Cranfield offers MBA scholarship to CIMA Members

19 July 2005

Cranfield University School of Management is offering members of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) scholarships towards their MBA programme fees.

Séan Rickard, newly appointed MBA Recruitment Director at Cranfield, said that, 'studying for an MBA is not cheap and in view of the value we place on broadening the student cohort we are prepared to offer any CIMA candidates, who meet our entry requirements, a scholarship toward tuition fees.'

This represents a huge benefit to CIMA members with this opportunity for promising managers to study at one of the country's best management schools. Robert Jelly, CIMA Director of Education, said 'CIMA very much welcomes this very generous support offered to our members should they wish to further develop their managerial and leadership skills on one of the UK's top MBA programmes. CIMA, as the world's leading provider of professional qualifications focused solely on accountants in business and the public sector, supports increasing links between CIMA and leading MBA programmes in the provision of CPD for our members.'

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For further information, please contact:

Steven Hilton
Press Officer
020 8849 2427
steven.hilton@cimaglobal.com

Notes to editors

1. CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) is a leading professional body that offers an internationally recognised qualification in management accountancy, focussing on accounting in business and the public sector. It is the fastest growing UK based membership body, in terms of members, in both the UK and worldwide and is the voice of over 85,000 students and 65,000 members in 156 countries. CIMA professionally qualified, ACMA & FCMA management accountants work in industry, commerce and not-for-profit and CIMA has more members in the public sector than any other UK based body. CIMA prides itself on the commercial relevance of its syllabus, which is in tune with the activities of high performance organisations, and evolves continually reflecting the latest developments in global business. It is committed to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards of members and students, and to maintaining public confidence in management accountancy.
2. Potential candidates wishing to discuss the offer further, please contact Eileen Fisher or Andrea Colman on 01234 754431/2 or e-mail mbaadmissions@cranfield.ac.uk