Gateway Graduate School now in Colombo, Kandy and Negombo

Gateway Graduate School has opened two new facilities in Kandy and Negombo in addition to its Campus in Colombo in a bid to provide new study opportunities to Sri Lankan youth. Arrangements are also being made to re-locate the Colombo centre to a more central location in Bambalapitiya. The new centre in Colombo will not only be conveniently situated but will be equipped with the state of the art technology. Gateway is encouraged by the recent success, where once again the organization produced several High Achievers who obtained outstanding results in their Foundation and the First Years of the Degree courses.

Gateway Graduate School, recently joined hands with the University of Canterbury; New Zealand’s prestigious University that is ranked among the top 2% in the world, to provide structured pathways for students to begin their Undergraduate Degrees in Sri Lanka and graduate in New Zealand. The University of Canterbury, established in 1873 by scholars of Oxford and Cambridge, has gained an interna- tional reputation for academic excellence in teaching and research. Its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes are well recognised worldwide, and aim to foster intellectual independence, critical thinking, and professional excellence in every field.

The tuition and accommodation costs at University of Canterbury are approximately 35% less than in Universities in Australia and the United Kingdom. Students are able to make further savings by completing the Foundation programme as well as the first year of study at Gateway in Sri Lanka before they proceed to New Zealand.

The UC degree programmes are offered under 4 main disciplines; Engineering, Science/mathematics, Commerce and Arts. The Engineering (B.E.) courses include Electrical & Electronic, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Computer, Civil, Natural Resources, Forest and Chemical & Process Engineering. The Science (B.SC.) majors are Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Bio Chemistry, Biology, Biosecurity and Biotechnology. The Commerce (B.com.) degrees are Accounting, Economics, Finance, HRM, Information Systems, Internal Business, Management, Management Science, Operations Management, Taxation, Marketing, Strategy and Entrepreneurship. Those interested in Arts (B.A.) are offered Psychology, Political Science, Media and Communication.

New Zealand is considered to be the third best country to live in the world, climbing 17 places in the latest United Nations’ index. With a temperate climate and stunning variations in geography - all surrounded by the Pacific and Tasman Oceans – people of New Zealand are happy and hospitable.

International students are provided with opportunities to gain work experience and supplement their funds while studying. The students also have the possibility of working in New Zealand after they have completed their studies. Once they have completed their studies in NZ, and obtained a NZ qualification, they may be eligible for a Graduate Job Search Visa that is designed to assist eligible graduates in finding work in New Zealand.

Gateway Graduate School, in partnership with NCC Education UK, offers a choice of two career pathways to complete Degrees in Computing or Business Administration, here in Sri Lanka. In both Degrees, students are able to receive industrial recognized qualifications – Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas, from NCC Education UK on successful completion of the first and the second years. The courses are offered on both part-time and fulltime basis and students have the option of completing the full programme in Sri Lanka or transferring to overseas universities in the UK, New Zealand or Australia at the end of every academic year.

Gateway Graduate School has also designed an exciting new teaching course to offer a recognized qualification to all teachers and to improve the standards of teaching in international and private schools throughout Sri Lanka. The Edexcel Professional Diploma in Teaching offered by Gateway Graduate School is proving to be the most soughtafter teacher training course in Sri Lanka.

Details of the Graduate School can be obtained from us by calling Chameera (Colombo) - 0772256356, 2888858, 2877277, Thusitha (Kandy) – 0777922777, 0812203377 or Suzanne (Negombo) – xxxxxxxxx or by writing to ggs@gatewayworldwide.com