The next CAO Open Evening will take place on Tuesday 2 December 2014 from 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. in our Aungier Street campus building. Come along and meet lecturers and fellow students - you can take a tour of the different campus buildings and have a chat about college life in DBS.  

Lecturers from all areas will also be on hand to talk to students about their courses choices, what is involved and what you can expect from coming to college at DBS. 

The Open Event will be a great way to help you to learn how to make the most of your student experience at DBS! You can also discover that DBS offers a career pathway for you to reach the career that you wish to achieve.

DBS is a CIMA Quality Partner – the highest academic teaching status awarded by both professional bodies. In recent years our students have won over 1000 prizes and placings at national and international level in external professional accountancy examinations.

Why Choose DBS for your CIMA Studies?

• "Learning Through Partnership (LTP) Quality Partner” is the highest status of tuition provider recognition granted by CIMA. DBS is the longest standing Irish LTP Quality Partner in Ireland and now the only one to offer the full Professional suite of papers.
• DBS has been offering CIMA tuition in Ireland longer than any other tuition provider and remain committed to the provision of CIMA education in this country    
• The CIMA lecturing team have a combined 85 years experience teaching their respective paper specialism.
• The course structure at DBS is designed to maximise your opportunity to pass the exam first time.
• Kaplan’s CIMA study materials are the only study materials approved and endorsed by CIMA

DBS is an ACCA Platinum Approved Learning Partner and CIMA Quality Partner – the highest academic teaching status awarded by both professional bodies. In recent years our students have won over 1,000 prizes and placings at national and international level in external professional accountancy examinations.

Our reputation for professional and educational excellence is built on:

• The strength of our carefully selected academics.
• Lecturers have an average of 15 years of experience.
• Effective use of exam-focused notes preparing students for exam success.
• Quality-assured core manuals and study materials.
• A supportive learning environment.
• A modern, fully-resourced campus.
• Our ongoing commitment to excellence through learning.

Applications for our Winter CIMA intake will be opening soon. Further information will be available on our website. The next intake will begin before Christmas,with classes due to commencing in early 2015.


As you are aware, the CIMA syllabus is changing, effective from January 2015, and to help you transition as smoothly as possible we have put together a specially designed guidance document. You can view the document here.


So what will be changing?
All exams will now be computer based. The existing papers will be set as objective tests with the addition of integrated case studies after each level is complete.


What do I need to do next?
Depending on where you are with your current studies you should try and complete the level that you are currently at in 2014. At Operational and Management levels, this will exempt you from the integrated case study paper. We will be contacting all of our current students and those who have enquired about undertaking CIMA courses at DBS in the coming weeks to provide you with the information that you will need to help you progress through your CIMA pathway.


Further information about studying CIMA at DBS can be found here.

The CIMA Global Business Challenge is an international business competition for undergraduates around the world, designed to bring out the best in the young business leaders of tomorrow.

By working together as a team of four to present a business case study, it is a great opportunity for you to showcase your talent in business management, and learn how to become the business leaders of the future. You also have the opportunity to win a place at the global final in Warsaw, Poland.

The competition is organised in partnership with Barclays, who share our vision of developing and nurturing young talent around the world.

2015 competition now open
Ireland