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20
Sep
Date September 20, 2019
Categories 2019, Visits

Visit to Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Nepal


With the prospect of establishing and strengthening international relations with renowned South Asian universities, delegates from SLTC met the Honorable Minister of Education, Science and Technology of Nepal, Mr. Prakash Sunuwar and secretaries to the Ministry in July 2019. In the course of discussions, attention was focused on how to strategically improve the higher education opportunities for Nepali and Sri Lankan students and improving the quality of tertiary education in both the countries. Further, it was agreed on enrolling outstanding Nepali students at SLTC and also to conduct a session for higher education recruiting agents in Nepal to promote SLTC activities. The Hon. Minister further requested SLTC to offer courses on Tourism and Ayurvedic Medicine which will be beneficial for the Nepali students. These Diplomatic level discussions were held with the active contribution and patronage of Her Excellency the Ambassador Ms. Swarna Perera and the First Secretary, Ms. Dinesha Samarasinghe.










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30
Jul
Date July 30, 2019
Categories 2019, Visits

Visit of Mr. Vikas Sabat from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), India


Mr. Vikas Sabat met with  Dr. Lalith Wijetunga, Dr. Nanda Gunawardhana, Eng. Ranjith Gunawardena and Mr. Milinda Rajapaksha from SLTC to discuss on implementing relationships between KIIT and SLTC.





Here, the discussions
focused on conducting short term (one semester) and long term (more than a
semester) student exchange programs between the two institutes along with 8-12
weeks industry placement for engineering students. Further, it was considered
to exchange staff members for short term depending on the requirements of KIIT
and SLTC.





The two institutes agreed to conduct joint research projects to enhance the reputations of KIIT and SLTC.  In addition, it was agreed to apply joint research projects for international funding agencies.


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30
Jul
Date July 30, 2019
Categories 2019, Collaboration, News, Visits

Visit of Mr. Vignesh Vijayaraghavan, James Cook University, Australia


James Cook University representative Mr. Vignesh Vijaraghavan visited SLTC on 11th July 2019, and met with executives of SLTC to discuss on collaboration efforts between JCU and SLTC. The two parties agreed on initiating a 2+2 programme for the undergraduate level and a 1+1 programme for a postgraduate level.





The JCU is widely known for its Innovation related aspects involved in the programmes and IOT Specialized in Australia for both BSc and Msc internship programmes. It has the recognition for Wind Engineering. JCU has ranked in the top 2% of universities in the pre-eminent global ranking system.


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30
Jul
Date July 30, 2019
Categories 2019, News, Visits

Visit to Yunnan University, China


Dr. Nanda Gunawardhana, (Director of Sri Lanka Technical Campus), Mr. Priyantha Mayadunne (Secretary to the Ministry of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education) and Mr. Kamal Rohitha Uduwawala (Additional Secretary to the Ministry of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education) visited Yunnan University in June 2019 with the purpose of initiating collaborations between the two institutes.





Our delegates met with Prof. Li Chenyang (Vice President) , Dr. Wu Yun (Deputy Director of International Office; Director of Confucius Institute Office) andProf. Liu Xuejun (Associate Professor, Institute of International Studies). Two parties agreed on establishing student exchange programs. Discussions also focused on to collaborate on the academic areas such as Computer Sciences, Information Sciences, Ecology, Microbiology, Botany and Zoology


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