OUSL signs MoU with IPMSL

COLOMBO: Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) and the Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka (Inc) (IPMSL) marks the beginning of mutual collaboration between a National University of Sri Lanka and a Professional Institute incorporated by an act of Parliament.

The IPM been the pioneer human resource management institute in this country having being established in 1959 and incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1976 has international affiliations with the Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management (APFHRM) and the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA). IPMSL joining hands with the OUSL will be of immense assistance to those who wish to further their studies at a higher level in the discipline of Human Resource Management.

This programme will greatly benefit to the development and delivery of study programmes in Human Resource Management leading to the award of Degrees and Diplomas by the Open University of Sri Lanka.

In the initial phase of this collaborative venture the two institutions will jointly develop a Master of Business Administration Degree in Human Resource Management (MBA in HRM), which will be offered using Open Distance Learning (ODL) methods as well as Interactive Learning Methods.

The collaborative academic programmes will be administered by the Department of Management Studies of the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences of the Open University under the supervision of the University Senate.

The MoU will pave the way for mutual recognition of qualifications and launching of research projects in Human Resource Management and conduct of seminars and conferences on HRM issues.

It is expected that the institutional collaboration would lead to the sharing of resources such as library and computer facilities.