Roger Dickinson, CEO of ICSA presenting the plaque to Dr Nalaka Godahewa

"Imperial College has made a significant contribution towards raising the standards of education and promoting the professional qualification offered by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators " said Roger Dickinson the Chief Executive Officer of ICSA at the Annual Convocation held in Colombo on 18th February 2009. The Convocation which was organized by the local council chaired by Professor M.T.A. Furkhan was attended by a large number of graduates, current students, members and well wishes.

The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators is the world's leading authority on corporate governance promoting best practices in business management with a global voice on regulatory issues across all sectors. The institute was founded in 1891 in UK and was granted its Royal Charter on 4th November 1902. Today the institute has 36,000 members and students worldwide and is represented in over 70 countries. With Head Quarters in London the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators have separate operating units in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Roger Dickinson pointed out that Chartered Corporate Secretaries work across all industries, operate in public and private sectors and run their own companies providing company secretarial services. With the opportunity to work overseas, becoming a Chartered Corporate Secretary is a passport to arguably the most diverse, challenging and rewarding career among leading business professions.

"The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of UK has selected Imperial College of Business Studies as their exclusive tuition provider in Sri Lanka after carefully evaluating several potential business schools in the country. In our ranking Imperial college came on top, due to their professionalism, dedication to high standards and the comprehensiveness of the qualified and experienced educational panel" said Mr Dickinson during his visit to the facility located at 110A, Bauddhaloka Mawatha where a special plaque was presented to Dr Nalaka Godahewa, Chairman of Imperial College to confirm the status as the Registered Tuition Provider of ICSA in Sri Lanka.

According to Dr Nalaka Godahewa, the Imperial college of Business Studies is fast immerging as the leading provider of professional education in Sri Lanka. Imperial college is already a Quality Partner Institute of CIMA (UK), an Accredited Learning Center of CIM (UK), the exclusive provider institute of CMA (Australia) and the exclusive tuition provider of ICSA (UK).