Dalhousie University partners with UCL to launch the First 2+2 Canadian Degree in Sri Lanka
Aleading U15 research intensive university in Canada, Dalhousie University has established an exclusive partnership with Sri Lanka’s premier transnational higher education provider, Universal College Lanka ( UCL), to launch the first 2+ 2 Canadian Degree Programme in Sri Lanka.
This epoch- making event was symbolised at a meeting between the Canadian High Commissioner His Excellency David McKinnon and UCL’s Directors – Dr. Harsha Alles, Bob Kundanmal and Steven Enderby, CEO - Mr. Gihan Silva, Dean of Academic Affairs – Dr. Dhananjay Kulkarni and Head of Marketing & Student Enrolment – Ms. Tharanga Senarathna, at the Canada House recently.
Dalhousie University located in Halifax, Nova Scotia is one of the earliest established Canadian Universities founded in 1818. Dalhousie University is ranked Top 10 in Canada for graduate employability, Top 100 University in the world for Social Impact and achieved a Five Star Rating from QS Stars Global University ranking.
Over 115 countries represent the university’s student body, making it one of the friendliest cities that welcomes a diverse mix of students. The academic faculty of the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University consists of 92% PhD holders along with award winning professors committed to promoting excellence in teaching and research.
UCL delivers quality assured and practical programmes by working only with only the esteemed global institutions who help bring out the best in our students.
UCL is also the exclusive partner for Monash Education in Sri Lanka providing a guaranteed pathway to Monash University in Australia and Malaysia. UCL has successfully garnered 300 Monash Global Award of Excellence winners and produced the Best Graduates at Monash University graduations in the recent past. UCL has also an exclusive partnership with the University of Central Lancashire UK to offer their degree completion programmes in Software Engineering and International Business in Sri Lanka, and have achieved 100% pass rates in the programme. These are a testament to UCL’s uncompromising commitment to achieving academic excellence and offering quality transnational higher education to discerning students in Sri Lanka.
UCL will initially launch two undergraduate degree programs, namely the Bachelor of Computer Science and Bachelor of Applied Computer Science. Those who enrol for the degree program at UCL will have the privilege of becoming Dalhousie University students right from the beginning and complete the first two years of the Dalhousie University degree here in Sri Lanka at UCL, and then have a guaranteed transition to the Third Year at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada and subsequently progress to complete their Fourth and final Year there and graduate.
Technology and Digital are the future, and the main goal of the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University is to ensure that students are inculcated with the right technical knowledge, problem solving skills along with the leadership skills required in creating new software and computer technologies which will assist in empowering societies and organisations. A salient feature of the Dalhousie University’s Computer Science and Applied Computer Science Degree programmes is the unique Co- operative Education ( Co- op) Model. Co-operative Education will give students a deeper, richer educational experience, real- world work experience, career connections and employment income during work terms. Co- op allows students to alternate career-focused work terms with study terms and receive special co- op degree designation upon graduation.