The Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) has garnered recognition for educational excellence which spans over a decade and in recent years, the institution has reinforced ties with many prominent foreign universities such as Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) providing an invaluable and diverse educational pathway for students.

Third Batch to SEMO at the Farewell Ceremony held at SLIIT, Malabe From Left to right – Upper line – Ayodhya Rathnasekara, Chathurika Suraweera, Nadeesha Bokumbura, Sangeeth Sarukara, Paheedaran Nagulan, Nirojan Isvanandaraja, Rajenthan Atputharajah, Sameera Withanachchi, Nipuna Gomes & Kabilesh Rajakumar (Absent) Lower line – Dr. Theekshana Suraweera (Head, Dept of Business and Information Management – SLIIT), Dr. Malitha Wijesundara (Dean, Academic Affairs – SLIIT), Prof. Lalith Gamage (President/CEO of SLIIT), Prof. Sam Karunarathne (Chairman of SLIIT), Mr. Janaka Herath (MD/CEO of Progressive Academy), Mrs. Deepa Liyanagma (Manager Career Guidance/Counselor – SLIIT) and Mr. Srimal Perera (Management Executive – Career Guidance / Business Development)

The facilitator of this tie-up, Mr. Janaka Herath, Managing Director of Progressive Academy (Pvt) Ltd, a leading overseas education consultancy firm announced that ten students from SLIIT recently transferred to SEMO to complete their degrees in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunication and Networking, Computer Science and Cyber Security. With the aid of Progressive Academy, these students who completed the first two years of their degrees at SLIIT were awarded scholarships worth of US$ 4,500 to complete the final two years of study at SEMO.

‘This collaboration provides our Sri Lankan students a golden opportunity to obtain a highly recognized US Degree at an accredited State University in US for a very affordable cost which is less than US$ 6000 per academic year’ stated Prof. Lalith Gamage, President/CEO of SLIIT at the farewell organized for the third batch of students at SLIIT, Malabe.

Eleven out of fourteen students who have transferred to SEMO previously from SLIIT have achieved high grades during their first and second semesters at SEMO and were qualified for the Dean’s list which requires a GPA of 3.5 and above. SEMO proudly announces that the Sri Lankan students have so far topped the performance of students from all other countries and have the highest percentage on the Dean’s list and SEMO is certainly hoping to attract more of them in the near future. Prof. S. Karunarathne, Chairman of SLIIT stated that he and his staff were delighted to hear the excellent performance of their previous transfer students and advised the new batch to ensure that they maintain the same.

Mr. Janaka Herath, Managing Director of Progressive Academy affirmed that the organization has achieved significant success placing twenty four transfer students from SLIIT within a very short period of time and have since then acquired the necessary access and contacts that will result in significantly large numbers of students departing to the US.

Progressive Academy is one of the fastest emerging companies exclusively specializing in overseas education services and also known to be an expert in obtaining the unmatched tuition fee reductions and other assistance packages offered by various institutions. ‘To me, helping our students to realize their dreams of studying abroad is a rewarding process. Whether it’s through managing the SEMO-SLIIT transfer programme or assisting students with direct studentships to SEMO or any other partner institutions, finding exceptional learning opportunities will always be something that our organization looks to provide more’ claims Mr. Herath.

For more information on study abroad programmes, you can now call over at Progressive Academy (Pvt) Ltd, No. 123, New Baseline Road, Colombo. Contact No.: 2514026 / 0773-057305, Website: www.progressiveacademy.net;