ANC School of Postgraduate Education launched

University of West London collaborated with American National College (ANC) Education to launch the ANC School of Postgraduate Education at a ceremony held on Tuesday in Colombo.

ANC launched its first ever School of Postgraduate Education to mark its 10th anniversary. "This is a significant milestone in our journey of ten years. ANC school of Postgraduate Education, with the motto "Advancing Knowledge, Transforming Lives, Changing Organizations," is now focusing on an entirely new target group. We see great potential for postgraduate programmes locally and as usual ANC ensures to provide all coursework on par with global standards," ANC Education CEO/ Executive Director Dr. Punarjeeva Karunanayake said." As a dominant player in the country's private education sector, ANC has been successful in attracting 600 foreign students mainly from Maldives, South Indian cities and Iran. We will be launching courses in the fields of IT and Hotel Management shortly, "he said.

"ANC School of Postgraduate Education was launched with the objective of providing excellent British postgraduate education to Sri Lankan students in collaboration with the University of West London. It is with great pride that ANC will present a series of industry relevant postgraduate awards which will enhance the earning capacity of students," ANC Education Chairman Jagath Alwis said.

The University of West London is prestigiously known as the "Best Modern University in London" with several number one rankings in its name which includes the number 1 Modern University in London for Law and number 1 Graduate Employment rate for a modern university in London (Guardian University Guide, 2012). The university comprises eight schools including art, design and media, nursing, midwifery and healthcare, business, law, hospitality and tourism, psychology, social care and human sciences and computing and technology.

The latest venture of ANC Education will be focused on advancing knowledge by introducing study methods that deviate from theory based education and capture more practical elements. The general curriculum and the theoretical aspects of the programme will precisely cover what is offered by the University of West London with 30% of the coursework being taught by professors from London.

ANC will offer four programmes under the law postgraduate programme including LLM International Business and Commercial Law, LLM International Banking and Finance Law, LLM International Studies in Intellectual Property Law and LLM International Investment and Arbitration Law. The postgraduate business programmes include the MBA, MA Contemporary Marketing, MSc International Business Management and MSc Project Management.

"With the renewed interest in foreign participation in joint ventures in several areas of the country's economy, it has become more urgent than ever before for local lawyers and professionals to broaden their horizons.