Top industry experts to deliver the UWS MBA in Sri Lanka
Imperial College of Business Studies ( ICBS) , one of the fastest growing education providers in Sri Lanka, has formed a strong affiliation and partnership with the University of West Scotland (UWS), one Scotland’s largest modern international universities, to offer the globally recognized UWS MBA in Finance and Business in Sri Lanka.
Developed with inputs from top professionals across the world, it has a reputation as being a MBA that is designed to reflect the evolving needs of businesses and the global challenges facing business leaders and is structured to meet needs of senior managers and entrepreneurs in the running of a business. An eminent panel of academics and professionals including top industry experts conduct the program, giving both theoretical and practical aspects of the subjects.. This panel includes Mr. Lewie Diasz, DGM Retail Banking, Cargills Bank, Mr. Sunesh Rodrigo, DGM HR, MAS Holdings and Mr. Niroshan J Pieries, CEO, Laughfs Group. Speaking of the MBA, Mr. Lewie Diasz who delivers the subject on “Strategic Management” stated that this MBA is designed to reflect the evolving nature of business and the global challenges facing business leaders. The curriculum comprised of a strong, practical and professional orientation focused on developing strategic analytical skills, business intuition, adaptive thinking required for senior level positions.
He further explained that The University of the West of Scotland is one of the Scotland’s largest modern international universities with over 1400 international students drawn from more than 70 countries across the globe, working with over 100 international partners. All their programs are known to emphasize reflective learning, and the development of interpretive, evaluative and problem-solving abilities, which provide benefits for employers and enhances the career prospects of graduates.
Mr. Sunesh Rodrigo whose forte in training includes communication, relationship marketing, sales strategy and execution, leadership, personality development and motivation said that a strong emphasis on developing the applied managerial skills such as communication, negotiation and facilitating skills are nur- tured and enhanced, using a variety of methods such as role play exercises, case studies and real life examples.
Mr. Niroshan J Pieries handling the subject of Strategic Marketing explained that it provides a detailed understanding of contemporary marketing principles, techniques and trends from an international perspective and will promote an appreciation of how these are utilized in strategic marketing planning.
Outlining the teaching methodologies of the program he commented that whilst modes of study are engineered to accommodate busy working lives, one of the key differentiators of the program was that classes are conducted in a digital environment, encouraging active learning, knowledge construction, inquiry and exploration on the part of the learners.
Mr.Shanmugam Sivabaskaran, Director Operations, ICBS Group added “.Our ultimate aim is for the MBA to prepare participants for leadership roles of the highest caliber, who can operate effectively as strategic leaders in a variety of environments. “
“We have every confidence in the eminent .panel of industry experts we have on board to undertake and achieve this responsibility, by harnessing their expertise in delivering the in-depth and rigorous grounding in knowledge and skills that they will inculcate in those following the MBA. Further information can be obtained by logging on to –www.icbsgroup.com.