SLIM students excel at CIM examination
SLIM students
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Many students who followed the marketing course at the Sri Lanka
Institute of Marketing (SLIM) passed out at the Chartered Institute of
Marketing (CIM) annual graduation ceremony held recently at the Water's
Edge, Battaramulla. SLIM is an accredited centre for CIM and it conducts
lectures for CIM students at its’ branch in Kandy as well.
Among all those who graduated, were four SLIM students who won Sri
Lankan awards. Asanthi Kodituwakku who has followed CIM at SLIM from
stage one to stage three, and won the Sri Lanka prize for Analysis and
Decision, said that she owed her prize to the excellent lecture support
she received at SLIM. “I had made the correct decision from the very
beginning to follow CIM atSLIM. It was a fine learning experience for
me. The dedication and commitment the lecturers possess is amazing”
Asanthi said. The Sri Lankan prize for Managing Marketing was won by M.A
Reyal, while he was awarded the best stage prize as well. received the
subject prize for Assessing the Marketing Environment.
Congratulating the SLIM students who graduated, SLIM President Tilan
Wijeyesekera said that as the national body of marketing in Sri Lanka,
SLIM is proud of these students who performed exceptionally well in CIM.
He added that SLIM maintains high standards ensuring quality lectures
and other facilities for the students to obtain an overall knowledge on
marketing.
Rather than merely following lectures, SLIM students have the added
advantage of attending experience-sharing forums and action learning
sessions which are held regularly. The syllabuses are being updated to
keep abreast with latest developments in the business arena. SLIM also
conducts special examination support sessions which help students to
brush up their knowledge and face the examination confidently.
Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) founded in 1970 (then called
Ceylon Institute of Marketing) with the view to harness the available
skills in Marketing for the growth and development of the profession,
was subsequently incorporated by Act no 41 of 1980 of the Parliament of
the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. SLIM is a Member of the
Asia Marketing Federation (AMF) and the World Marketing Association
(WMA). |