A UNIQUELY flexible MBA for aspiring Sri Lankan executives has been launched by Scotland's Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) and Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel.
In a global first, the new MBA programme will be delivered via Mobitel's mLearning platform, allowing students to follow lectures in an interactive virtual classroom environment.
Students enrolled in the course would be able to interact with lecturers on a face-to-face level through the mLearning platform, and will graduate with a UK qualification.
The online degree programme is on par with other Edinburgh Napier University MBA degrees and has been designed to fit the busy working life of Executives and to be as flexible as possible.
Students also have the option to add further value to their studies by spending a Semester at the Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland.
Commenting on the unique partnership, Professor George Stonehouse, Dean of Edinburgh Napier University's Business School, said: "As a university rated among the best for employability in the UK, with a significant international presence including in India, Hong Kong and other countries, we are delighted to extend one of our post graduate programmes to Sri Lanka as well.
The unique feature about pursuing your studies via the mLearning platform is that all environments have been created to promote interactivity among students and lecturers whilst enhancing a student's learning experience without requiring physical presence in the university."
Professor Stonehouse added: "The most important fact is that due to its design and unparalleled functionalities, ambitious students with the thirst to broaden their knowledge can now confidently do so with the help of Mobitel's mLearning platform."
Students enrolled in the course will learn and acquire a variety of skills related to business, including creative problem solving, critical reasoning and strategic thinking. Global Economic principles, strategic business issues, organisational management and the realities of the competitive marketplace will be studied. Communication techniques, both written and verbal, will also be highlighted.
Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel's Senior General Manager, Corporate Planning & Marketing Mr. Janaka Jayalath said: "Sri Lanka has immense potential to emerge as a prominent knowledge hub in the region and Mobitel as a national minded entity, is constantly on the look out to support and foster our country's welfare.
Through Mobitel's mLearning platform, we have harnessed the education pertaining to many industries in our nation, via partnerships with prominent educational institutes.
Following in the wake of our national partnerships, our next step was to facilitate students to follow courses with international patronage, which resulted in our partnering with a reputed university such as the Edinburgh Napier University, to enable students to pursue their higher studies at their own convenience by bridging the gap between time and accessibility, via mLearning."
The British High Commissioner, John Rankin, sharing his views on the partnership said, "I congratulate the Edinburgh Napier University and Mobitel (Pvt.) Ltd. on pioneering this unique educational service. British education is held in high regard in Sri Lanka and I am delighted that both Britain and Sri Lanka are looking for new ways to make British education accessible to Sri Lankan students."
About Edinburgh Napier University
Edinburgh Napier University is a dynamic, innovative and forward-looking institution dedicated to supplying educational services which are relevant to the needs of today's students and employers. By offering creatively designed courses, flexible study methods and accessible routes to higher education ENU equips its graduates for success in a competitive job market.
About Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel
Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel, the National Mobile Service Provider and the Official Sponsor of the National Cricket Team, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sri Lanka Telecom. In January 2004, the company launched its fully-fledged 2.5G GSM network that is EDGE/GPRS enabled and designed to operate on dual band. In December 2007, the company launched its 3.5G HSPA network - the first Super 3.5G network in South Asia. Further, Mobitel successfully demonstrated HSPA + MIMO technology with down link speed up to 28.8 Mbps and carried out successful trial of 4G/LTE technology with downlink speed exceeding 96 Mbps, for the first time in the South Asian Region. Investments committed to date in the 2.5G/3.5G/4G networks and service offering amounts to over US$400 mn. Mobitel's Customer Care can be reached by dialing 1717 from any network in Sri Lanka.
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