BIT Graduates Convocation of UCSC

The tenth convocation of the University of Colombo BIT Degree was held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) recently along with the Diploma and Higher Diploma awards ceremonies. The convocation was presided over by the Chancellor of the Colombo University his Lordship Dr. Oswald Gomis.

Director, University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) Professor Gihan Wikramanayake, speaking at the Diploma Awards ceremony said, “During the past decade, the BIT External Degree of the University of Colombo provided a great boost for the ICT human resource development in Sri Lanka and this year a record number have graduated. Since launching the BIT External Degree in the year 2000, we have contributed over 1200 BIT graduates to the ICT industry. They are a massive strength to the ICT industry of our country. The BIT Degree of the Colombo University has reached untold levels of popularity among the students attracting over 2000 annually.

BIT programme which consists of a Diploma and Higher Diploma has helped to standardise the entry level qualifications to the ICT industry.” At this year’s convocation, 172 students who had successfully completed the UCSC BIT Degree received their degree certificates while 654 and 262 received Diploma and Higher Diploma certificates respectively. Colombo University every year bestows the Professor V.K. Samaranayake Commemorative Gold Medal, created to commemorate the late founder of the UCSC, on the student who achieves the Batch Top status. This year, it was bagged by Ms. B.A. Ratnayake, who achieved the Batch Top status with a First Class BIT Degree.