Northumbria University,
Newcastle, has strengthened its position as a leading education provider in Sri
Lanka following a high profile partnership in the Country’s banking sector.
Northumbria already
offers business and banking degrees in Sri Lanka through its partnership with
the Business Management School (BMS) in Colombo. Through these teaching programmes,
it has also built up a strong relationship with the Institute of Bankers of Sri
Lanka (IBSL). And in a move to formalise this link with IBSL, further cementing
Northumbria’s presence in Sri Lanka, it was recently invited to celebrate the
launch of a new recognition partnership agreement between IBSL and Northumbria
University.
Signed at the Westminster
House, residences of the British High Commission, in presence of the Governor
of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the pathway agreement allows Northumbria to recognise IBSL diploma as equivalent to the first two-years of Northumbria’s
honours degree. Students in Sri Lanka who complete the IBSL Diploma therefore
can now enter into the final year of Northumbria’s Business or Banking Degree
offered via BMS. There are currently around 700 students from Sri Lanka
studying with Northumbria, and with this new recognition of professional
qualifications the number is now expected to rise among those interested in
UK-accredited banking degrees.
Professor Jon Reast, Pro
Vice-Chancellor (International) at Northumbria, said: “It was an honour to be invited
by the IBSL to attend the partnership signing with the Central Bank of Sri
Lanka. We have a clear strategy to engage directly with industry in Sri Lanka,
and already have a strong profile across a range of sectors including
biomedical sciences, biotech, design and fashion, and financial services. This
latest development in the banking sector extends our presence even further and
adds another strand to what we can offer students in Sri Lanka.
“It also builds on the
excellent relationship between Newcastle Business School and colleagues at BMS,
and reflects our growing reputation as a global university offering an
outstanding learning experience for both our UK and international students.”
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