Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (
SLIIT), is a public technological university in
Sri LankaSri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
mainly focused on information technology established by the Government of Sri Lanka.The main campus is located in
MalabeMalabe is a town and municipal area in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the Kandy road Road about 16 km away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. Regarded as a modern, hi-tech, secure and prosperous city in Sri Lanka, Malabe covers and ranks as the 2nd largest...
, 16 km from
ColomboColombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
. It also has a metropolitan campus in Colombo, the island's largest city. SLIIT offers
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and
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in information technology and related fields. SLIIT is a leading, internationally accredited university in the fields of
ITInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
,
electronicsElectronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
and
managementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
as well as a research university.
History
The Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology was established in 1999 by an
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in
Sri LankaSri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, 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. It is a member of the
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(ACU). SLIIT was established primarily to educate and train
information technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
professionals required in Sri Lanka. It became the first government own fee levying IT university in Sri Lanka
SLIIT is a governmental institution with initial funding from the government. It is a statutory board and a company by guarantee. SLIIT currently comes under the Ministry of Higher Education. Unlike other state universities it does not depend on government funding and therefore has a great deal of autonomy. In 2007 SLIIT began expanding into fields of study out side that of IT and computing. These include
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and
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in collaboration with
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.
Since its conception it has become the leading degree-granting institute in Sri Lanka for information technology, producing 600 graduates annually. SLIIT has expanded its IT education from
ColomboColombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
and its suburbs to various other parts of the
Sri LankaSri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, including
KandyKandy is a city in the center of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is one of the most scenic cities in Sri Lanka; it is both an...
and
MataraMatara is a city on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, 160 km from Colombo. It is one of the largest cities in Sri Lanka. It was deeply affected by the Asian tsunami in December 2004.-History:...
, making the SLIIT accessible in five locations throughout Sri Lanka.
SLIIT operates two campuses and two centres viz. the Malabe Campus at Malabe and the Metropolitan Campus at Kollupitiya, Colombo, the Kandy Centre at Kandy and the Matara Centre at Matara. In 2009 it was announced that SLIIT plans on establishing a campus in
JaffnaJaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. Jaffna is approximately six miles away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical...
. This has been followed by planned expansion into
BangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. By the middle of 2011 there were rumours that the name of SLIIT is going to be changed as U.I.T.(University Of Information Technology) .
SLIIT objectives
- Education and training of IT professionals
- Provision of IT consultancy services and software services to the public and private sector of Sri Lanka
- Conduct and promotion of research and development in IT leading to specialized applications, services and innovative IT products.
- Ensuring the availability of a pool of IT experts in the country
Affiliations
SLIIT has built partnerships with Australian Universities including
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,
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. This partnership with Curtin allows students to study for Curtin degrees at SLIIT. The partnership with
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in United Kingdom enables SLIIT to offer undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and degree transfer programs. The
University of British ColumbiaThe University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
allows students to study for postgraduate degree from SLIIT. Similar partnerships with other universities allow students to complete several semesters of study at SLIIT and to finish the degree work at the other universities.
SLIIT has affiliations with
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in
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and
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in UK. Recently SLIIT signed agreements with
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and Swinburne University in Australia as well as three others.
Research
SLIIT conducts IT and computer related research in Sri Lanka and is a partner of
ConceptNursery.com,
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's Technology Incubator. The SLIIT Research Symposium, which is held annually, showcases and helps advance research in the IT field in Sri Lanka.
Academic departments
The four departments of the Institute are:
- Department of Information Technology - Head Nuwan Kodagoda
- Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering - Head Dr. Malitha Wijesundara
- Department of Business and Information Management - Head Dr Theekshana Suraweera
- Department of Multimedia and Animations - Head Dr. Sasanka Asitha Ranatunga
Campuses
- Malabe campus, Malabe
Malabe is a town and municipal area in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the Kandy road Road about 16 km away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. Regarded as a modern, hi-tech, secure and prosperous city in Sri Lanka, Malabe covers and ranks as the 2nd largest...
(Main campus)
- Metropolitan campus, Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
- Kandy center, Kandy
Kandy is a city in the center of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills in the Kandy plateau, which crosses an area of tropical plantations, mainly tea. Kandy is one of the most scenic cities in Sri Lanka; it is both an...
- Matara center, Matara
Matara is a city on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, 160 km from Colombo. It is one of the largest cities in Sri Lanka. It was deeply affected by the Asian tsunami in December 2004.-History:...
- Jaffna center, Jaffna
Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna district located on a peninsula of the same name. Jaffna is approximately six miles away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the Jaffna peninsula from classical...
Undergraduate degree programmes
SLIIT Degrees
- B.Sc. in IT
A Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, , is a bachelor's degree awarded for the completion of an undergraduate course or program in information technology....
(Hons) (specializingIn the United States and Canada, an academic major or major concentration is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits....
in Information TechnologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
) - Department of Information Technology
- B.Sc. in IT
A Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, , is a bachelor's degree awarded for the completion of an undergraduate course or program in information technology....
(Hons) (specializingIn the United States and Canada, an academic major or major concentration is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits....
in Computer Systems and NetworkingA computer network, often simply referred to as a network, is a collection of hardware components and computers interconnected by communication channels that allow sharing of resources and information....
) - Department of Computer Systems and NetworkingDepartment of Electronic and Computer Engineering is one of four academic departments at the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology based at its campus in Malabe. Established in 2006 as the Department of Computer Systems and Networking it is headed by Dr. Malitha Wijesundara. At its...
- B.Sc. in IT
A Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, , is a bachelor's degree awarded for the completion of an undergraduate course or program in information technology....
(Hons) (specializingIn the United States and Canada, an academic major or major concentration is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits....
in Information SystemsA management information system provides information needed to manage organizations efficiently and effectively. Management information systems involve three primary resources: people, technology, and information. Management information systems are distinct from other information systems in that...
) - Department of Information Technology
- B.Sc. in IT
A Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, , is a bachelor's degree awarded for the completion of an undergraduate course or program in information technology....
(Hons) (specializingIn the United States and Canada, an academic major or major concentration is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits....
in Software EngineeringSoftware Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software...
) - Department of Information Technology
- B.B.A. (Hons) (specializing
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in Business ManagementA business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
- Department of Business and Information Management
- B.Sc. in Information Technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
- Department of Information Technology
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Degrees
- B.Sc. in Information Technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
- B.Sc. in Computer Systems and Networking
A computer network, often simply referred to as a network, is a collection of hardware components and computers interconnected by communication channels that allow sharing of resources and information....
- B.Sc. in Software Engineering
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- B.Eng. in Computer Systems Engineering
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Degrees
- B.Eng.(Hons) in Electronic Engineering
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- B.B.A.(Hons) in Business Management
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Postgraduate degree programs
SLIIT Masters Degrees
- M.Sc.
A Master of Science in Information Technology is a type ofpostgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. This degree is typically studied for in information technology and computer science...
in Information TechnologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
- Department of Information Technology
- M.Sc. in Information Systems
A management information system provides information needed to manage organizations efficiently and effectively. Management information systems involve three primary resources: people, technology, and information. Management information systems are distinct from other information systems in that...
- Department of Information Technology
- M.Sc. in Information Management
Information management is the collection and management of information from one or more sources and the distribution of that information to one or more audiences. This sometimes involves those who have a stake in, or a right to that information...
- Department of Information Management
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Masters Degree
- M.Sc. in Enterprise Application Development
- M.Sc. Telecommunication & Electronic Engineering
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Masters Degree
- M.S.S. (Master of Software Systems)
Diploma programmes
Postgraduate-SLIIT
- Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology, Information Systems, Information Management
Undergraduate-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
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- 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
Professional courses
SLIIT conducts the
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courses (
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, CCNP and
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) under the only regional Cisco Network Academy in Sri Lanka. SLIIT is the only
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in Sri Lanka offering Certification Courses.
Student life
The Student's Interactive Society (SIS) is the main student body at SLIIT, the Society organizes 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
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Community, the IT Students' Community (ITSC) which is the students' community of the Department of Information Technology, the CSNSC which is the student community of the
CSN DepartmentDepartment of Electronic and Computer Engineering is one of four academic departments at the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology based at its campus in Malabe. Established in 2006 as the Department of Computer Systems and Networking it is headed by Dr. Malitha Wijesundara. At its...
and the Drama & Arts Society and BIMS which is the student community of Business and Information management department student who follows Information Systems Degree and Business Management Degree.
Partner universities
The Institute holds formal links with institutions from around the world to share teaching and research and facilitate staff and student exchanges.
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,
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,
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,
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,
SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
RMIT UniversityRMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
,
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Swinburne University of TechnologySwinburne University of Technology is an Australian public dual sector university based in Melbourne, Victoria. The institution was founded by the Honourable George Swinburne in 1908 and achieved university status in June 1992...
,
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,
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,
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See also
- Education in Sri Lanka
Education in Sri Lanka has a long history which dates back two millennia and the Constitution of Sri Lanka provide for education as a fundamental right. The Sri Lanka's population has a literacy rate of 92%, higher than that expected for a third world country; it has the highest literacy rate in...
- Sri Lankan universities
External links
Official Website
Other websites