ESOFT Metro Campus signs MoU with CSSL for NITC 2017

From left: CSSL Vice President Prabath S. Wickramarathne, CSSL President Yasas V. Abeywickrama, ESOFT Group of Companies Group Managing Director Dr. Dayan Rajapakse, ESOFT Metro Campus CEO Nishan Sembacuttiaratchy

ESOFT Metro Campus, Sri Lanka’s largest private sector higher education network signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) recently regarding the upcoming National IT Conference (NITC) 2017 which will be held under the theme ‘Towards Digital Prosperity’.

The MoU signing ceremony was held at the CSSL Secretariat, No. 275/75, OPA Building, Prof. Stanley Wijesundara Mawatha, Colombo 7 and graced by top officials of both organisations including ESOFT Group of Companies Group Managing Director Dr. Dayan Rajapakse, ESOFT Metro Campus CEO Nishan Sembacuttiaratchy, CSSL President Yasas V. Abeywickrama and CSSL Vice President Prabath S. Wickramarathne.

“ESOFT has been instrumental in transforming Sri Lanka’s ICT education space by making high quality and affordable ICT programs available throughout the island. Therefore, I feel it is our national responsibility to create awareness and educate the public about the limitless opportunities available within the growing ICT industry. I am confident that our platform at NITC will help us to send this message,” said ESOFT Group of Companies Group Managing Director Dr. Dayan Rajapakse.

CSSL is the premier professional association for individuals and organisations leading the ICT industry in Sri Lanka.

The NITC organised annually by the CSSL, is the flagship Information Communication Technology (ICT) conference held in Sri Lanka since 1982. It is the only national event which brings together the largest number of ICT professionals in Sri Lanka. 

This year marks the 35th anniversary of NITC which will be run in partnership with the South East Asian Regional Computer Confederation (SEARCC) Conference as well as the General Assembly of International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and thus, it is anticipated to be one of the most important global ICT events in 2017, and also Sri Lanka’s biggest-ever international ICT event.

With roots going back to the year 2000, ESOFT has grown to be the largest private sector higher education network in Sri Lanka due to an extensive island-wide branch network of 40 centres which create opportunities for over 30,000 students each year.