ICON Business School holds inaugural Graduation Ceremony
View(s):ICON Business School (Pvt) Ltd was launched in January 2018, founded on the vision of a few select leading ACCA lecturers in Sri Lanka.
ICON offers the latest syllabus and reading resources, dedicated online exam practice sessions, designated virtual computer examination facilities, quick syllabus coverage and dedicated revision classes, that is backed by the best in-house campus facilities, boasting of a seating capacity for over 600 students that is housed in a premier and convenient location in Colombo 03.
Instilling confidence in their stakeholders and showcasing the principles built on an ethical and quality driven education, resulted in ICON successfully recording 750 students within the first 12 months of it’s operations.
As such, ICON Business School recently celebrated their inaugural convocation at the BMICH in Colombo to confer their Affiliates, diploma holders and Oxford Brookes University Graduates.
The event showcased a host of students who have secured both Sri Lankan and World Prizes including the Top Affiliates in Sri Lanka, an admirable accomplishment for a new entrant into the industry.
The world Prize was won by Azeeza Yaseen, whilst Humairaa Hafeez secured the Top Affiliate award for June 2019 and Ashwika Lingeswaran bagged the Top Affiliate award for December 2018
The Chief Guest at the occasion, Ms.Nilusha Ranasinghe Head of ACCA for Sri Lanka and Maldives in her speech commented “ICON Business School’s rapid growth over the last one year has been very impressive and can be undoubtedly credited to an excellent team that is dedicated towards imparting high quality ACCA education to nurture the future finance professionals of the nation. The success of these first graduates demonstrates that the partnership between ACCA and ICON has provided a curriculum that meets the emerging needs of employers in the field of finance that will in turn help uplift the standards of the finance industry in the country.”
Dilshad Jiffry, Managing Director of ICON Business School added “today marks a landmark day that sets the progression path towards attaining our goal of becoming the preferred ACCA delivery centre in the country and the market leader for ACCA by the end of 2020.
We are delighted and humbled by the achievements showcased at this occasion and will continue our efforts in building ICON as a flagship institution for ACCA education and in producing graduates in the field of finance who will be highly sought after by employers.”