Education
First batch in Sri
Lanka that obtained a degree of this nature:
OpenArc convocation held
The convocation ceremony of the first batch of students, who followed
the post graduate Masters Degree in Project Management jointly conducted
by the OpenArc Collage of International Studies in Sri Lanka with the
University of Southern Queensland-Australia, was held recently at Galle
Face Hotel, Colombo.
Chairman of the OpenArc Collage of International Studies Daya
Hettitarachchi and Director of International Studies of the University
of Southern Queensland-Australia, L. Gibson attended as the chief guests
of the ceremony.
The postgraduate Masters Degree in Project Management is the only
degree programme that available in Sri Lanka in this particular field.
These new degree holders are the first batch of Sri Lanka that obtained
such a degree in this field.
As main Sri Lanka’s Companies had introduced project management into
their management field there is a growing demand for this. In order to
keep the high standard of the management field, the OpenArc had
introduced this programme to Sri Lanka.
Having experience with fifteen years in the Information Technology
field, the OpenArc is currently conducting courses on Software Quality
Assurance, Business Information Systems, Information Systems Security
Management and Software Engineering.
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IPM Secretary visits SHRI Singapore
The Secretary IPM Neil Bogahalanda participated at the HR Summit 2007
on the invitation of Singapore Human Resource Institute (SHRI) which was
held in Singapore recently.
He was present at the discussion on Singapore Professionals Skill
certification in view of cross border knowledge sharing session
initiated by the IPM Sri Lanka.
Bogahalanda had discussions with Secretary General World Federation
David Ung as well.
A delegation led by IPM President Lalith Wijetunga left the country
to participate at the CIPD conference in September in Harrogate UK.
Senior Vice President C. Hewapattini and council Member Chris Obesekera
were the other members. |
