Announcing the 2017 intake for Kingston MSc Programmes in IT
Kingston University is a well-known name in Sri Lanka, as there are scores of Sri Lankan students who have gone to the UK and successfully read for and completed their degrees and post graduate degrees there. As of 2013, Kingston University has been partnered with ESOFT METRO CAMPUS which is Sri Lanka’s largest private sector higher education network.
Kingston is a top ranked University in the UK and they have been named one of the world’s top young universities by sector-leading publication, Times Higher Education (THE) for 2016. Its newlyreleased 150 Under 50 listing, ranked universities established during the past half century on a range of measures, including teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income. Kingston University has also been named one of the world’s top 150 most international institutions by THE for 2016. Furthermore,they have been rated among the top 15 per cent of institutions in the globe in the prestigious QS World University Rankings of 2015. Kingston has an impressive116-year history of academic excellence, and comprises of 5 faculties over 4 campuses with close to 20,000 students selecting it as their higher education partner each year.
ESOFT is also an award winning institution, having been awarded Gold Partner status by BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT in the large scale partner sector. This is in addition to being recognised as Sri Lanka’s only Accredited Course Provider for the BCS Higher Education Qualification. ESOFT students have also performed well at BCS examinations and brought local and international recognition including dozens of World Prizes. Moreover, ESOFT has been recognised by the UK’s largest awarding organisation,Pearson Edexcel, as their fastest growing partner and awardedGold Partner status for being one of the largest Pearson partners in Sri Lanka.
Under this partnership with Kingston, ESOFT is offering three cutting-edge MSc programmes which are delivered 100% locally. These include the MSc in Information Technology and Strategic Innovation, the MSc in Software Engineering and the MSc in Network and Information Security. A total of 40 students will be selected per stream and selection into the programmes will be purely on merit and based on an evaluation process which includes having to face an interview. Those with accepted and recognised academic and professional qualifications along with the relevant professional experienceare eligible to apply.
The partnership between Kingston University and ESOFT METRO CAMPUS is special due to the following factors: 1. Recognised qualifications from a reputed university are being made affordable to local students. 2. The qualification that successful candidates receive will be the exact same qualification that a student in the UK receives. It is the same internal qualification and NOT a locally designed MSc. 3. As these are internal qualifications directly awarded by Kingston University, students can obtain full credit transfers if they wish to have international exposure. 4. Those interested in graduating in the UK may attend the graduation there or graduate locally. The study schedule has been prepared by taking the busy lifestyle of our professionals into consideration. The MSc can be completed within one year including the dissertation. There is also the option of completing the learning components in the first year and the dissertation in the second year, with no additional fees.There are two intakes per year, and the current call for applications is for the January 2017 intake, where classes would be available either as a weekday or weekend option.
ESOFT has a CSR fund that is used for IT capacity development in the country, and over the past 18 months, an amount in excess of 30 million rupees has been spent in donating brand new computer labs to deserving rural schools. As an extension of this work, a total of 10 million rupees has been earmarked for awarding partial scholarships to students aiming for higher studies. We believe this is important as it makes a recognised higher education qualification more affordable to Sri Lankan professionals which aids in capacity development of individuals and thereby, the development of the country.
These new MSc programmesare currently being made available via ESOFT’s new purpose-built 10-storey campus in Bambalapitiya which offers a truly worldclass learning experience via a range of ultra-modern facilities.The computer lab, spread out over multiple floors, is stocked with over 400 sixth generation computers, newest laser printers and scanners, latest Cisco network equipment and supported by the fastest available broadband speeds in the country, making it the largest and most technologically advanced of its kind available through a higher education institution in Sri Lanka.The classrooms too have been aesthetically designed to meet international standards by seamlessly blending the latest projectors and sound systems into a spacious and modern classroom environment. Comprehensive library and reference facilities with an extensive collection of both printed and digital resources are also on offer, enabling students to pursue their chosen areas of research supported by knowledgeable and friendly library staff.
Submit your applications early by visiting www. esoft.lk/msc2017 and get the opportunity to meet high ranking representatives of Kingston Universityin October.