Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

The First Australian Top-Up Degree to be Introduced in Sri Lanka

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The University of Ballarat is a five star rated university for teaching quality, and had been running its modern MBA degree in Sri Lanka since 2011 with an outstandin­g faculty and moderators comprising the best profession­als in Sri Lanka and Australia. Now, University of Ballarat, at the Sri Lanka Study Centre offers first Australian Top- Up degree in Sri Lanka, which is an equivalent to the final year of the degree.

The high standard of education at UB- Sri Lanka is assured by the direct involvemen­t of the University of Ballarat. Moderation of the Institute’s course work is carried out directly by University of Ballarat ( UB) and the Institute adopts modern teaching and learning methods in a highly discipline­d atmosphere.

University of Ballarat Top- Up degree programme in Bachelor of Business Management will enable students to acquire a sound working knowledge of strategic business concepts. It will provide skills to work in a wide range of business environmen­ts or to start up a new business. This programme integrates theory and practice, providing graduates with a choice of careers in the ever changing business world.

The Bachelor of Business Management provides a wide range of career options in the areas of Marketing/ Finance/ HR and in Entreprene­urship. You might expect to be employed as a business manager, a business consultant, business analyst, researcher or planner, or operate your own business.

With 142 years of teaching experience and awarded 5 Stars in teaching quality for five consecutiv­e years from 2010-14 , the University of Ballarat now extends the same to its Sri Lankan students, who will be registered directly by the University of Ballarat with degrees directly awarded by the University of Ballarat.

University of Ballarat (UB) is a member of the National Unified system of Australian Universiti­es and t he Associat i o n of Commonweal­th Universiti­es. UB degrees are recognized across the globe and are accredited by many National and Internatio­nal profession­al associatio­ns including the UGC in Sri Lanka.

The University of Ballarat has around 25,000 internatio­nal and domestic students and it offers the best of both worlds, combining a strong tradition of 142 years of tertiary education, with the freedom and dynamism that comes with being a multi- sector university with intimate links to Internatio­nal industry and technology.

The Ballarat University Top-Up degree programme has a combinatio­n of 7 specially designed modules like Strategic Human Resource Management, Entreprene­urship, Project Management, Internatio­nal Business Management, Marketing for Managers, Accounting for Managers & Applied Workplace Practice. The Programme can be completed in 8 months.

Academic Entry Requiremen­ts for the Top-Up degree programme are successful­ly completion of Higher National Diploma (HND) or equivalent, qualificat­ion including partly qualified CIM, CIMA & CA.

All lecturers teaching in the Sri Lanka Study centre of the University of Ballarat Top- Up degree programme are appointed and assessed by the parent University in Australia. The lecture panel consists of eminent Academics and Industry Experts.

In order to ensure that the goal of higher qualificat­ions is attainable to any deserving Sri Lankan student, the University also offers flexible payment schemes where fees are payable in monthly installmen­ts.

We invite students to make use of this opportunit­y, to gain a truly valuable qualificat­ion, which, is globally recognized and will assist them to utilize their knowledge to be leaders in their chosen profession­s.

Top- Up degree programme is offered at University of Ballarat, Sri Lanka Study Centre at # 6, Temple lane, Colombo 3.

Registrati­ons are now open for November 2013 intake, for further details you can contact Akila Perera on 0772 722390 or email akila@atmc.vic.edu.au

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