In the not so distant past, Tehran Business School operated under the name “the Iran Center for Management Studies” as a branch of Harvard Business School in Iran. But despite becoming one of the leading academic institutes for business in the nation at the time, it ceased operations after a few years. A brief overview of the school’s history shows that some of the most famous names in the field of management including Dr. Hossein Abdeh Tabrizi (professor at Sharif University of Technology), Dr. Manouchehr Shahrokhi (professor California State University) and Dr. Ehsan Nikbakht (Professor at Hofstra University) have been graduates of this institute and have described the experience and knowledge they gained from it as turning points in both their personal lives and professional careers.
The current TBS is an attempt at reviving the glorious days of its predecessor. The idea to restore TBS was suggested by Harvard University professor David J. Collis. “Several of my current colleagues used to work as professors at the Tehran Business School and I hope that we can once again witness this institute’s stellar activities”, he once said. In this regard, several professors and teachers in the field of management within the country decided to establish a founding board and thus TBS, through Negareh Institute of Higher Education, commenced its activities.
As such, in order to reach the global standards of higher education, the faculty members of this institute have been chosen from the most renowned academics and professors of the leading universities in the field of management with the aim of using their vast knowledge and expertise to best guide aspiring individuals.