MBA in Strategy in KIU
View(s):KIU was founded on the vision of a group of like-minded academics and professionals, set out to capture the tertiary higher educational market with these fundamental principles; simply, to launch the most affordable, flexible, high quality and highest ranked local accredited postgraduate portfolio with the help of Japanese universities. It did this by combining three key ingredients that paved the way for success in the already highly competitive higher educational landscape that is SriLanka.
The first step was building MBA curricula with the relationship of local Reputed Management Universities of Sri Lanka. The second was building a team of experienced lecturers that possess the ideal balance of academic and professional acumen along with top level industry experience to deliver an unparalleled, modern and inspirational learning experience for students on the programme. This highly respected faculty is able to bring real world application and context to the theory built in to the syllabus.
The third, was launching a competitive and academically rigorous 2 year “Research Oriented” postgraduate platform, that allowed students multiple modes of delivery to choose from, giving ultimate flexibility whilst retaining high quality educational provision, strictly adhering to the standard delivery protocols approved in the non-state higher education ministry and University Grant commission in Sri Lanka. This, coupled with a staff that prides itself on excellent student support and after class services, meant that MBA has become one of the most attractive in the country, with arguably the best modern postgraduate learning environment. One of the key features was the introduction of Block Mode delivery, which provides MBA students the opportunity to attend face to face classes as online MBA student for one weekend every four weeks. So successful has this delivery option been, that it has opened up opportunities for people on roster to attend lectures from overseas, and do so regularly on a monthly basis. All of these factors have led to MBA being one of the few institutes that have recorded full batches since their inception. Commenting on the success of the KIU recruiting their first batch, Vice Chancellor of the KIU had this to say: “MBA owes its success to the faith and trust of its students. Students who have decided to put their trust in us and the promise of quality we try to emulate under the KIU banner. This trust has only served to further our resolve to be the provider of the highest ranked MBA in the country and has furthered our commitment to providing our students with the best postgraduate learning experience in the nation as well.”
Professor Kennady Gunawardana
Honorary Dean Faculty of Graduate Studies – KIU