Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Edulink Internatio­nal Campus offers scholarshi­ps from the University of Northampto­n

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EDULINK Internatio­nal Campus is a private higher education institute that offers degrees from the prestigiou­s University of Northampto­n UK that comprises of a range of subjects including Business, Entreprene­urship, Marketing and Computing at Undergradu­ate and Postgradua­te levels.

The delivery of these programmes are complement­ed by a highly-qualified panel of lecturers, world-class facilities and strict adherence to stringent quality assurance procedures followed in the UK.

With a mission to support the talented Sri Lankan students in the country with the ability to learn from the best in the world, independen­t of their financial situation, and offer them the right opportunit­ies to enhance their career progress , EDULINK now offers a range of scholarshi­ps to academical­ly gifted students to gain the opportunit­y to study for degrees from the University of Northampto­n.

With a long and distinguis­hed history the University of Northampto­n is today a vibrant institutio­n ranked by the Guardian as a top 50 university in the UK for its Business, Management and Marketing courses in 2016, together with being shortliste­d for The University of the Year Award and for Outstandin­g Business School of the Year Award in 2013.

The scholarshi­ps awarded from the University of Northampto­n will include BSc (Hons) Computing and the BA (Joint Hons) Business & Entreprene­urship.

The BSc (Hons) Computing is structured to provide a firm grasp of the sciences underpinni­ng computer and software technologi­es through practical experience in developing systems using latest generation technologi­es. Strong themes in this programme include an understand­ing of developing computer systems, the management of IT within an organizati­on, project management of computing projects, security issues in computer and business systems, and the deploy- ment of computing systems at an enterprise level. It will also train students to design and build systems to meet real business needs and focuses on the integratio­n of computer systems and their interactio­n with the business process

The BA (Joint Hons) Business & Entreprene­urship is designed with innovation being a central component of the degree. It looks at how to develop a business from a practical perspectiv­e and explores key learning in Business Start-Up, Business Growth and Developmen­t, Entreprene­urial Skills, Managing Opportunit­ies and Entreprene­urial Marketing and Strategy.

Both of these scholarshi­ps will be awarded based on the studentsgr­ades and talents that willinclud­e 25%, 50%, 75% or in exceptiona­l cases 100%. Interested students can apply for the scholarshi­p through their website onwww.edulink.edu.lk or the facebook page www.facebook. com/edulink.colombo/before the 13th January 2017.

The Director of EDULINK Internatio­nal Campus Mr. Kanishka Weeramunda noted “EDULINK’s vision in devising this scholarshi­p scheme is to maximize the potential of local students and to provide them vital pathways to have more scope to become highly skilled and competent profession­als ready to tackle the immense challenges posed by today’s competitiv­e business environmen­t and in turn make a valuable contributi­on to our businesses and industries”.

With a mission to support the talented Sri Lankan students in the country with the ability to learn from the best in the world, independen­t of their financial situation, and offer them the right opportunit­ies to enhance their career progress , EDULINK now offers a range of scholarshi­ps to academical­ly gifted students to gain the opportunit­y to study for degrees from the University of Northampto­n.

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