The world renowned Cranfield School of Management in the UK will present a scholarship to any member of the three leading IFAC accountancy bodies in Sri Lanka, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Institute of Chartered Accountants Sri Lanka (ICASL) or the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Sri Lanka Branch (CIMA). Full Time MBA Programme Director Sean Rickard who informed Sri Lanka of the scholarship said, “We hope the scholarship attracts candidates who will benefit from this initiative and that, with the help of the accounting bodies in Sri Lanka, it will raise Cranfield’s profile. We are extremely grateful for the support of the institutes in this. We will be reviewing the success of the programme after two years.”

ACCA Sri Lanka’s Immediate Past President, Dilshan Rodrigo, himself an alumni of the Cranfield School of Management extends his best wishes to all candidates and says, “I hope most sincerely that this initiative will signal the birth of a new generation of professional skilled managers who will add value to the corporate boardrooms of Sri Lanka.” Stating that this is truly a world class MBA ranked consistently as one of the top MBAs in Europe, he adds, “This one year full time programme is ideally suited for members in middle and senior management positions with ambitious career goals.” Rodrigo, who has continued to maintain ties with Cranfield, further reinforced the relationship once he became President of ACCA Sri Lanka, sourcing resource speakers for the ACCA National Conferences in the last two years. “Two people who played significant roles in mooting this scholarship from the Cranfield end are the former Director of the MBA Programme Professor Leo Murray who was the Keynote Speaker at our conference in 2006 and has a soft spot for Sri Lankans and Sri Sriskanthan, a Sri Lankan faculty member on the MBA programme.”

Cranfield has produced a distinguished honour roll of MBA alumni from Sri Lanka over the last two decades including Managing Director of Hatton National Bank Rajendra Theagarajah, Senior Vice President of WNS Arul Sivagananathan and Group Financial Controller of Stretchline Hasantha de Silva. Members of ICASL, ACCA and CIMA must apply directly to Cranfield School of Management, for which instructions are available on the Cranfield website ww.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/mba/, marking the application ‘Sri Lanka Scholarship’.

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In India, activities related to CEDAW began around Beijing. During 1998, with efforts by the IWRAW Asia-Pacific, a group of activists, lawyers and supervisory institutions in India was the fulfilment of their obligations under the CEDAW on a project entitled “To facilitate the performance of government bonds to equal Woman” (to facilitate Project). The first draft of the action, it was to research and write provisional below indicate reports necessary baseline data to determine the woman and contributory causes and gaps in India, the performance of his duty. Three themes were reports: 1) Women’s political participation, 2) The armed conflict in the region North-East, and 3) Article 16 of CEDAW-Convention on women’s rights in marriage, including India made a statement. (1) The research, in order to sufficient information for the development of alternative report, if the CEDAW Committee considered the report of the State. (2)

The development of an alternative report of the NGO Committee on CEDAW

If India was expected, its first report to the CEDAW Committee in January 2000 in New York, it was only news that women’s NGOs should be an alternative report. A central team has already been monitoring the implementation of CEDAW, so that NGOs to facilitate the task. Sixteen groups have been instructed to familiarize themselves with the various articles of the Convention. The alternative to the assessment report of the factual situation (see definitions P.11) women’s equality and non-discrimination as enshrined in CEDAW. To improve the consultation process, a national conference with nongovernmental organizations from all over India took place at the conclusion of the report of the substance and awareness of the importance of the Convention, its reports and flows such as NGOs May, in other reports. Relevant was invited leaders of government, so that they benefit from the discussions. The whole process involved:

1) a day of orientation for NGOs and government representatives on the convention, principles and scope of government commitment [on 13 November 1999, UNIFEM, South Asia, IWRAW Asia - Pacific and the National Alliance of Women (NAWO), where exchanges of experiences in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh, whose reports have already been verified

Industrial and Financial Systems (IMS), Sweden has announced the establishment of a competence centre for the Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon. The centre, the first of its kind in the country, it is intended for awareness on the benefits of a technology-based Enterprise.

“The centre of expertise creates awareness component-based enterprise systems through activities such as research, case studies, training, seminars and workshops”, Dr. MP Jaiswal, professor of information technology management MDI Gurgaon and the leader of the Competence Center, explained to the inauguration.

Jaiswal is a certified instructor and consultant ERP is a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a group of experts on ICT for SMEs.

At the opening of M. Mark Rabjohns, president - IFS Asia-Pacific, said: “The new centre offers us the opportunity to show flexibility, speed and extreme friendliness of our business in real time and in response to India conditions which they enjoy in the soil and the client by client.

The components based on technology, an invention of the IFS can be implemented very personalized two standards and e-business applications in a strictly necessary as baseless. “The customer is able to choose, and choose the exact function is necessary a great advantage of this technology,” said Dr. Chandan Chowdhury, Country Manager, IFS India.

MDI Director, Dr Devi Singh, welcomed the partnership and said he was one step, using the Institute of efforts to excellence in management of initial and continuing training.

IFS is the Stockholm Stock Exchange. It develops and supplies component-based business applications for medium and large companies and organizations in 48 countries. In the Asia-Pacific, it has offices in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thai country.

February 11 - Ahmedabad, India - India seems to have stumbled on a new mantra to increase their international relations - Training diplomacy. And the dream of travel east of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A), the quasi-ambassador of India in the field of education to more than a dozen countries in Asia, Africa , Asia and Western Europe.

The Union Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Institute has a list of countries where the IIM-A for the implementation of plans roadshows for its Post-Graduate new program in the areas of management for executives PGPX, which starts in June next year.

At an early meeting of IIM-A officials and foreign ministers Shyam Sharan in New Delhi last month, it would have, according to reports in Fanshop donations to these countries and candidates to the rope for the program “, an effort to help India to strengthen diplomatic relations with these countries. ”

The year of a program aimed at executives selected by the GMAT and personal interviews, a dose of 50 to 70 students, including 25 percent of foreign participants are expected during the first year. The process to achieve in March, when the authorisation procedure for the course begins.

The list includes some of the neighbouring countries of India - Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - and in Indonesia, Malaysia and France and a number of countries in West Asia and Africa.

“There is throughout the world focuses on vocational training Post-Graduate character, and the MEA, seeks to strengthen strategic alliances with these countries indicate that they thought IIM-A as a trademark. The program could be a starting point to begin the long term - in the field of education alliances. to the Institute, it is a big step towards our plans to go international, “says an IIM-A Don.

“The Institute is currently in advanced discussions with MSAs,” says an IIM-A source.

Ludhiana, Aug 2 (PTI) Pearl Fashion Institute of Design Academy, said today it aims at the opening of institutions in China and Sri Lanka next year in collaboration with foreign textile companies to create the growing demand for professionals in the workforce in this sector Asian markets.

“There are many professionals labour demand in the Asian market, and we wish him emphasize the same thing. That is why we look forward to the opening of our institutions in China and Sri Lanka next year, “Academy of Pearl Group Fashions Director, (national and international) AKG Nair told PTI here.

He said that negotiations are underway with textile companies based in those countries to develop tie-ups for the creation of institutions.

The Academy, which is encouraged by the group of clothing Pearl Global Ltd, has already Institute in Dhaka and Sharjah.

Furthermore, R 50 crore have been allocated for infrastructure development of the Academy of Noida and institutes of Jaipur.

“We turn R 30 crore of the Institute of Noida and RS 20 crore, on the one hand hostels Jaipur in place and new buildings,” he said.

The institutes Chennai, New Delhi, Jaipur and Ludhiana, the Academy will also open its first facility in Mumbai, in collaboration with a group of media, he added.

The Academy Management Institute, a “Pearl School of Business Studies and American would Babson College under the Institute.

Design Institute Pearl Academy of Fashion Wednesday, said she wants on the opening of institutions in China and Sri Lanka next year in collaboration with foreign textile companies to the creation of the growing demand for professionals hand - d ‘work in this sector in the Asian markets.

“There are many professionals labour demand in the Asian market, and we wish him emphasize the same thing. That is why we look forward to the opening of our institutions in China and Sri Lanka next year, “Academy of Pearl Group Fashions Director, (national and international) AKG Nair said.

He said that negotiations are underway with textile companies based in those countries to develop tie-ups for the creation of institutions.

The Academy, which is encouraged by the group of clothing Pearl Global Ltd, has already Institute in Dhaka and Sharjah.

In addition, via RS 500 million (U.S. $ 10.7 million) was designed for the infrastructure development of the Academy of Noida and institutes of Jaipur.

“We spend RS 300 million to the Institute of Noida and Rs 200 million on one of hostels in Jaipur and new buildings,” he said.

The institutes Chennai, New Delhi, Jaipur and Ludhiana, the Academy will also open its first facility in Mumbai, in collaboration with a group of media, he added.

The Academy Management Institute, a “Pearl School of Business Studies and American would Babson College under the Institute.

Laugfs Holdings Limited chairman W.K.H. Wegapitiya, recently received the “Grid Asian Leadership Award for” Excellence in Entrepreneurship-2007 “on the ninth annual session at -2,007 Leadership in Mumbai, India, 28 September.

Nerhu Singh Foundation each year to choose India and honor individuals from various Asian countries in various fields, has contributed to the potential use of human resources and to achieve excellence in various fields.

Mr.Wegapitiya was the only nominee in Sri Lanka and chose at that time to obtain this prestigious award this year.

The price of the Committee 9th Annual Meeting of conduct has decided unanimously to the Asian Leadership Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship “Wegapitiya for excellence in creating a business from top to bottom.

Of the colors Awards in Mumbai, India, Wegapitiya a presentation on the theme “Building a firm basis” - “Young Leadership Lessons for Managers”, explains his experience of the construction “Laugfs” base, which has been highly praised by distinction The Forum is a cross section of researchers, industry experts, politicians and student leaders Indian management schools.

Read more Wegapitiya was invited, as a gust of honour at the ceremony Prize “Leaders of Tomorrow”, organized by the Foundation Dr.PNSingh Mumbai. Among other things, were honoured in the Asian Grid Leadership Award includes high-level personalities of the Indian economy, as Mr.Subir Raha, former chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Authority of India (ONGC), was once regarded as the CEO of the decade, Professor YK Bhushan, the head of the ICFAI Business School, Prof.PVRamana, president of the ITM confidence of Mumbai.

The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, (IIM-B) has entered into a partnership with Hughes Escorts Communication Ltd (HECL) to offer a host of long-term programmes to working executives over the Hughes’ Direcway Global Education Platform.

These specialised programmes cater to the needs of a broad spectrum of industries. In the coming years, IIM Bangalore will also target international markets such as Sri Lanka, Singapore and parts of West Asia.

Two new programmes - Advanced General Management Program (AGMP) for IT and ITES professionals (AGMP) and Executive General Management Programme (EGMP) - are slated for launch in the next two months. These on-campus programmes will be beamed live instantaneously to 47 Direcway Global Education classrooms located at 35 cities across India.

Enseignantes et des enseignants au Sri Lanka, la guerre détruit le Nord et les régions de l’Est a commencé il ya un malade, cette campagne, le 5 25 octobre créances. Ils veulent des prestations encore à l’école occupées dans les zones de haute sécurité de l’armée Sri lankaise, l’abolition de l’armée bunker à proximité des établissements scolaires, Vaunia campus est de l’Université, une institution d ‘ enseignement et tous les postes de service. Ils sont une menace à prendre en grève à durée indéterminée le 24 Octobre, si leurs revendications ne sont pas accordées.

Dans un autre litige, des centaines d’enseignants et les formateurs travaillent picketed principes de l’éducation Battaramulla Ministère de la banlieue Colombo, le 6 Octobre est la journée mondiale des enseignants. Vous souhaitez un professeur de l’entraîneur ordinaire et l’action du service des principes de postes à temps plein.