Academic collaboration

FIRST City University College and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) have signed a memorandum of understanding for academic collaboration and mutual cooperation. With the partnership, students registered for the Diploma in Business Administration and Bsc (Hons) Accounting and Finance programmes at First City UC will receive conditional exemptions for the CIMA professional qualification prior to sitting for the CIMA exam.
CIMA is also offering scholarships worth 2,350 pounds (RM13,136) to First City UC students who wish to pursue a CIMA qualification.
For the signing ceremony, First City UC was represented by First City Cooperation director Tan Sri Dr Teo Chiang Liang, its COO Yeong Yin Cheng while CIMA was represented by Ginny Lim, Markets Manager, Malaysia, CIMA SEA.
This MoU marks another milestone for First City UC since it was recognised as a university college in 2015.