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Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) intends to boost the nation’s technological education sector with the establishment of the SLT Campus (SLTC), a fully owned subsidiary of SLT, Sri Lanka’s largest telecom services provider with a history of over 150 years.

This initiative was officially

President Maithripala Sirisena lighting the traditional oil lamp at the launch ceremony of the Sri Lanka Technological Campus

President unveiling the plaque signifying the ceremonious opening of Sri Lanka Technological Campus

launched on April 24th, by President Maithripala Sirisena.

The launch ceremony held at TRACE Expert City in Maradana, was also graced by the presence of P. G. Kumarasinghe Sirisena, Chairman of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC and Ranjith G. Rubasinghe, Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Technological Campus (Pvt) Ltd.

Conceived to fulfil Sri Lanka’s increasing demand for qualified services sector workforce members, SLTC’s core objective is to provide students with access to quality undergraduate and post-graduate degree programmes including collaborative degree programmes with globally-reputed universities. SLTC will be Sri Lanka’s first corporate-powered technological education institution.

Speaking about the launch of SLTC, Ranjith G. Rubasinghe, Chief Executive Officer of SLT Campus (Pvt) Ltd., said: “What we mean by ‘corporate-powered’ is that we have created an education institution which is closely tied to a corporate, enabling SLTC and its students better access to SLT’s vast experience in the service sector. The introduction of SLT Campus will address the increasing demand of students who opt for a path in Engineering and Technology. Furthermore, it will also bring in the much needed hands-on corporate requirement. Thus transforming graduates into graduates who are capable to take up employment as soon as they graduate.”

SLT Campus will be conducting internationally recognised 4-year Engineering Degree Programmes including degrees offered by internationally-acclaimed universities. Currently plans are underway to broaden the academic offering of SLT Campus by introducing Computing and Business Management degree programmes. SLT Campus would be the first academic institute in Sri Lanka to practice student-centered and outcome-based teaching methods with a heavy emphasis on research. As such, the students graduate will be equipped with the knowledge and expertise to immediately start working in their specialised fields.

SLT has allocated its presently unutilized Satellite Earth Station premises in Padukka for the campus. This facility consists of a state-of-the-art auditorium and other facilities which can presently accommodate 300 students in a comfortable environment located on a sprawling 35-acre property. The fully-fledged campus is also equipped with the necessary facilities needed to conduct academic studies and industrial research.

Additionally, SLT Campus will have a city office at the TRACE Expert City (formerly Tripoli Market), Maradana that will cater to conducting professional courses, certifications and training and administrative operations, such as student registration for the campus.