First Global Academy wins another Award

First Global Academy won the Gold award for “Islamic Finance Service Provider of the Year” – 2016 at the inaugural Islamic Finance Forum of South Asia (IFFSA) awards ceremony organized by UTO EduConsult - Sri Lanka. The event was held at the Galadari Hotel, Colombo, on 27 July 2016.Thewinners were selected by an independent panel of judges from the Banking & Finance Industry led by KPMG. The award ceremony recognized all the prominent industry players who have excelled in their respective categories in the South Asian region.

Commenting on First Global Academy’s winning moment, CEO Mr.Muath Mubarak said: “It is an immense honour to be awarded by the prestigious IFFSA as the Islamic Finance Service Provider of the Year, which is an important accolade for a dynamic institution such as ours. We remain committed to continuous improvement in all aspects of our work going forward by setting the standards.”

The inaugural IFFSA Awards 2016 was held in conjunction with the first Islamic Finance Forum of South Asia. This platform recognized and addressed the key challenges and the future potential development, as well as ways to create awareness in this vast and emerging industry.

First Global Academy’s CEO – Muath Mubarak receiving the Gold Award for Islamic Finance Service Provider of the Year from Mr. Omar Kayaam- CEO Aberdeen Group at the IFFSA Awards held at Galadari Hotel on the 27th July 2016.

FGAis the leading institution in Sri Lanka to promote training and career development programs in the field of Islamic Banking, Finance and Takaful. It has alsobeen recognized as a significant talent supply institution in Asia & Middle East region. FGA aims to be the centre of professional excellence for the Islamic Banking & Finance Industry, by providing qualifications and competencies to cater to this very vibrant and lucrative industry.

FGA has pioneered the introduction of some highly recognized and quality courses of study in Islamic Banking and Finance in Sri Lanka since 2006.FGA is an award winning and an accredited educational institute on a local and international level. It is the only institution in the country recognized as the ‘Best Islamic Finance Education Provider’ by the prestigious Global Banking & Finance Review magazine - UK.

In addition it is also the only educational institution which has been recognized as “Education First” in the first ever Islamic Finance country report 2011 by KPMG – Sri Lanka and was recently covered in the Global Islamic Finance Forum – GIFF2012 – Country and Business Guide, as a ‘Talent Development’ institution for the Islamic finance industry, coming from Sri Lanka.

FGA has been accredited by a number of institutions such as Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments (CISI) – UK, City & Guilds – UK ,Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA) as well as the Sri Lanka Institute for Credit Management. Recently FGA’s programs have also beenrecognized by the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) - Sri Lanka.

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