SLIIT to tie up with Cincinnati University

The Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Cincinnati (UC).

The U.S. based University will afford SLIIT students a chance to experience highly rated services offered by the institution. Ranked 19th amongst the top 20 universities in America and fourth among 84 universities across four continents (through surveys based on the International Student Barometer, the largest annual study of international students in the world), UC has garnered high ratings and recognition for its diverse educational programs and eco-friendly initiatives.

SLIIT Chancellor and Chairman, Professor S. Karunaratne, said that SLIIT students will benefit through the IT degrees offered by this institution, which also provides opportunities for industrial placement upon completion of their degree. The first two years of study will be conducted at SLIIT, with courses carried out in accordance with UC standards, and thereafter students are able to transfer to UC to complete the three final years of their course, one year of which includes co-operative education in which students will go through an industrial placement and obtain their baccalaureate degree in Information Technology at the completion of the program.

Those who acquire a GPA of 3.25 or its equivalent from SLIIT become eligible for the UC Global Transfer Scholarship, valued at $ 7,000 annually.

The MoU will be signed on May 13 by University of Cincinnati of International Admissions Director Jonathan Weller. SLIIT, IT Services Division and Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering Head Dr. Malitha Wijesundara said.

This IT program at UC is the first of only 14 ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited IT programs in the USA". SLIIT President and CEO Professor Lalith Gamage said.