Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Enrolling in foreign universiti­es made easier for students

- By Jayampathy Jayasinghe

The opening of the state of the art Adventus headquarte­rs in Colombo will provide more opportunit­ies for Sri Lankan students to pursue studies in overseas universiti­es following the introducti­on of new technology called Adventus Connect, an intelligen­t platform that connects universiti­es and recruitmen­t partners by streamlini­ng and selection of applicatio­ns and enrolment process through automation.

This was stated by the President of Adventus, Victor Rajeevan following the launch of advent headquarte­rs, a globally recognized student placement body at Bambalapit­iya, Colombo 4 last week.

“Our mission and commitment is to bring overseas study opportunit­ies to the Sri Lankan community. We will help students to discover a better life through the power of education. Adventus headquarte­rs in Colombo will help create a global expansion that caters to a wider market and establish Adventus as a global leader for student placements,” he said.

Meanwhile Adventus plans to continue its expansion programme over the next 12 months with new offices to be set up in more than 15 new countries through Asia, West Asia and Africa to expand their recruitmen­t network and double their university partnershi­p.

Global CEO & Co – Founder of Adventus, Ryan Trainor added, “It is an exciting time for our company as we strive to champion genuine change in the industry. We are proud to now to partner more than 500 high quality top ranking and flexible universiti­es and education providers from around the world to support our growing network of global recruitmen­t partners. This headquarte­rs in Sri Lanka will support our global operations and support our mission to help students create a better life through the power of education”.

Adventus has grown globally with a workforce surpassing 100 people in eight offices being set up around the world that include its new headquarte­rs in Sri Lanka and in countries such as Australia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Singapore, the UK, and Vietnam. The Sri Lankan headquarte­rs with a workforce of 120 will support global student placement operations.

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