High-tech language and IT centre in Rajagiriya

The first state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence in Language Skills and Information Communication Technology (ICT) will be established at a location in Rajagiriya and will contain high tech Audio video conferencing, Language Labs, Satellite based learning and online learning connecting the entire island and operated on a Public-Private Enterprise model.

At a ceremony at the Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka and WWR-Resilience International Institute of Higher Learning, (RIIHL) the Netherlands, to establish the centre.

The Centre will cater to develop the Sri Lankan youth not only in technical skills but also much needed language proficiency to help optimise their true potential and open them with work and study opportunities worldwide.

This would also be in line with the wishes of The President Mahinda Rajapaksa who declared this year as English and IT year.

President of Worldwide Resilience and Resilience International Institute of Higher Learning Prof. Dr. Cees Torre and Vocational Authority Chairman, Major General M.T.W. Ponnamperuma were the signatories for the Netherlands and Sri Lanka. Also present at the signing were: Prof. Dr. Lakshman Madurasinghe, Vice President and International Dean RIIHL, (the Netherlands), Dr.Frans Van Dunne, Dean, RIIHL, (the Netherlands), SUNFO Director General Dr. Deshapriya S. Wijetunge and Ms. Ranmalee Gunawardena.