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Peradeniya University to launch new AI degree programme
View(s):The Peradeniya University’s Department of Electronic Learning is offering an AI degree programme that is approved by the Council of the University Peradeniya and is intended for the 2026 A/Level Batch.
The name of the degree programme is Electronic and Intelligence Systems Engineering.
“Our students will have a broader knowledge base as we are planning to have a practical degree programme where students will develop their own systems. They are meant to be pioneers in the education stream,” a professor at the university said.
The professor added that functional theory and practical would be balanced in the four-year degree programme. The proposed programme would also combine electronics that is one of the main enabling technologies in the AI sector.
He said the lecturing style would be problem-based and research-based as well as activity-based.
As such, students would do activities with the idea of a getting an understanding of the concepts. The activities would involve writing a programme, developing a platform and doing a lab experiment.
The infrastructure needed for the degree is provided and developed. Previously, the department only had a one-story building but now they have a four-story building that accommodates new labs and study areas for the programme, he said.
The university also has a multi-dimensional research centre called MARC which students can use.
The design of the programme began with wide consultations with industry and existing engineering students and now stands before the UGC for final approval. The programme was designed by a panel of experts who have experience working in the international technological companies and universities.
While the degree programme has no international partnerships or collaborations, the Multi Research Centre staff and other staff have been trained in foreign universities in the UK, USA, Japan, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
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