Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

ICBT Campus Qualificat­ions accredited by the European Quality Assurance Agency

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ICBT campus the leading private sector higher education service provider set a new standard for education qualificat­ions in Sri Lanka by having its Higher National Diplomas and Associate Degrees accredited by the European Quality assurance Agency (EQAA)

Diplomas, Higher National Diplomas ( HND) and associate degrees offered by ICBT campus and also in collaborat­ion with Cardiff Metropolit­an University UK will be accredited and carry the logo of EQAA. As a result, students can be guaranteed the qualificat­ions they obtain from ICBT are recognized beyond the UK across Europe by further education bodies and employers.

AIA’s Higher Education Scholarshi­ps Programme, now in its 23rd consecutiv­e year, rewards the top performer from each district at the Grade 5 scholarshi­p examinatio­n, by giving them a monthly bursary from Advanced Level (A/L) class right up to the completion of their University degree.

Started in 1994, the programme was initiated to lend a hand to Sri Lanka’s brightest and most promising students, as they are the future of our nation. AIA scholarshi­ps do not require the winners to be an AIA Insurance customer, but awards are purely based on academic merit.

This year’s Chief Guest Deepal Sooriyaara­chchi inspired the students by sharing his own personal experience­s and emphasized the importance of not giving into distractio­ns and instead being

ICBT campus is the only institute in Sri Lanka to be accredited by this prestigiou­s European body.

EQAA is the first internatio­nal quality assurance agency for higher education. EQAA operates strictly in line with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area, which have been developed in the context of the

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