Edlocate bags two top awards at the Deakin University’s 2017 Excellence Award Night
Deakin Excellence Awards 2017 was organized on 9th December 2017 at Taj Samudra by the University’s Sri Lanka office along with the Deakin University and Deakin College. The event was well attended amongst whom were invitees from the Australian High Commission in Colombo, staff of Austrade, academics and support staff of the Deakin University and Deakin College and a host of Deakin Alumni along with Deakin University representatives in Sri Lanka.
It was a colourful ceremony and the main event for the night was to launch Deakin University Alumni chapter in Sri Lanka and to recognize university’s representatives in Sri Lanka who had performed well in the year 2017 by enrolling genuine students directly to the university for undergraduate and post graduate studies and also through pathway programs linked to the university.
Edlocate a leading university representative in Sri Lanka and representing Deakin University and Deakin College in Sri Lanka and the Maldives was recognized with special awards presented for; Best performing representative for 2016-2017 Best performing Student counselor for 2016-2017 – Ms Thulasi Jeyaratne – a Senior Counselor of Edlocate recognized with the award of a “Deakin Star” Deakin University of Australia, is one of the most sought after universities amongst Sri Lankan students contemplating ter- tiary studies abroad. The university offers degree programs which are strongly industry focussed and thereby producing graduates who are ready for the global workplace. Deakin University’s course curriculum integrates real-world expertise with practical skills gained through work Integrated learning options in partner- ships with some of Australia’s biggest companies, including Telstra, IBM, Save The Children etc to give the students a competitive edge. It is a university with over 40 years of experience as one of Australia’s leading tertiary education providers having won numerous awards and teaches over 53,000 students each year in their five popular campuses – including the online Cloud Campus. With internationally recognised quality of research and teaching, Deakin is ranked in the top 2% of the world’s universities by prestigious university ranking institutions in the world.
The partner institution of the university – the Deakin College is a direct pathway to Deakin University and provides an excellent avenue for students who do not yet meet the admission requirements for direct entry to Deakin University programs.
Edlocate which was established in the year 2000 is a leading university representative in Sri Lanka. It represents over 25 Australian universities and a host of path- way providing institutions located in all 6 states and the 2 territories in Australia. It has branch offices in Kandy, Jaffna and in Male. Edlocate provides all services to genuine students from career guidance to selection of courses/ pathways/ institutions, obtaining placements, enrolment and student visa - all free of charge. It also provides a host of ancillary services to students like coaching in IELTS/PTE at preferential rates, solutions for academic and visa problems faced during study period and assistance even for post study requirements through its international office in Australia. Edlocate also provides air travel arrangements and visit visa at preferential rates even for parents/ siblings throughout a student’s study period in Australia through its partner institutions.