New Bio engineering degrees for the first time
South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM ) is the
first non state sector higher education institute in Sri Lanka to
receive the degree awarding status by the University Grants Commission (UGC)
of Sri Lanka. SAITM offers degree programs in Engineering, Medicine,
Multimedia, Management and Finance.
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Prof. Said Irandoust, President-AIT, Dr. C. Weerakorn, Dean,
School of Environment resources development, AIT, Sanjeev
Jayasinghe, Director fund raising, AIT, signing the
memorandum of agreement for the new programs with Chairman
of SA ITM, Dr. Neville Fernando, Dean Faculty of
Engineering. Dr. Sisuru Sendanayaka and Members of Board of
Directors of SA ITM. |
SAITM has the most advanced facilities and state of the art
infrastructure, which provides the unique university experience at an
affordable cost. It has built up its image as an opportunity provided
for the students who have not had the privilege to enter in to State
Universities. SAITM is proud of being supportive, flexible and relevant
to the real world.
The teaching Faculty comprises of a team of highly qualified and
experienced academics recruited according to UGC guidelines.
The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) which was established in
Bangkok in 1959 is a leading regional postgraduate institution and is
actively working with public and private sector partners throughout the
region and with some of the top Universities in the world.
AIT is a degree awarding university fully recognized by the
University Grants Commission (UGC) of Sri Lanka. AIT offers many
scholarships at MSc and PhD levels to the graduates of Sri Lankan State
Universities currently accommodating a student population of over 3000,
including many Sri Lankan Students. South Asian Institute of Technology
and Medicine (SAITM), Faculty of Engineering in affiliation with Asian
Institute of Technology (AIT) is launching two new undergraduate
programs in Environmental Engineering and Bio Systems Engineering,
keeping with new trends in the industries where huge scope is open for
such field of study.
These will be BSc (Hons) fulltime degree programs with 4 year
duration which will be internationally recognized by professional
bodies.
Graduates of above programs will be highly sought after in the food
processing industry, waste water, and solid waste management systems,
aqua culture and agriculture related industries, toxicology management
and genetics. |
