Ceylinco, AIT launch DBA programme

A.G. Piyadasa

DEGREE: The International College of Business and Technology Camps a part of the Ceylinco Education Group together with Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) of Thailand officially launched the Doctor of Business Administration Programme in Sri Lanka.

The President of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Prof. Said Irandoust, the Dean of School of Management AIT Prof. I.M. Pande, the Deputy Chairman of Ceylinco Education Group Jagath Alwis and the Director General Manager of International College of Business and Technology (ICBT) Campus Mohan Pathirana, were present.

Prof. Said Irandoust said that the AIT is a leading university set up in Thailand in 1987 and places significant emphasis on executive education in the region. Students at AIT come from 40 different countries and the faculty members come from over 30 countries.

He said that this is the first time AIT has launched Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) programme outside Thailand and he was delighted to be offering the DBA programme in Sri Lanka in association with ICBT Campus and the Ceylinco Group.

Prof. Pande, the Dean of AIT's School of Management said that the programme in Sri Lanka will be fully academically controlled by AIT and the all lectures will be done by a visiting foreign faculty.

After the initial classes, the supervision of all students thesis will also be done by foreign supervisors.

Prof. Pande also went on to say that anyone who has completed a Master's Degree with a minimum of 5 years of managerial experience could read for the programme.