K. Sivagananathan awards on Wednesday
View(s):The 16th Annual K. Sivagananathan Memorial Trust (KSMT) awards and memorial oration will be held on Wednesday, March 14.
This annual memorial oration and awards ceremony is conducted together with the Association of Professional Bankers of Sri Lanka (APB) in commemoration of the late Mr. K. Sivagananathan who was an innovative banker and contributed much to uplift and upgrade Sri Lanka’s premier state bank – the Bank of Ceylon. The chief guest at this year’s event is Ms. Amena Arif, IFS Country Manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives who will deliver the memorial oration, according to a media release from the KSMT.
Over 40 students who have obtained the highest marks in the Diploma in Applied Banking & Finance (DABF) in the March and September 2017 examinations conducted by the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka will be awarded cash prizes and certificates at the awards this year.
The KSMT is a non-profit organisation predominantly dedicated to providing assistance to students pursuing higher studies in the field of banking and finance and encouraging them to excel in their examinations to achieve a higher standard to be in par with the developed countries, which was one of late Mr. Sivagananathan’s wishes.