Four students bring great honour to Sri Lanka by obtaining CIM World Prizes
View(s):The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) felicitated four Sri Lankan students for their outstanding performances at the 2011 CIM examinations at the Institute’s Graduation Ceremony and Membership Investiture held recently. Anya KushlaniDalpadado for Stakeholder Marketing (Professional Certificate in Marketing), SunethTharakaWijesinghe for Marketing Planning Process (Professional Diploma in Marketing) and HasithaSampathDissanayake for Marketing Leadership and Planning (Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing) were amongst those who were felicitated.
The event’s key honour went to Dushan Manula Kahandagamage, who claimed the international award for the World’s Top Ranked Student for the Professional Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing. Dushan created a record by winning this award for the first time in the history of CIM Sri Lanka. He also received the Egerton Canagasabey Award for Best Student Performance at the final examinations.
The following are excerpts from the responses each student gave over having won a world prize.
“I studied at Ladies’ College and followed the Commerce stream for my ALs and was awarded Best Results in school at the G.C.E A/L examination 2006. Thereafter for my higher education, I followed a degree at Imperial Institute of Higher Education, achieved a First Class B.Sc. (Hons) Business Management Degree from the University of Wales, UK and also won the gold medal for the best Academic Performance. I am currently employed as an Assistant Brand Manager at a leading multinational company in Sri Lanka.I followed classes at Synergy School of Marketing and received a World Prize for Stakeholder Marketing. I never imagined getting a world prize while doing the assignment since it was quite difficult managing both work and studies. But I did my level best and I guess it paid off well. The never ending support and guidance given by the lecture panel at Synergy really helped me in doing the assignment.” – Anya KushlaniDalpadado
“I attended Nalanda College Colombo, and followed my higher studies at the University of Colombo School of Computing Colombo, Sri Lanka. I completed my bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (BSc) and obtained a second class honours award. I have been actively involved in organizing activities such as the Info++ IT exhibition in 2010, the UCSC Freshers’ Welcome Event as well as the Sports Day in 2009. While managing all this I followed the professional qualifications of The Chartered Institute of Marketing Sri Lanka, at Synergy School ofMarketing, Colombo, which is an accredited study center, and was awarded for the outstanding performance of the subject Marketing Planning Process in the Professional Diploma in arketing, June 2011. I am currently employed as a Corporate Management Trainee at Lankem Ceylon PLC. I was astonished and felt honoured when I heard that I have received the World Prize. When I commenced working on my assignment in January 2011, I aimed at achieving the Sri Lankan Prize for the Marketing Planning Process (MPP). However, I was able to receive the World Prize and I have a heartfelt pride that I was able to surpass my own aspirations by leaps and bounds amid my University studies and extracurricular activities.The guidance that was provided from my supervisors, Adam and Michael, at Synergy was key to bringing my assignment up to standard. My sincere gratitude goes to them and my parents who stood by me at all times.”- ethTharakaWijesinghe
“I am presently employed as an Executive for Business development with HayleysAdvantis (CMA CGM Lanka Ltd). I schooled at St. Thomas’ Prep and St. Thomas College Mt. Lavinia. I have completed my Bachelor of Business Administrationfrom Edith Cowan University. After gaining employment I chose to pursue the CIM qualification since it is directly related to my present job role and the field of marketing which I expect to progress in.I followed lectures at NEXT School of Business and received the World Prize award for Market Leadership and Planning in September/December 2012.I am extremely happy to receive this award. Although I put in a lot of effort to this subject it was a surprise to finally know that I have received a World Prize for Market Leadership and Planning.I am extremely thankful to all those who supported me, especially my lecturer Mr. ThusithaAbeysekera for his invaluable guidance in pushing me to produce a comprehensive report and analysis of such a high standard and depth, all the staff at NEXT, my management at work and my friends and family.”- HasithaSampath B. Dissanayake
“I followed my primary education at Ananda College Colombo, and thereafter followed the degree programe in Business Information Technology (2nd Class First Division) at Staffordshire University, United Kingdom.I also obtainedthe Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from The Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK). I studied CIM at the Next School of Business and achieved the World Prize Winner for the Top Student in the Professional Postgraduate Diploma (CIM) and the Sri Lankan prize for the Managing Marketing subject.I am currently working as a Senior QA/DV specialist at STAX Incorporation (www.stax.com) Rajagiriya.I consider it a great honour to receive the Top Student award from CIM for the Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing (PGD). To be adjudged number one among students from all over the world is a great achievement for me. By receiving the Top Student award from CIM for the PGD, I was able to place Sri Lanka in the international professional education arena with great pride. I was also indeed very proud to be the recipient of the EgertonCanagasabey Award, which was won after a lapse of 11 years. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Next School of Business and CIM Sri Lanka Region for giving me the necessary experience, guidance, knowledge and confidence that enabled me to obtain an award of this nature.” - DushanManulaKahandagamage
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