CIMA passed finalists are now able to study three modules - Leadership, Contemporary Issues in business and Management - and a project to obtain the Honours Degree in Business Management from the UK-based Northumbria University which could be completed in 6-9 months in Sri Lanka, officials said this week.
This helps in terms of both costs and time where students can complete both the academic and professional qualification within a period of three and a half years and incur negligible costs in comparison to other programmes, a university official in Colombo told reporters at a briefing on the university’s range of products.
Speaking of the programme, Deputy British High Commissioner Mark Gooding said that they are pleased to support the launch of the Northumbria University‘s BA (Hon) Business and Management Degree programme in Sri Lanka with the collaboration of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) which is an innovative approach to increase the access of Sri Lankan students to a British university degree. “I commend the efforts of Northumbria University and their local partner BMS in setting up this degree program. It provides the opportunity for Sri Lankan students to gain an internationally recognized British qualification and will enhance career development opportunities for the student,” he said.
Bradley Emerson, CIMA’S Regional Director South Asia and Middle East said obtaining a British degree has been a very western centered exclusive qualification for most. “Now we can give the opportunity to students from all over Sri Lanka. With the ending of the war, children from the North and East too can pursue these studies in those areas.
Mr Emerson said that with a whole new range of business activity, the private sector needs qualified people to handle management. “All the big companies have gone to Jaffna, All the banks are there.
We will see the migration of people to the East for jobs. As these locations are very rich in resources it will in future attract more investment,” he said, stressing the importance of qualified managers to run these institutions. |
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