Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology

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Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
SLIIT
Established: 1999
Type: Public/Autonomous
President: Prof S. Karunaratne
Faculty: 150
Staff: 250
Students: 3,700
Undergraduates: 3,000
Postgraduates: 500
Other students: 200
Location: Malabe, Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka
Campus: Main Campus 25 acres (Suburban) - Malabe ,
Metropolitan Campus (Urban) - Colombo ,
Southern Campus (Rural) - Kamburupitiya
Colors: Blue and Orange
Athletics: 7 sports teams
Affiliations: Association of Commonwealth Universities,
Curtin University of Technology,
Uppsala University,
Sheffield Hallam University
Website: www.sliit.lk/
An eye catching view of SLIIT's Malabe campus. Located a few miles (16km) away from Colombo (Sri Lanka's capital)
An eye catching view of SLIIT's Malabe campus. Located a few miles (16km) away from Colombo (Sri Lanka's capital)

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (also know as SLIIT), is a leading institute in the university level study of Information Technology in Sri Lanka. The main campus is located in Malabe 16 km from Colombo and it metropolitan campus is in Colombo. SLIIT offers under-graduate and graduate degrees in Information Technology and related fields while conducting research in such fields.

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[edit] History

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology was established in 1999 by an Act of Parliament, with ability to award degrees following amendments to the Universities Act the same year. Thus gaining recognition from the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka. SLIIT was established primarily to educate and train information technology professionals required by the fast growing IT industry in Sri Lanka.

SLIIT is a governmental institution with initial funding from the government. It is a statutory board and a company by guarantee[1]. Although still remaining a public institute under the purview of the Ministry of Science and Technology[2], unlike other state universities it does not depend on public funding and therefore has a great deal of autonomy.

Since its conception it has become the leading degree awarding institute in Sri Lanka in the field of Information Technology, producing 600 graduates annually[3]. SLIIT has expanded its IT education from Colombo and its suburbs to various other parts of the Sri Lanka, including Kamburupitiya, Kandy and Matara, making the SLIIT accessible in 5 locations throughout Sri Lanka.

Presently, SLIIT operates three Campuses and two Centres viz. the Malabe Campus at Malabe, the Metropolitan Campus at Kollupitiya, Colombo and the Southern Campus at Kamburupitiya, the Kandy Centre at Kandy and the Matara Centre at Matara.

[edit] Vision & Mission

SLIIT VISION

“ To be a Center of Excellence to advance and disseminate knowledge, foster and promote innovation and produce world-class intellectuals in the field of Information and Communication technologies to best serve the nation and beyond.[4] ”

SLIIT MISSION

“ To ensure that Sri Lanka profits from Information Technology, by providing education and training, conducting and promoting research and development, provide consultancy and software services, nurturing IT ventures, thus ensuring the availability of a rich pool of experts in IT.[4] ”

[edit] SLIIT Objectives

  • Education and training of IT Professionals at a high level of excellence
  • Provision of IT consultancy services and software services to the public sector and private sector of Sri Lanka at reasonable cost.
  • Conduct and promotion of research and development in IT leading to: specialized applications, services and innovative IT products.
  • Ensuring the availability of a rich pool of experts in IT within the country

[edit] Affiliations

SLIIT has built its partnerships with many Australian Universities including Curtin University of Technology, Australia [5]. This partnership with Curtin allows students to study for Curtin degrees at SLIIT. The partnership with Sheffield Hallam University in United Kingdom enables SLIIT to offer several undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and degree transfer programs [6]. Similar partnerships with several other universities allow students to complete several semesters of study at SLIIT and to finish the degree work at the respective Universities.

SLIIT is member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and has affiliations with Uppsala University in Sweden, Tulane University in USA and CIMA in UK. Recently SLIIT signed agreements with RMIT and Swinburne University in Australia as well as 3 others universities.

[edit] Research

SLIIT is a leader in IT and Computer related research in Sri Lanka and is a partner of ConceptNursery.com, Sri Lanka's Technology Incubator. The SLIIT Research Symposium which is held annually, showcases and helps advance research in the IT field in Sri Lanka[7].

[edit] Academic Departments

The 4 departments of the Institute are (in no particular order):

  • Department of Information Technology - Head - Dr. Koliya Pulasinghe
  • Department of Computer Systems & Networking - Head - Dr. Malitha Wijesundara
  • Department of Information Management - Head - Prof. Alan Robertson
  • Department of Multimedia & Animations - Head - Dr. Sirimevan Widyasekara

[edit] Campuses

  • Malabe campus, Malabe (Main campus)
  • Metropolitan campus, Colombo
  • Southern campus, Kamburupitiya
  • Kandy center, Kandy
  • Matara center, Matara

[edit] Degree Courses

[edit] Undergraduate Degree Programmes

SLIIT Degrees

Curtin University of Technology Degrees

Sheffield Hallam University Degree

  • B.Sc.(Hons) in Business Management

[edit] Postgraduate Degree Programs

SLIIT Masters Degrees

Sheffield Hallam University Masters Degree

  • M.Sc in Enterprise Application Development

[edit] Other Courses

[edit] Diploma Programmes

Post-Graduate-SLIIT

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology, Information Systems, Information Management

Under-Graduate-SLIIT

  • Advanced Diploma in Information Technology
  • National Diploma in Information Technology
  • National Diploma in Business Management
  • Diploma in Information Technology
  • Associate Diploma in Information Technology

Under-Graduate-Edexcel

  • BTEC Higher National Diploma in Computing (General)
  • BTEC Higher National Diploma in Computing (Network Engineering)
  • BTEC Higher National Diploma in Computing (Software Development)
  • BTEC Higher National Diploma in Business Management

[edit] Professional Courses

SLIIT conducts the Cisco Network Academy courses (CCNA,CCNP & CCSP) under the only regional Cisco Network Academy in Sri Lanka. SLIIT is currently the only Microsoft Academy in Sri Lanka offering several Certification Courses [8].

[edit] Student life

The Student's Interactive Society (SIS) is the main student body at SLIIT, the Society has the responsibility in organizing all student activities which includes the annual Freshers Night Dance, the Sports day and the Colours Night. Apart from the SIS there are the HEDRA which is the SLIIT programming community; the FOSS Community and the CSNSC which is the Student Community of the CSN Department.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statutory Boards, index.comlanka.com
  2. ^ Institutions that come within the purview of the Science and Technology Ministry
  3. ^ SLIIT produces 675 IT Graduates this year, Sundayobserver
  4. ^ a b Official website SLIIT
  5. ^ Media release, Curtin University of Technology
  6. ^ SLIIT-SHU partnership, Sheffield Hallam University
  7. ^ SLIIT Research Symposium, SLIIT
  8. ^ Keynote Address to the hSenid 10th Anniversary Celebration, 22 March 2007, U.S. Embassy, Colombo

[edit] External links

Official Website
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