- Students awaiting GCE (A/L) 2014 results eligible to apply
Ranked number one among the higher education institutes in Sri Lanka by LMD, SLIIT, the leading degree awarding institute in the fields of IT, Business and Engineering has commenced enrolment of students to undergraduate degree programs for the 2014/2015 academic year.
Students who wish to follow degree programs at SLIIT are invited to attend the open day on 5 September from 9 a.m. at SLIIT’s main campuses situated in Malabe and Kollupitiya and established centres at Matara, Kandy, Jaffna and Kurunegala.
The four year SLIIT B.Sc. Hons degree in Information Technology, is available in six fields of specialisation; Information Technology, Computer Systems and Networking, Software Engineering, Interactive Media, Information Systems and cyber security. The four year BBA. Special Hons degrees in Business Management has specialisation in Marketing Management, Accounting and Finance, Human Capital Management, Quality Management and Management Informations Systems.
Entry requirements for these degree programs are three passes at the G.C.E A/L examination (Sri Lanka / London) or equivalent in any subject stream at one and the same sitting, and a pass at the aptitude test conducted by SLIIT. In addition to the above qualifications, admissions to the Computer Systems and Networking degree require students to have a pass in Mathematics or Physics.
Students interested in pursuing a career in Engineering have the option of obtaining a four year B.Sc. Engineering (Hons) degree in the following areas: Civil, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Material, Electronic and Electrical Engineering. Three passes at the G.C.E A/L Math stream including a credit for Mathematics or Physics is needed for students interested in pursuing a degree in Engineering, along with a pass at the aptitude test conducted by SLIIT.
These degrees are offered by SLIIT as approved by the University Grants Commission under the Universities Act. SLIIT is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and International Association of Universities (IAU).
SLIIT has carved out numerous pathways which allow students to complete the above stated degree programs entirely in Sri Lanka or abroad. SLIIT’s impressive line-up of partner universities are in the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.
“It is our goal at SLIIT to successfully mould students into well-rounded, highly competent professionals who will make a mark in their chosen career path. To motivate our students we offer them the Industrial Financial System (IFS) graduate scholarship program and an Internship at IFS, an attractive students loan scheme and performance based scholarships” noted Professor Lalith Gamage, President and CEO of SLIIT.
Elaborating further he stated: “All the programs we offer are industry oriented, which provide students with an insight to the industry. Due to our foreign university and industry ties we can attest to the high employability rate of our graduates, who are sought after by leading companies within a period of one year after graduation.”
The closing date for applications is 19 September. Students can obtain an application form at any one of the SLIIT established centres or campuses. Further information can be obtained through the hotline 2301904/ 2413900 or website www.sliit.lk.
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The IT Shopping Festival Unity Plaza will open soon at Unity Plaza Mall, Colombo 4. The IT Festival will be held between 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the 10 storey Unity Plaza, Sri Lanka’s only mall for the domestic IT operators and for multinational giants, since 1994. It is the premier location and total solutions provider for all the IT needs of consumers.
The second in the series of this one-of-a-kind annual event, will showcase the leading IT brands and the latest technology on offer, in order to cater to Sri Lanka’s rising demand for quality IT products at affordable prices. As IT literacy in Sri Lanka is rapidly growing the organisers of this IT showpiece have put together a great show, which will enable customers to get the best offers, in order to embrace the latest technology.
The event is not only about value bargains, but enables the younger generation to get acquainted with the latest IT innovations on offer. Customers will love the deals and would have the opportunity of seeing the latest gadgets.
Continuously striving to provide consumers with the best and the latest that the tech world has to offer, Unity Plaza has always been the ‘go to destination’ for ICT products in Sri Lanka. With a host of amazing deals on offer, the event promises to be worthwhile for Sri Lankan consumers.
Unity plaza is the only known IT mall in the country for decades and still holds the position in the Sri Lankan consumers mind.
Why Unity Plaza is so special?
“Unity Plaza is the only place a customer can walk in to choose a product of their choice, bargain , touch and feel them and buy them off the shelf – ‘Seeing is believing’. Unity Plaza is a place for every level of computer requirement whether it’s a student, IT Professional or Gaming enthusiast,” said Techzone Chairman Mohamed Naushad.
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Featuring a panel of renowned international experts in the various facets of Agile methodologies
Back for the second consecutive year after its hugely successful debut in 2013, the Colombo Agile Conference 2014 this time around boasts a line-up of some of the world’s most renowned Agile experts and resident professionals in Agile methodology to share their knowledge and experience with local practitioners in Sri Lanka’s budding IT industry. A diverse range of topics, from the very basics to the most complex areas of development will be discussed and dissected at this conference.
Powered by the Colombo Camps Community, the conference will be held on 26 June 2014 at the Cinnamon Lakeside. The full-day event will consist of keynote speeches by the international speakers during the morning session, followed by four individual technical tracks on ‘Agile QA’, ‘Dev Ops’, ‘Scrum Shortcuts’ and ‘Agile Metrics’ respectively during which several Sri Lankan Agile practitioners will present their white papers which were chosen following a stringent selection process.
The panel of speakers include Crisp Agile and Lean Coach Henrik Kniberg, AxisAgile and Scrum Australia Director Ilan Goldstein, GoodAgile CEO Pete Deemer, Evolve Beyond Managing Director Gabrielle Benefield, Evolve Beyond CTO Robert Benefield, AxisAgile and Scrum Australia Director Colin Tan and Compello AS Director of RnD Agile and CTO YngvarUgland.
Software development processes have been revolutionized globally by the ‘Agile’ movement over the past couple of years and is one of the most used development concepts in the world today. This alternative to traditional project management has been adopted by a number of companies in Sri Lanka’s IT sector and has steadily been gaining popularity locally.
The inaugural Colombo Agile Conference was held in January 2013 at the BMICH. It featured two renowned international speakers and a series of local Agile experts from 99X Technology, Pearson Lanka, WSO2, Virtusa and IFS, amongst others. Over 200 IT professionals attended the event and the feedback received was overwhelmingly positive. Some of the active areas of discussion included topics such as the role of IT operations in an Agile environment, achieving quality in practicing Agile, necessary steps needed to embrace Agile as a company and Agile architecture.
The Colombo Camps Community is an independent community of software developers, with a common goal of improving the competencies of members of the Sri Lankan IT community. This concept of forming the community from technical personnel of the local IT industry, in an effort to bridge gaps prevalent in the IT sector in terms of knowledge and skills. This initiative is a collective attempt to place Sri Lanka on the global map as a hub for IT knowledge services.
Since its establishment, the CCC has played a vital role in bringing together specialists in various IT-related niche segments. It has done so through a series of camps, meet-ups and conferences, each of which see higher participation each time and more interesting and complex concepts and ideas discussed at them.
The Colombo Agile Conference 2014 is sponsored by software product engineering company 99X Technology, Scrum Alliance, certified Scrum trainer GoodAgile, Tickets.lk as official ticketing partner, ReadMe.lk as digital media sponsor and is supported by the ICTA. For more information on the conference and to purchase tickets, please visit the official event website – www.colomboagileconference.com.
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