Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

14 November 2006

CIMA (The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) has announced that its 48,000 UK-based students will now be able to apply for the National Union of Students (NUS) Associate Card.  The student discount card offers students a wide range of special offers such as reduced mobile phone tariffs, discounts at clothing and music shops, and insurance and travel offers. The card will be available to all CIMA students over 18 who are living in the UK.

In order to apply for the card, students will need to provide evidence of their student status, as well and their name and CIMA ID reference number. Further information can be obtained by visiting the new student benefits pages at www.cimaglobal.com/studentbenefits.

Robert Jelly, Director of Education, commented “CIMA is very pleased to be offering this benefit to all its students living in the UK. CIMA is committed to supporting its students with products and services which will assist them in their professional and everyday lives.”

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For further information, please contact:

Annette Heninger
Press Officer, CIMA
+44 (0) 20 8849 2427
annette.heninger@cimaglobal.com

Notes to editors

1. CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) is the only international accountancy body with a sole focus on business.  It is a world leading professional institute that offers an internationally recognised qualification in management accountancy, focusing on accounting in business, in both the private and public sectors. It is the fastest growing UK based accountancy 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 158 countries.  CIMA is responsible for the education and training of management accountants who work in industry, commerce and not-for-profit and 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 to reflect 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.  For more information about CIMA, please visit www.cimaglobal.com
   
2. NUS is one of the largest student organisations in the world and represents the interests of around five million students in further and higher education throughout the United Kingdom. NUS provides research, representation, training and expert advice for individual students and students' unions. They deal with over 15,000 welfare enquiries each year and train over 3,000 students' union officers.  See www.nusonline.co.uk for more information.
   

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