Prestigious British Law Degree launched at CINEC Metro Campus

CINEC CAMPUS, the largest private education and training facility in the country, constantly on the lookout to widen its scope of degrees that bring value driven programmes for the students in Sri Lanka, recently signed an agreement with a top UK university, The University of Bedfordshire, to deliver their Bachelor of Laws LLB(Hons) degree to local students.

The degree is highly regarded by employers globally and is accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Bar Council, the National Association of Licensed Paralegals and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives in the UK.

The University of Bedfordshire, also known as Beds, is a modern, innovative university with a reputation for top quality education going back to more than 100 years and comprises courses that blends theory with practice. This LLB(Hons) degree is a demanding but invaluable qualification which will ensure that the graduates will complete the degree as articulate, knowledgeable and work ready individualswith a range of both subject specificand transferable skills to pursue careers in law, management, HR, the public sector, education and many others.

The program is delivered by a dedicated team of lecturers who combine teaching with world leading research and professional experience in the legal industry.Dr. Dan Malik Gunasekara, currently the Executive Director of Ceylon Shipping Corporation, is the consultant to the LLB (Hons) degree program at CINEC Metro Campus.He is an expert in Law of the Sea and Maritime Law having specialized at University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, and obtained his PhD in International Commercial Maritime Law from University of Hamburg, Germany. He was a scholar of the International Max Planck Research School for Maritime Affairs, Germany during the time he was engaged in his doctoral research from 20022005.He has authored several books, papers and journal articles in the field of law, and in particular in law of the sea and maritime law as well as in otherareas and topics.

Speaking on the reasons for choosing the LLB(Hons) degree from the University of Bedfordshire as their qualification of choice, Dr.Dan said “the degree is vibrant and forward thinkingwhileoffers a 100% practical and applied curriculum.This threeyear programme combines theory and research with practical application and skills-based training.Students will learn the Foundation legal skills, use and explore them”.

According to Dr. Dan, LLB(Hons) degree serves as a basis to prepare one’s self to reach the pinnacles of the legal profession after successfully completing the Bar examination. However, it is not the only option available for students of law, as there exists several other avenues for these law graduates to spread their wings to both local and international levels. Speaking further, he added that “any employer would like to have skilled personnel with specialised knowledge in law because modern organizations require those with some legal background to solve day-to-day problems faced by such enterprises”.

The LLB(Hons) degree offered at CINEC Campus in collaboration with the University of Bedfordshire, UK will be one of a kind undergraduate programme in contrast with other similar programmes offered in Sri Lanka. Head of CINEC Metro Campus, Chandima H. de Silva states that this uniqueness is based on the fact that the particular University’s willingness to localizing its contents (mainly assignments and case studies) to suit the local curriculum of Incorporated Council of Legal Education in Sri Lanka. This innovative step in a British degree would definitely allow the undergraduates to face their Attorneys’ examinations with confidence. The eminent panel of lecturers, mostly with PhD qualifications in Law, who will be delivering the programme will focus on a balanced approach of delivering knowledge as well as preparing the students to obtain higher grades in all their semester examinations. He also added that the very reason in selecting a specialized panel of lecturers was to maintain quality standards for which CINEC Campus is quite famous having obtained many quality awards locally and internationally for maintaining the highest standards of education and training.

Further information on this programme could be obtained by emailing chandima@

cinec.edu.