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Jeewa Australian Education centre meets students' needs

Sanjeevi JAYASURIYA

There is an increase in the number of students seeking educational opportunities in foreign countries as the level of education has improved over the years. The Jeewa Australian Education Centre caters to this need with its two branches at Panadura and Battaramulla.

The Centre has tied up with the Queensland Institute of Business Technology (QIBT) on Griffith University's Mt Gravatt Campus Australia. Sri Lankan students had the opportunity to meet QIBT representative, Emily Haralampou at a free information session and seminar. "The prospective student response is encouraging", she said.

The meeting provided the students an opportunity to have an insight in to the education system and lifestyle in Australia. They posed many questions and received answers at the consultation. The parents were also happy about the information they received where their children intend to study, she said.

The Jeewa Australian Education Centre is the agent which has been represented QIBT for many years has a strong and closer relationship. It provides excellent advice to students. Since 1997, QIBT and Griffith University have worked together to help over 6,000 students gain access to tertiary studies, thus earning the reputation as Queensland's leading University pathway provider.

QIBT is in Brisbane- an ideal place to live and study. It is Australia's fastest growing capital city and is widely considered the country's most livable city, offering safe and multi-cultural environment. It has students from 28 countries including Sri Lanka, she said.

Representatives from QIBT visit Sri Lanka to meet prospective students and parents to provide an internationally recognized education.

Its study programs include Bio Science, Commerce, Justice, Graphic Designing, Engineering, Hotel Management, IT and pre-masters programs. The QIBT will open a second campus in 2011, she said.

She said, QIBT is very popular and a reputed institution for international students. They secure a high success rate due to the equally high standards of teaching and excellent supportive services we offer. The Jeewa Australian Education Centre will facilitate the needs of students planning to study in Australia.

SAITM, a boon to students

Harshini PERERA

A team of qualified and experienced academics such as Heads of Department from State universities in Sri Lanka forms the academic and administrative staff of the South Asian Institute of Technology and Management (SAITM), President and Chairman, Dr. Neville Fernando told Daily News Business.

He said that SAITM launched the first private sector green campus in four acres of land in Malabe in various fields such as Medicine, Mechatronics, Civil Engineering, IT and Management, Foreign Languages and Communication and Media.

"We have 40 registered students for Medicine who will complete their first semester by March 2010. They excelled at the GCE Advanced Level examination. We will start the de-section next month. We expect to increase the number of students to 100 for the next batch in February next year," he said.

He said that degrees in medicine will be awarded by the Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy of the Russian Federation and the Engineering Faculty which was affiliated to the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok. It is a prestigious University in Asia providing education to over 20,000 students. Students can follow Degree programs in Engineering in Sri Lanka and go to the Wolverhampton, UK to complete the degree. The Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy is one of the renowned medical institutions in Russia. Since its inauguration in 1920 it ensured that its students have a broad and up-to-date knowledge in the rapidly expanding field of medicine. Instructions in English was introduced at Nizhny in 1998. The State university which can accommodate over 3,800 students has over 600 students from 31 countries including 85 from Sri Lanka, studying at the Faculty of Overseas admission.

To treat arthritis patients:

Miot hospital to set up branch in Sri Lanka

Ramani KANGARAARACHCHI

A leading hospital in India, Miot hospital will set up a branch in Sri Lanka to treat patients suffering from Arthritis. Miot Hospitals, Joint Managing Director, Dr Prithvi Mohandas told a press conference at the Hotel Cinnamon Grand last week.

He said that the Miot hospital has introduced a unique concept called "A joint for Life", according to statistics there are 25,000 young people with ankylosing spondilitis in Sri Lanka and these patients will benefit from this concept.

Dr Mohandas said that the Arthritis cripples people leading to a painful existence. The Joint Replacement Surgery is the greatest orthopaedic invention in the century and this treatment puts the patient back on his feet in a short time. The Miot hospital has more than 35 years' experience and attended to over 25,000 joint.

With the end of the war Sri Lanka would be a potential place to invest and Miot hospital will set up branch in February next year with an initial investment of one million rupees.

The Miot Hospital, Chennai has a concept of individually selecting artificial joints for each patient based depending on his or her needs and bone quality and the public need to know about the latest technology which can last a lifetime.

Ramzi outlet in Ja-ela

Beautician, Ramzi Rahaman opened the latest branch of his salon chain at Ja-ela.

This is the third branch that will be added to the outlet list, the others being at Duplication Road and the Hotel Galadari.

Emphasizing Ramzi's requirement of providing convenience to his customer base, the new location provides convenience to the customers with ample parking space and other facilities.

Durdans wins gold award for 2009

Durdans Hospital won the Gold award for 2009, at the recently concluded award ceremony of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Sri Lanka.

The hospital's efforts in focusing on achieving excellence in medical and nursing care has always been recognized by its patrons. The organization has always been in the forefront of many pioneering innovations in Sri Lanka. Durdans also plans to venture into several disciplines in the near future.