8 April 2017 12:00 am
IndSearch Study Abroad Programme (ISAP) 2017 was jointly organised by the Indian Institute of Cost and Management Studies & Research (IndSearch), Pune, India and CMA Sri Lanka from March 28, 2017 to
April 2, 2017.
The ISAP aims to educate the students about the business practices of different countries, the cultures and their impact on the business in the respective country.
ISAP 2017 included visits to the Biyagama Export Processing Zone, AGIO Tobacco Ltd, LALAN Rubbers (Pvt.) Ltd, Lanka IOC PLC, CKT Apparel (Pvt.) Ltd, Noritake Factory and the Colombo
Stock Exchange.
At all the organisations, the students were given information about the organisations as well as taken on a tour to visit the plant and manufacturing operations.
The group also visited the tea factory, the spice garden, a gem museum gaining information about the diverse types of industries in
Sri Lanka. The highlight of the ISAP programme was the tea auctions at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and presentations by the members of the chamber.
The six-day programme also had the group shopping and sightseeing in Nuwara Eliya, visiting Seetha Eliya and a visit to Kandy and the elephant orphanage
in Pinnawela.