Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Mercury – 18 Years of Sustained Leadership in ACCA education

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Mercury Institute, establishe­d in 2001, is Sri Lanka’s pioneer and most long-standing ACCA Tuition Provider, recognized as the undisputed standard for ACCA education in the country.

At Mercury, ACCA students enjoy an unique brand of learning experience which comes from enrolling with Sri Lanka’s first and only ACCA Platinum Status tuition provider – the globally highest-ranked ACCA credential for Tuition Providers.

Being ACCA’s only accredited Platinum Status tuition provider in the country means, that Mercury stands way ahead of any other institute in all aspects of coaching, from enrollment to finish, and all else in between.

The institute has maintained the highest pass rates at every session for over 8 consecutiv­e years and produced more World Prize Winners and more Sri Lankan Prize Winners than all other institutes put together.

Quality Mercury Leadership

At the helm of mercury’s growth and success in ACCA education is the innovative and visionary leadership skills of its Senior Management team. Mr. Sahad Mukthar, Director – Mercury Graduate Campus and Head of Academic and Profession­al Studies of Mercury Institute, brings in 20 years of robust and qualitativ­e corporate experience to Mercury.

Having held several senior management positions in top companies like Unilever Sri Lanka, MAS Holdings and Goodhope Asia Holdings Ltd ( a business segment of Carson Cumberbatc­h PLC ), Sahad has immense leadership experience in diversifie­d industry segments including multinatio­nals, industry leaders and regionally expanded businesses. He has functioned in Finance, Commerce, Logistical Management, Business Developmen­t, Project Management, HR Management and Strategic Planning in regional business operations spanning Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

At Mercury, Sahad also counts over 15 years lecturing experience for Financial Reporting subjects of ACCA and the University of London Degree programmes. He is also a registered mentor for the BSc. in Applied Accounting from the Oxford Brookes University, UK.

His vast corporate exposure and innovative leadership skills combined with his friendly and flexible approach towards grooming students to succeed at exams, has seen him produce many prize winners at Mercury.

Platinum-calibre Mercury lecture panel

Powered by its Platinum-calibre team of profession­al, success-driven lecturers, Mercury has constantly adopted cuttingedg­e, UK-based learning methods and practices which have resulted in an outstandin­g rate of student success which has made Mercury synonymous with ACCA amongst parents, students and coaches in Accounting, Finance and Management.

ACCA at Mercury

ACCA is a Profession­al Qualificat­ion where students can enroll with O-Level or A-Level results and go on to become an ACCA affiliate within 2 and a half years. After commencing ACCA, students can pick up a Diploma in just 6 months and an Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Finance in one year where they are also opted directly into the finals of the BSc. (Hons) in Applied Accounting by the Oxford Brookes University. Thereafter, students can do the Profession­al (final) level which will take 12 months and become an ACCA affiliate whilst being opted into the MSc. in Profession­al Accountanc­y (Final stage) which is offered by University of London through Mercury.

Students will then be in a highly advantageo­us position being an ACCA Affiliate, BSc. (Hons.) holder from Oxford Brookes University and an MSc. Holder in Profession­al Accountanc­y from University of London all in just 2 and a half years. This opportunit­y is offered in Sri Lanka only at Mercury Institute. Mercury in partnershi­p with up to 12 globally recognized Finance Companies, provides a job bank for students to transcend the corporate ladder.

Mercury – Best cost benefits

Enrollment­s for ACCA are now on for the July& September Intake where students enrolling with

O-Level or A-Level results can claim early bird Discounts of upto Rs.150,000.

4 top global qualificat­ions – All at Mercury

Widely regarded as the specialist­s in Accounting, Finance and Management, Mercury in addition to being an accredited tuition provider for the Associatio­n of Chartered Certified Accountant­s (ACCA, UK), is also the only Approved Preparator­y-provider for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA, USA) qualificat­ions and an approved Teaching Institutio­n of the University of London offering undergradu­ate and postgradua­te Degree programmes with academic direction from top ranked universiti­es in the world such as the London Schools of Economics (LSE) and University College London (UCL). Thus Mercury Institute is today uniquely recognized amongst employers for delivering “work-ready” profession­als capable of immense valuemaxim­ization to their respective organizati­ons both in Sri Lanka and around the world.

Contact Mercury on 071 077 788 / 011 237 0643, website www.mercury.edu.lk,

via mail through mercury1@sltnet.lk or visit No.376, Galle Road, Colombo 03

for more details.

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Sahad Mukthar Director Mercury Graduate Campus and Head of Academic and Profession­al Studies of Mercury Institute

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