Informatics Institute of Technology holds 12th Convocation

The Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT) marked the 15th year of its contribution to tertiary education in Sri Lanka with the graduation of the twelfth cohort of students at the annual convocation held recently at the BMICH. Prof. Barry Plumb, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Academic Director of Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) of UK declared the convocation open and he announced the Conferment of Degrees.

119 students were awarded the BSc Hons. Degree in Information Systems/Computing and BSc Hons. Degree in Business from the MMU with most of them qualifying for Honours. This event provided culmination of the academic achievements of the highest order that had been nurtured for quality throughout the past fifteen years by the unique collaboration of MMU, the largest non-federal university in the UK and its counterpart IIT.

“The University is pleased to recognise the major contribution made by Mr. Gamini Wickramasinghe, the Managing Director of the board of IIT. Through his wise, generous and visionary leadership, the Institute has developed so as to provide the education and qualifications so important to the development of the economy and national success of Sri Lanka in the increasingly global market in which business and industry now operate” said Prof. Plumb in his address.

It is also a noteworthy factor that the IIT alumni now numbering well over 1,000 have demonstrated their academic excellence by holding key positions in Information Technology and the Business Industry locally and in prestigious jobs overseas. This clearly shows that IIT graduates are not only accepted in Sri Lanka but are equipped to compete in the International Market.

IIT has now collaborated with University of Westminster, London to offer five undergraduate courses and one Masters Degree course, which are to be commenced in September/October. They also hope to introduce a Phd programme by the end of this year. The Informatics Institute of Technology also has tied up with Keele University of UK and offers Dual Honours BSc. and MSc. degree courses in IT.

Informatics (Private) Limited (IPL) in collaboration with MMU established IIT in 1990.
Established in 1983, IPL is a leading systems integrator providing quality and innovative IT solutions to customers both locally and internationally. Their strategic business units include Telecom, Insurance, Banking & Finance, Hotel, Government Core Businesses and Retail Industries.