SLIIT paves the way for academic opportunities to students in Wayamba

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SLIIT, the leading degree awarding institute in Sri Lanka, in association with its academic partner E-WIS opened a state of the art SLIIT centre in Kurunegala recently to widen academic opportunities for the students in the Wayamba region. The inauguration ceremony was held amidst distinguished guests, staff, students and parents on 10 September 2013, at the new SLIIT Kurunegala centre. The fully fledged center, centrally located with easy access to many parts of Sri Lanka, provides a friendly teaching and learning

environment to students. The newly established center will provide students with state-of-the-art IT laboratories, library facilities, lecture halls, auditorium, reading rooms and wireless access to internet. Students can follow the first year of the B.Sc Special Honours Degree in Information Technology, and the BBA in Business Administration degree at the Kurunegala centre and then transfer to the SLIIT Metropolitan Campus in Colombo or the SLIIT Malabe Campus to complete their degree program. Also the centre offers students the opportunity to follow professional development programs such as CCNA and Web Development etc. Issuing a statement on the inauguration of the centre, Minister of Co-operatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando said: “SLIIT is the largest degree awarding institute in the field of Information Technology approved by the University Grants Commission and the Ministry of Higher Education. I take this opportunity to thank the management of SLIIT and their venture partner E-WIS for the fulfilment of my request by establishing a fully fledged centre in

Kurunegala. We all know Information Technology would be the key to success in the future and therefore I am committed to support the youth of Wayamba to become productive professionals in the world of IT.” Speaking at the inauguration ceremony SLIIT Chairman Professor S. Karunaratne noted: “It is with great pleasure that I announce the inauguration of the SLIIT Kurunegala centre in association with our academic partner E-WIS. SLLIT has recognised the necessity of providing opportunities for students in regions away from the city of Colombo and has established centres in Matara, Kandy and Jaffna. From today, we want to extend our educational services to students from the Wayamba region by establishing a SLIIT centre in the rapidly developing Kurunegala town.” “SLIIT is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and International Association of Universities. The institute is recognised worldwide due to the high standards it maintains and the high employability of our graduates. The establishment of the SLIIT Kurunegala centre will create opportunities for the youth of the Wayamba province to obtain internationally recognised degrees to achieve their goals and improve their career outcomes,” stated SLIIT President and CEO Professor Lalith Gamage. Students who wish to join the above mentioned academic programs can contact SLIIT on 2301904/ 0377204204 or visit the website www.sliit.lk for further details.