Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, The National Institute of Business Management (Sinhala: ජාතික ව්යාපාර කළමනාකරණ ආයතනය, romanized: jātika vyāpāra kaḷamanākaraṇa āyatanaya) also known as NIBM, is a public business school based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The National Innovation Centre (NIC) that houses programmes in Design, Humanities, and Data Sciences is located in Kirulapone, Colombo.
Based on a proposal submitted to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) by the Ministry of Industries, which was overseeing a large number of statutory boards and public corporations, the Management Development & Productivity Centre (MDPC) was established on 16 August 1968, in collaboration with the UNDP and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), which acted as the executing agency of the MDPC.
In the year of 1996, BSc in Management Information Systems was commenced in collaboration with University College Dublin, Ireland.
In the same year, NIBM established the National Innovation Centre (NIC) in collaboration with Limkokwing University, Malaysia.
NIBM has degree granting, diplomas and certificate programmes in business, computing and engineering, design and languages.
It was the first division to offer the Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Technology in collaboration with the University College Dublin in 1996.
The School offers degree programmes, Higher National Diplomas, Diplomas, Advanced Certificate and Certificate level programmes in Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Web Development, Graphic Designing, Application Packages, Hardware, and Networking.
In addition, NIBM is an accredited training provider for BCS Agile and Business Analysis Certifications in Sri Lanka.
The National Innovation Centre (NIC) was created with a strategic partnership agreement with the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in Malaysia in 2017.
A number of certificate programmes in foreign languages (Japanese, French, German, and Chinese) are also offered by the School of Humanities.
The School of Language conducts Diploma, Certificate, and Professional Certificate programmes in English, German, French, and in other foreign languages designed to enable students to acquire a variety of skills including speaking, business writing, reading, and listening.
Kurunegala Regional Campus offers a variety of programmes in the fields of Management, IT, and Languages and currently houses close to 700 students.
The second branch of NIBM was established in Kandy in the year of 1996 in order to cater to the growing demand for training in Management and IT.
In 2010, the third regional campus of NIBM was established in Galle to cater to the increased needs of Management and IT education in the Southern Province.
Kulasooriya, Director General of NIBM and under the supervision of Dr. Himendra Balalle, Head of Business Consultancy Unit.