The National Institute of Business Management embarks on a new milestone as they establish a fruitful partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on the 6th of July 2022 to provide large number of leadership opportunities for their students in diverse avenues of the development of children, organised in the esteemed presence of Mr. Christian Skoog - Country Representative UNICEF, Mr. Bismarck Swangin - Chief of Communication, Advocacy and Partnerships & Ms.Takaho Fukami - Chief of Education UNICEF along with Mr V.K. Choksy – Chairman NIBM, Dr. D.M.A. Kulasooriya - Director General NIBM, Mr. Kolitha Ranawaka - Director School of Business, Dr. Sameera Wijayasiri - Director School of Languages, Humanities and Design, Mrs. Sivanjali Yokarajah - Director Finance, Mr. Saman Rodrigo - Director, HR and Administration & Dr. Mrs. Buddhima Subasinghe - Head, Student Life and Engagement of NIBM.

We truly believe that our NIBM students are blessed to cherish countless international leadership opportunities that NIBM provides with this type of valuable partnerships. UNICEF is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. UNICEF works in the world’s toughest places to reach the most disadvantaged children and adolescents – and to protect the rights of every child, everywhere. Across more than 190 countries and territories.

They do whatever it takes to help children survive, thrive and fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. They support child health and nutrition, safe water and sanitation, quality education and skill building, HIV prevention and treatment for mothers and babies, and the protection of children and adolescents from violence and exploitation. Before, during and after humanitarian emergencies, UNICEF is on the ground, bringing lifesaving help and hope to children and families. Nonpolitical and impartial, they are never neutral when it comes to defending children’s rights and safeguarding their lives and futures.

UNICEF’s activities include providing immunisations and disease prevention, administering treatment for children and mothers with HIV, enhancing childhood and maternal nutrition, improving sanitation, promoting education, and providing emergency relief in response to disasters catering to the development of billions of children worldwide. The National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) with its legacy of over 54 + years of excellence as a fully state owned higher education institution with vision of becoming the best Management Higher Education Institute in Sri Lanka offers you unmatched opportunities in the fields of Business, Computing & Engineering, Languages, Humanities and Design.

In the field of education, NIBM offers students with the opportunity to obtain well recognized degrees in the different fields of interest in different parts of the country in our branches of Colombo, Kandy, Kurunegala, Galle Mathara Peradeniya Kandy Innovation Center & National Innovation Center in Colombo. Currently we have close to 12,000 students studying online and blended programs from the different faculties. In addition, due to the Covid outbreak, we launched our NIBM Digital Campus to support our students with distant learning programmes that NIBM provides and also for International students to join with us & learn from us whilst also providing an opportunity to complete their degree programmes in the New Normal without any delays.

NIBM also works closely with the industry professionals focusing on developing a graduate who is a skilled professional in the industry with the prime aim of motivating our undergraduates to become skill drive, insight driven & tech driven, while encouraging them to become job creators rather than job seekers. As two bodies who are focusing largely on the development and nurturing lives of children, we are truly privileged to step into this important partnership that would certainly provide a large number of leadership opportunities to the youth of Sri Lanka from which they can learn & grow for children are the world’s most vulnerable resource, yet the best hope for the future and we truly believe it is our duty and responsibility to support them reach great heights in life. Every child in this world is a uniquely different, yet a beautiful flower and when altogether, they make the world a beautiful garden. Let us all support them become great leaders in life & spread the fragrance of love & humanity to make this world a beautiful place.