IPM Sri Lanka to offer B. Sc and M. Sc HRM Degrees from University of Salford, UK

IPM Sri Lanka President Prof. Ajantha Dharmasiri and UK Salford University Associate Dean – International Eileen Roddy exchanging the MOU. Also present from left: IPM Sri Lanka Academic Operations Director Gopinath Subramaniam, IPM Sri Lanka Executive Director Peter Daabre, IPM Sri Lanka Honorary Secretary Ken Vijayakumar, IPM Sri Lanka Immediate Past President Rohitha Amarapala, IPM Sri Lanka Vice President C. Gannile and IPM Sri Lanka Academic Affairs Consultant Prof. Prasadini Gamage

IPM Sri Lanka, the nation’s leader in human resources management was recently appointed as the franchise partner of University of Salford, Manchester, UK to offer University of Salford’s Bachelor of Science (B. Sc) and Master of Science (M. Sc) degrees in Human Resources Management locally in Sri Lanka. 

The Memorandum of Understanding to this effect was signed by Prof. Ajantha Dharmasiri-President, IPM Sri Lanka and Eileen Roddy-Associate Dean International, University of Salford, UK on 26 October at a ceremony held at its head office IPM HR House in Colombo 5. A large number of invitees including IPM Sri Lanka Council Members and Committee members were present at the ceremony.      

“We are pleased to enter into this long-term relationship with the University of Salford, Manchester, UK to offer their globally recognised human resources management degrees in Sri Lanka. Local students will benefit from this initiative by IPM Sri Lanka since they will be completing their undergraduate as well as postgraduate degrees in human resources management in Sri Lanka itself,” said Prof. Ajantha Dharmasiri. 

“This is the very first time in history that IPM Sri Lanka is signing an agreement with an international university to offer their degrees locally. While thanking the team from IPM who made this a reality, I urge those in the human resources management field to consider the benefits of following an internationally recognised degree in human resources management right here in Sri Lanka,” he added. 

“IPM Sri Lanka is a long standing and respected professional institute which specialises in human resources management, and their faculty consists of experienced professionals in human resources management. We are confident that IPM will be able to achieve their objective of taking HR to a higher level by engaging in a long-term relationship with an institution of the stature of the University of Salford, Manchester UK said Eileen Roddy, Associate Dean International, University of Salford, Manchester, UK.

“We are delighted to have signed this Memorandum of Understanding appointing IPM Sri Lanka as our franchise partner in Sri Lanka and look forward to strengthening our mutual relationship in the years to come,” she added. 

The B. Sc and M. Sc degree programmes will be of three years and 16-18 months in duration respectively and will be conducted by an experienced faculty from IPM Sri Lanka with subject matter and curricular provided by the University of Salford. The assessments for the degree programmes will also be conducted according to the specification and standards set by the University of Salford, Manchester, UK.

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