Higher education is the single most important contributor to success in life. Students are investing more and more to get qualified from an international university, but a few of them are getting the opportunity to enter an international university. Students can obtain Australian University degrees in four years after O/Ls.

The dream of every student and parent is to study directly in a Degree programme but, due to a number of constraints they are unable to fulfil that dream. University of Ballarat Sri Lanka study centre (UBSL) will offer a chance to enrol directly into the University Foundation, Degree and Postgraduate programmes. It is the only University in the state of Victoria in Australia to be awarded 5 stars for "Teaching quality" by the Good Universities guide in 2010 and 2011 for two consecutive years.

Foundation programmes are designed to equip international students with skills and capabilities to become eligible for entry into the higher education programmes in Australia. They can gain a direct entry path way to first year degree study or equivalent.

The advantages of the University of Ballarat Foundation Programme are:

1. It is already accredited by Australian government and is on the University's scope

2. Its core units and electives (exceeding 400 nominal hours) are designed for students going on to further study

3. The core units and prescribed electives would satisfy the requirements of the EAP (English) component of International Foundation Programmes (and even exceed the minimum standards on a range of levels).

4.The total number of weekly scheduled course contact hours (EAP hours combined with the streamed subjects) would equate to 25 hours/week (or 990 nominal hours over the year), well above the minimum 720 hours for International Foundation Programmes, but not excessive from a pedagogical perspective.

5. The programme would run up to 40 weeks a year. It would also have the required scheduled term/semester breaks as per the National Foundation Standards.

6. The units (ICT, Maths, Business, Marketing, Management, Economics) were identified and approved by the experts in the Higher Education destination Schools (Heads) and the TAFE Business & IT Services School Heads, as comparable to the standard of an Australian year 12 subject curriculum, thereby qualifying students for entry into first year undergraduate study in the Bachelor of Business and/or Bachelor of IT.

7. There would be minimum standards for entry into the programme, including minimum standards around English language proficiency and academic requirements around Australian year 11 or overseas equivalent (including specific to Sri Lankan students).