BCAS International Research Symposium 2018

Theme: ‘Leadership and Accountability for Sustainable Development of a Nation’

Established in 1999, British College of Applied Studies popularly known as BCAS CAMPUS, has rapidly grown into one of the leading vocational and tertiary education providers in Sri Lanka with comparatively large student base in the private sector higher education. BCAS with its strong collaboration with the reputed universities in UK and Australia offers bachelor and master degrees in the disciplines of Business, Law, Engineering, Science, Nursing, Information Technology and Quantity Surveying.

BCAS gives highest priority for the quality of education and has established its reputation for high quality education and market relevant competent output. This has been proven by every year through many national and international awards and recognition by different esteemed institutions in the county and abroad. The institute is thus viewed in high esteem in Sri Lanka for its exceptional quality, recognition and market relevant training.

BCAS having branches in main cities of the Central, North and Eastern provinces and a successful overseas center in the State of Qatar has lived up to its broad vision ‘Building Careers –Transforming Lives’ and thereby producing competent and skilled human resources to the Nation and Globe.

BCAS with its immense focus on the vocational education has a strong commitment towards research. Academics of the institute engage in quality research of local and international relevance. The International Research Symposium (IRS) of BCAS is a unique event in the calendar since its inception in 2015. The inception of research symposium in 2015 marked as a history in the sphere of private education.

Emboldened by previous three successful symposiums, the IRS – 2018 is themed on an urgent need ‘Leadership and Accountability for Sustainable Development of a Nation’. Four sub-themes have been identified viz., ‘Visionary leadership’, ‘Ethics and integrity’, ‘Risk management’ and ‘Knowledge and innovation’ in order to facilitate the researchers and keynotes to focus in-depth on an area. We expect to attract high quality research papers from local and international researchers, professionals and academics in multiple disciplines such as Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Business Management, Information Technology, Law & International Relations, Science, Social Science and Education.

The International Research Symposium will be ceremoniously held on 19th November 2018 with the auspices of prominent proven personalities, in which participation of many reputed local and global universities is expected. The closing date for submission of abstracts is 30th July, 2018 and submissions are expected from academics and research students of State and Non-State higher education institutes and professionals of Corporates, Departments and other institutes.