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Stakeholder Value Creation Scorecard Strategic Imperative The SAB Convocation 2022
Developing Talent Pools The SAB Campus Annual Convocation
Student
Thought Leadership of 2022 was held on 12th December
2022, at the BMICH under the patronage
of Mr. Upali Jayasekara, Chairman/
SAB Campus of CA Sri Lanka, formerly Focus on Interactive Learning Managing Director of Mega Heaters
known as School of Accounting and Learning infrastructure at the SAB Group, Mr. Sanjaya Bandara, President
Business is a key pillar within the Campus was upgraded in 2022 with of CA Sri Lanka, Mr. Heshana Kuruppu,
CA umbrella recognized by the UGC steps being taken to expand the lecture Vice President of CA Sri Lanka, Mr.
(University Grants Commission of Sri materials/content available to students via Ashane Jayasekara, Council Member,
Lanka) and the Ministry of Education the Learn Management System (LMS). CA Sri Lanka and Chairman, Board
(MOE) as a fully-fledged degree awarding Additionally, online quizzes and interactive of Management, SAB Campus of CA
Non-State Institute, SAB Campus is games were introduced to the LMS to Sri Lanka Ms. Dulani Fernando, Chief
known for its UGC-approved Degree augment the learning experience for Executive Officer of CA Sri Lanka, and
programmes - the BSc. (Applied students while the front-end interface Prof. Ariyarathna Jayamaha, Director of
Accounting) General Degree and the of the LMS was further enhanced to SAB Campus of CA Sri Lanka.
BSc. (Applied Accounting) Special Degree facilitate digital submission of student
programmes. Further the MOE has assignments. A total of 343 graduands were confirmed
granted approval to revise the name of the their Bachelor’s Degree at the Annual
above two Degree Programmes in terms Practical Learning through Field Visits Convocation. The Board of Management
of the guidelines issued by the UGC as A two-day field visit to a tea factory in of the SAB Campus also granted a series
Bachelor of Applied Accounting (General) Nuwara-Eliya in December 2022 was of special awards in recognition of the
Degree and the Bachelor of Applied organized for undergraduates of Intake exceptional achievements by students
Accounting (Honours) Degree in 2022 14/2020 (Third year students). Field visits Including the Award’ for the Best All-
which will be introduced from 2023. are now a compulsory component as Round Performer, Award for the Best in
part of the continuous assessment in the order of merit in Batch wise, Best Overall
SAB Campus, CA Sri Lanka which is course units of both degree programmes. Performer – BSc. (Applied Accounting)
positioned as an emerging force in A total of 141 students took part in the General Degree, Best Overall Performer -
the country’s tertiary education sector 2022 field visit, which was led by Prof. BSc. (Applied Accounting) Special Degree
recorded a total of 544 new student Ariyarathne Jayamaha - Director SAB and First in Order of Merit in Subject wise.
enrolments in the FY 2022 for its two- Campus and academic staff of SAB Also Best Presenters of the SAB Campus
degree programmes. Research Colloquium - 2022.
Campus.
Creating New Career Pathways
In 2022, SAB Campus moved ahead
with plans to further diversify its courses Convocation Summary 2022
offerings through completing assessment Results Category General Special Total
to obtain approval from MOE to award Degree Degree
three new degree programmes - the
Bachelor of Management in Business First Class 24 13 37
Analytics (General) Degree, Bachelor Second Class Upper Division (Honours) 47 22 69
of Management (Honours) in Business Second Class Lower Division (Honours) 43 12 55
Analytics Degree and the Master of General Pass 147 12 159
Business Administration (MBA) Degree
Programme. Proposals for both courses In-Absentia 23 - 23
were submitted for review by the Ministry Total 284 59 343
of Higher Education in mid-2022 and
approval remains pending at the end
2022.

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