CIPM Sri Lanka and Wayamba Uni MoU to advance knowledge and practice in HR

Human resource management expert CIPM Sri Lanka signed a pioneering Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently with the Management Faculty of the Wayamba University to advance knowledge and practice Human Resources among the students of the University. A press release said.

It said that the collaboration was a ground-breaking event for the Wayamba University’s Management Faculty. It is the first ever MoU signed by the faculty with a professional organization.The MoU signing ceremony was held the university premises with the participation of university’s Vice Chancellor Uditha Jayasinghe, Dean of the Management Faculty, and academic staff, Ken Vijayakumar, President of CIPM, Raji Ravinchndra, CIPM Council Member, Dr.Heather Fernando, Chairperson of the Technical Committee on Professional and Academic Affairs; U.A.C Obeyesekere, CEO and G.Weerathunga, Director Professional and Academic Affairs.

Based on the agreement, both parties will jointly work towards conducting various events to develop the university students and create a vibrant HR fraternity. Future itineraries include organising joint Webinars, Seminars, Training & Development Programs/workshops, Research and Joint publications. CIPM SL and the Management Faculty believe these targeted events and activities will be of immense interest to students enabling them to upgrade their knowledge base in line with emerging global changes. The MoU also contributes to developing a strong community of students and academics passionate about human resource management by enabling the sharing of ideas to advance knowledge and practice in the field.