British MBA delivered by SLIM

The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing - SLIM, which is the National Institute of Marketing in Sri Lanka, founded in 1970 and incorporated under act of Parliament in 1980, have recently launched the Buckinghamshire New University, UK MBA Programme in Sri Lanka. Lectures commenced recently.

Buckinghamshire New University is a state funded leading University in the UK and listed in the International Handbook of Universities and thereby recognised by the University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka.

The University has over 10,000 students in the UK and many more in their extended locations globally.

The MBA programme has three stages comprising two semesters of classroom work supported with e-learning, and a final stage to complete a dissertation. Duration of the two semesters is only one year. The first semester has four subjects, the second three subjects and all of them have a global focus.

Those who possess academic or professional qualifications with over two years work experience and above 23 years of age can enrol, whilst those with no formal qualifications but possess around eight years of managerial experience can also enrol.

Fees are built up of two components one to be paid direct to the University and other to SLIM.