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Sri Lankan professionals who are graduates of the University of Southern Queensland MBA program offered at the Business School of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) now have the rare opportunity of enjoying the membership of two prestigious Australian bodies.
The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) recently received accreditation from two top Australian industry associations, namely the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Australian Human Resource Institute (AHRI), giving USQ graduates who have specialised in project management and human resources management subjects the opportunity to obtain membership at these two top organisations.
The USQ MBA is ranked as one of Australia’s top 20 MBA programmes, and has been received tremendous response ever since it was introduced to the county over 10 years ago, with top professional from both the accounting and non-accounting fields following the programme.
With the membership of the Project Management Institute and the Australian Human Resource Institute, graduates are entitled to use the specific institute letters next to their qualification. For example a member of AHRI could use the initials MAHRI.
Meanwhile, Priyantha Punchihewa General Manager/Chief Operating Officer of MIT Cargo Ltd., sharing his experience having followed the USQ MBA offered at the CA Sri Lanka Business School, said: “The USQ distance learning MBA was an achievement for me at the correct time in my professional carrier which made a huge difference to the management style from a specific area of exposure to a vast generic different segments of expertise. It also helped me to be a part of a very strong networking unit with all top professionals.”
Shanela Peiris, who is currently a MBA student said, “The Online distance learning study desk of USQ is excellent. The course material is well presented and online support from lecturers on forums, etc. is readily available. The online library resources are also very extensive.”