Students vote CIMA

25 January 2005050125

25 January 2005

CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) has been voted the 'Best Student Body' by readers of PASS Magazine. Accepting the award on behalf of CIMA, Robert Jelly, Director of Education, said, "CIMA is delighted to receive this award. Students are our lifeblood and the award provides a real boost to CIMA as we continuously improve our student experience. As recent independent research suggests, CIMA has become the first choice among students as they train for accountancy in business, in the public and private sectors."

The award was presented on Friday 21st January at PASS Magazine's 21st birthday celebrations at The Rock Gardens, Covent Garden, London.


If you would like more information please contact Steven Hilton, Press Officer, CIMA
Phone: +44 (0) 20 8849 2427
Email: steven.hilton@cimaglobal.com

Notes to editors

CIMA members are Accountants in Business. We represent financial managers and accountants who work in industry, commerce, not-for-profit and public sector organisations. Our key activities are related to Business Strategy, Information Strategy and Finance Strategy. CIMA members are not trained in audit.

CIMA's focus is to qualify students, support members and employers, and protect the public interest. We represent the voice of over 77,000 students and 60,000 members in 154 countries.

CIMA's focus on management functions makes us unique, and we are internationally recognised as offering the financial qualification for business.

CIMA is 'rapidly becoming the chartered qualification of choice' according to recent independent research*, and we work with leading employers in the UK and around the world to train and qualify financial managers. We pride ourselves on the commercial relevance of our syllabus, which is continually enhanced to reflect the latest developments in business. In an age of growing globalisation and intensified competition, the Chartered Management Accountant is fully prepared to meet the need for timely and accurate financial information.

Our members and students work across all business sectors at all levels throughout the world, demonstrating the flexibility of the qualification.