Prof. Partha Roop, Associate Dean (International) and Mr. Ryan Gamon, International Manager for the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Auckland (UoA) visited the Sri Lanka Technological Campus, Padukka on the 13 th December 2019 to finalize the 2+2 articulation agreement in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and to discuss the way forward.
The discussions led by Mr. Ranjith G. Rubasinghe, President & CEO of SLTC, was mainly focused on successfully launching the said program in Sri Lanka and in formulating marketing strategies to attract top students across the island with interests in studying in the Australasian region. Prof. Partha also noted the possibility of SLTC’s top performers to directly enter the University of Auckland’s Doctoral program on full scholarships. Acknowledging Prof. Partha’s initiative, Dr. Udesh Oruthota, Director of Academic Resources at SLTC inquired on the prospect of initiating a staff exchange program. Furthermore, Mr. Gamon emphasizing on the importance of the partnership, noted that SLTC was in-fact the only academic Institution, UOA has entered into such
a comprehensive partnership with, in the South Asian region.
The delegates also had an informative session with potential students where Mr. Gamon gave an introduction to the University and gave an outlook of the student life in New Zealand and Prof. Partha as a Professor at the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering introduced the areas of research, UOA is currently interested in and the opportunities that await them at
Auckland.