School Of Business And Technology
On behalf of Faculty and Staff, I invite you to the School of Business and
Technology of MIST. At the School, we train and mentor students to develop technological and entrepreneurial foresight, innovative agility, and passion for success in the rapidly changing and complex business world. We challenge our students to acquire knowledge and experience that can be used to develop integrative strategies that have the efficacy of creating and sustaining business growth in the 21st century, add value to organizations, and exercise of global citizenship. We provide academic programmes leading to the award of prestigious undergraduate degrees in Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting, Banking and Finance, Human Resource Management, and Marketing. Although, students are enrolled in specialized programmes in their senior years, we give them the opportunity to pursue coursework, research, and projects in multi-disciplinary fields in order to be exposed to the breadth and depth of solving complex problems today and in the future. Therefore, all academic programmes emphasize and reflect on contemporary business,
technology, and ethical issues. We constantly review our programmes and course content to ensure industry relevance. We continue to explore local and international collaborations, partnerships, affiliations, and accreditations. We aspire to earn AACSB International’s Accreditation in the course of time asa capstone of our strive to become a first class Business School.
Our experienced and scholar-practitioner faculty provides the concierge and mentorship for various categories of students who aspire to unleash creative and innovative potentials, by providing collegial environment that fosters and promotes acquisition of critical thinking skills; creative and innovative skills; intellectual curiosity; sincerity, courage, integrity and leadership; and readiness not only to apply knowledge, but to create knowledge. We also envisage that during your time at the school you will experience the power of active and collaborative learning, build strong relationships with faculty and fellow students.
Above all, you will experience the power of learning at a liberal collegial environment founded on Islamic principles of fairness, freedom, honesty, and reciprocal support for development
I wish you the best of success as you explore educational opportunities for career advancement and enrichment at MIST.
Thank you for your interest
Justice R. Salifu, Ph.D.
(Dean)
Under the distinguished and transformational leadership of Dr. Justice R. Salifu, the School of Business of
the Madina Institute of Science & Technology is positioned to make positive strides towards providing practitioner oriented business and technology education based on Islamic values to individuals who aspire to explore and unleash their creative and entrepreneurial potential to solve everyday problems in their communities. He understands the dynamic, complex, competitive, and global nature of business environment that organizations are confronted with daily. He therefore led the effort to tailor the programmes of the school to give business graduates the tools and skills to deal with such challenges. His vision for the school is to “Make it stand out.” As an organization, banking, and management expert, coach, consultant, and specialist, he spent over 16 years working on securities, corporate actions, funds transfers, client relationship, reconciliation, innovation, compliance, risk management, as well as legal issues at reputable organizations including Brown Brothers Harriman & Co, the oldest and largest privately-held bank in the US, Summit Bank, Fleet Bank, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Budd Larner P.C. He founded
Juskari & Associate LLC, a business consulting firm focus on providing advisory service to companies exploring expansion opportunities in Africa. He also founded and administers Olivia Adamu Memorial Foundation, a non-profit organization, which focuses on promoting girls’ education in Northern part of
Ghana. He has lectured at both the Graduate and Undergraduate levels at universities in Ghana and the US. He has researched, published, and possess extensive experience conducting corporate training. He is the Author of an upcoming Text book on Creativity and Innovation in Business.
He holds Memberships of Risk Management Association (RMA), Institute of Management Consultants (IMC), American Management Association (AMA), Society of Financial Service Professionals (SFSP), Legal Assistants Association of New Jersey (LAANJ), and International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI).
His primary research areas of interest include: Identifying service performance and quality service gaps in
profit-oriented organizations, Risk Management, and Creativity and Innovation in Business. He taught courses including: Principles of Management; Organizational Behavior and Management; Business Strategy; International Business; Creativity & Innovation in Business; Leadership and Business Ethics; Corporate Governance, Corporate Governance and Natural Resources Management, Business Ethics, and Diversity Management.
Dr. Salifu holds a Ph.D. in Organization and Management from Capella University, MSc in Management (
Marketing Concentration) from College of Saint Elizabeth, Certificate in Legal Studies from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Certificate in American Culture from Montclair State University all in the US and B.A (with Honors) in Classics and Study of Religions from University of Ghana, Legon. He is also a certified Global Securities Trade Specialist.
