CA Sri Lanka rewards A/L achievers with scholarships
The top achievers of the 2012 GCE Advanced Level examination were
recently awarded scholarships by the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka).
Students and officials at the award ceremony |
At a special ceremony held under the patronage of Minister of Higher
Education, S. B. Dissanayake, students from across the country who
scored the highest at the GCE Advanced Level examination in the commerce
streams were awarded full scholarships under the 'top 10' scholarship
category by the institute.
Students who were adjudged district first in the commerce stream from
Anuradhapura, Hambantota, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Polonnaruwa, Puttalam,
Ratnapura and Vavuniya districts were also awarded CA Sri Lanka
scholarships. A scholarship was also granted under the special category
to a student from the Colombo district.
The awarding of scholarships for top AL students was initiated in
2002 under the institute's corporate social responsibility initiative.
CA Sri Lanka President Sujeewa Rajapakse emphasized that the
Institute as the national body of accountants and as one of the leading
tertiary education providers in the country strives to ensure that
students immaterial from where or from which financial background are
given an equal opportunity to embark on a fulfilling professional
career.
"Our institute attracts the best and brightest of students from
commerce as well as non-commerce fields, and the scholarship is an
effort aimed at fortifying the student potential we attract on an annual
basis to our institute," he added.
Chief Executive Officer of CA Sri Lanka Aruna Alwis noted that the CA
Sri Lanka qualification is among the most highly recognized accountancy
qualifications in Sri Lanka which has produced over 4300 chartered
accountants who excel in their professional careers.
"The scholarship programme is an excellent opportunity to help groom
the minds of the brightest of students to be successful accounting
professionals in the years to come," he added.
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