California State University to support students from Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: Humboldt State University (HSU), one of the 23 campuses of the prestigious California State University is ready to support the Sri Lankan higher education system by building a close partnership with local institutions and by supporting students who are seeking a recognised degree in the United States.

Dr. Guy-Alain Amoussou, Director of International Programmes and professor of Computer Science arrived in Sri Lanka recently for a one-week visit to many institutes in Colombo and Kandy.

He will present the great opportunities available for students to earn a prestigious American degree at an affordable price.

US News and World Report have ranked Humboldt State University in the top 10% of universities nationally for many years.

Proportionately, HSU enrols more science majors who then go on to receive PhD's than any comparable institution nationwide, according to National Science Foundation findings. HSU is also ranked number four within the entire State of California for its specialized sciences.

With its diverse program offerings and the recognition worldwide, HSU now wishes to extend its international network by building partnerships with Sri Lankan institutes, particularly with American National College (ANC), Institute of Technological Studies (ITS), American College of Higher Education (ACHE), Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), Singapore Informatics and Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT).

These partnerships could include components such as students transfer and exchange, scholarship (fee waivers) and faculty exchange.

Dr. Amoussou stated that he is particularly interested in Sri Lanka following the collaboration created initially with the two Fulbright Research Scholars from HSU who spent over 12 months in Sri Lanka and the academic excellence shown by the Sri Lankan students currently studying at HSU.

Humboldt State University International Programs Director, Dr. Amoussou, is scheduled to meet with students and officials at various institutions.

He will be giving a presentation to students and parents at the Galadari Hotel, Colombo this Monday, March 20th 2006 at 6.00 p.m. and invites all interested in the opportunity to study in the United States at a prestigious California State University campus, to attend.

He will entertain questions regarding the education opportunities available at HSU after a brief introduction of the campus and its programmes.

More information about Humboldt State University can be found at www.humboldt.edu. Students who are interested in enroling at Humboldt State University are advised to go to www.humboldt.edu/international prior to the information session on Monday as Dr. Amoussou will be accepting preliminary applications to the university at that time. For more information, please write to [email protected].