DFCC Bank and IIHS partner to unveil educational loan scheme

The MOU was exchanged by Anton Arumugam and Dr. Kithsiri Edirisinghe. From left: Dushan Weerakoon, Vice President – Personal Financial Services - DFCC Bank PLC, Anton Arumugam – Senior Vice President - Remittances, Offshore Banking and Trade Business Development – DFCC Bank PLC, Dr Kithsiri Edirisinghe - Co-founder/ CEO – IIHS, Stephanie Anthony – Director Administration – IIHS

DFCC Bank announced a new partnership with the International Institute of Health Sciences (IIHS) recently. Under the new partnership, DFCC Bank will provide students of IIHS with educational loans at attractive ratestogether with many other unique benefits. 
These benefits include up to 100 percent course fee funding, an extended repayment period of up to 7 years and doorstep service for maximum convenience. This attractive proposition from DFCC Bank comes at an opportune moment as IIHS prepares for a fresh intake of students for its various programmes, which include globally accepted BSc (Hons) degrees in Nursing, which can be completed in Sri Lanka. 

Discussing student benefits, Anton Arumugam, Senior Vice President for Offshore Banking, Remittances, and Business Development at DFCC Bank said, “We are pleased to partner with IIHS, a giant in health education in Sri Lanka. Many aspiring young individuals want to build their skills to build a stable career in this industry. IIHS is an exceptional route for them, and we are pleased to be able to present such an attractive educational loan programme for Sri Lankan students.”
Dr. Kithsiri Edirisinghe, CEO /Co–Founder at IIHS, added, “Qualified nursing and other health sector professionals are in high demand in Sri Lanka and abroad. Thus, our degree programme, which is affiliated with Coventry University in London, is an ideal choice, particularly for those interested in building a career in nursing. This focused loan scheme provides an attractive opportunity for students looking to finance their education and achieve their aspirations.”