University of Ballarat awards scholarships at CIM Future Marketers Conference 2012

The Future Marketers Conference of Th e Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), Sri Lanka Region, was held on 17th March 2012 at the Grand Ballroom, Galadari Hotel Colombo.

University of Ballarat ( UB) presented 9 scholarships each worth Rs.120,000 along with co-sponsoring the event.

University of Ballarat offers 4 subject exemptions for students who have completed CIM.

University of Ballarat has around 25,000 international and domestic students. It offers the best of both worlds, combining a strong tradition of 141 years of tertiary education with the freedom and dynamism that comes with being a multisector University with close links to international industry and technology. It has its own Study Centre in Sri Lanka located in Colombo3. Key Features: 3rd oldest University in Australia

5 stars in teaching quality for three consecutive years 2010-12 and now extended to Sri Lanka

Qualifications recognized by the University Grants Commission ( UGC) in Sri Lanka.

Advisory Board is chaired by corporate personality and renowned thought leader Mr. Rohantha Athukorala.

Directly moderated campus of University of Ballarat

Student registered directly by the University of Ballarat

Degrees awarded directly by the University of Ballarat MBA Programme: The programme has a combination (total 12 subjects) of core subjects and electives in the areas of marketing, management, economics and accounting, and offers specializations in the fields of Finance, Marketing and HR. Optional dissertation is available.

The courses are chosen with relevance to the needs of modern day managers and include subjects like Competitive analysis, Strat e gy and Change Management, etc. In essence, the University of Ballarat MBA programme upgrades functional managers to become strategists capable of becoming leaders

he MBA is focused to high intensity 1 year of study to suit busy executives.

Panel of lecturers:

All l ecture r s teaching in the Sri Lanka Campus of U n ive r s i t y of Ballarat MBA programme are appointed and assessed by the Parent University in Australia. The lecture panel consists o f eminent Academics and Industry Experts. The dissertation supervisory panel consists of leading Academics and Industry Leaders with intensive research experience. Special Exemptions: As per the University procedures, CIMA and CIM graduates will be permitted up to four credit exemptions in the course.

“If you want to have a distinctive change in the way you think that a General Manager of tomorrow needs to be, the Ballarat University MBA will ideally suit you,” said Mr. G. Bajwa.-campus Director, UB Sri Lanka Study Centre