and research.
This year, we celebrate 32 years of education in PNG.
History
The Institute of Business Studies (IBS), from its’ humble beginning in 1987 as an arm of Nades & Associates, primarily providing revision classes for the needs of Papua New Guinea Institute of Accountants (now CPA PNG).
It formally became the Institute of Business Studies in 1989 and quickly grew into a premium tertiary education provider.
In 1994, IBS expanded its mission to offer certificate courses in Accounting and Business for grade 10 school leavers who were rejected by the formal education system.
Partnerships with Australian universities
IBS achieved another milestone in 1999 when it began offering internationally recognised Australian degree programs in partnership with Southern Cross University Australia, first in Accounting and IT, and later in Marketing and Human Resource Development.
This partnership has expanded and matured over the past twenty years with both face-to-face and online offerings.
In 2003 IBS became the first education provider to offer an MBA program face-to-face in PNG in partnership with Deakin University, Australia.
Evolving into the thriving university, we are today
IBS intentions to become a university began in 2005. The passion for learning and persistence to become a full-fledged university became a reality in December 2016 with approval from the National Executive Council (NEC), later gazetted on January 25, 2017.
IBSUniversity introduced its own degree programs in February 2017.
These include:
- Accounting and Finance
- Economics and Development
- Business and Management
- Information and Technology
Both SCU and IBSU programs are offered at the IBS Mt. Eriama campus at 11 Mile.
Evolving into the thriving university, we are today
IBS intentions to become a university began in 2005. The passion for learning and persistence to become a full-fledged university became a reality in December 2016 with approval from the National Executive Council (NEC), later gazetted on January 25, 2017.
IBSUniversity introduced its own degree programs in February 2017.
These include:
- Accounting and Finance
- Economics and Development
- Business and Management
- Information and Technology
Both SCU and IBSU programs are offered at the IBS Mt. Eriama campus at 11 Mile.
You can visit IBSU Official Website here www.ibs.ac.pg.