Lanka enters Middle East education market - PIM International Center in Dubai Knowledge Village
Sri Lanka entered the education market in the Middle-East recently as Minister Susil Premajayantha opened the PIM’s MBA degree programme in Dubai on September 15.
The Education Minister hailed the new initiative by the Postgraduate Institute of Management and the Sri Lankan professionals led by the Institution of Incorporated Engineers, Sri Lanka Branch in the Emirates, as historic, innovative and courageous.
“Dubai is the right choice for this novel step as the economic growth and potential in this country is enormous” said Premajayantha.
The PIM’s International Center in Dubai, in the Knowledge Village which provides infrastructural facilities for foreign universities operating in Dubai, attracted over 140 applicants to its MBA programme and admitted 88 candidates for the first batch (2007/09).
The center provides facilities for 180 students with modern class-rooms, seminar rooms, Library and an IT Center.
The academic sessions commenced on September 17.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, Executive Director of the Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority Dr. Ayub Kazim welcomed the entry of the Sri Lankan University to the Dubai Education System and expressed the hope that it would add a competitive and useful alternative to the existing Education projects in the country.
Globalisation of Higher Education would strengthen human resource development options for professionals while encouraging more productive investment and business relations among countries.
He welcomed better economic relations between the Emirates and Sri Lanka.
Among the other speakers were Professor Gunapala Nanayakkara, Managing Director of the PIM International Center in Dubai, Dr. Uditha Liyanage, Director of PIM, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Parakrama Munaweera, Secretary, Institution of Incorporated Engineers of Sri Lanka, Emirates Branch, Mohamed Geodo, President of the Sri Lankan Business Council in Dubai and Nalin Wijethillake of RAKBANK.
The Education Minister hailed the new initiative by the Postgraduate Institute of Management and the Sri Lankan professionals led by the Institution of Incorporated Engineers, Sri Lanka Branch in the Emirates, as historic, innovative and courageous.
“Dubai is the right choice for this novel step as the economic growth and potential in this country is enormous” said Premajayantha.
The PIM’s International Center in Dubai, in the Knowledge Village which provides infrastructural facilities for foreign universities operating in Dubai, attracted over 140 applicants to its MBA programme and admitted 88 candidates for the first batch (2007/09).
The center provides facilities for 180 students with modern class-rooms, seminar rooms, Library and an IT Center.
The academic sessions commenced on September 17.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, Executive Director of the Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority Dr. Ayub Kazim welcomed the entry of the Sri Lankan University to the Dubai Education System and expressed the hope that it would add a competitive and useful alternative to the existing Education projects in the country.
Globalisation of Higher Education would strengthen human resource development options for professionals while encouraging more productive investment and business relations among countries.
He welcomed better economic relations between the Emirates and Sri Lanka.
Among the other speakers were Professor Gunapala Nanayakkara, Managing Director of the PIM International Center in Dubai, Dr. Uditha Liyanage, Director of PIM, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Parakrama Munaweera, Secretary, Institution of Incorporated Engineers of Sri Lanka, Emirates Branch, Mohamed Geodo, President of the Sri Lankan Business Council in Dubai and Nalin Wijethillake of RAKBANK.
posted by Don @ September 30, 2007
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