The Annual Convocation of the Gateway Graduate School-A huge sucess
View(s):The Annual Convocation of the Gateway Graduate School took place on the 22 of March, 2013 at the Auditorium of The Centre for Banking Studies, Rajagiriya with Ms. Bee Bee Gan, Director – South East Asia, Middle East and South Asia, NCC Education UK, gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest. Students were presented with B.Sc. Honours Degrees in Business Computing & Information Systems and Business Administration from the University of Wales and Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas from NCC Education (United Kingdom) and Edexcel UK.
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Dr. Harsha Alles. Pic by Anusha de Silva
Gateway, Sri Lanka’s leading educational organization has started to make important strides in tertiary education through its higher education institution, the Gateway Graduate School. Gateway Graduate School, in partnership with NCC Education UK, offers a choice of two career pathways to complete Degrees in Business Computing and Information Systems or Business Administration, here in Sri Lanka. In both Degrees, students are able to receive industrial recognized qualifications — Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas, from NCC Education UK on successful completion of the first and the second years. The courses are offered on both part- time and full-time basis and students have the option of completing the full programme in Sri Lanka or transferring to overseas universities in the UK, Malaysia, New Zealand or Australia at the end of every academic year.
An additional International Foundation Programme is available for students who wish to join after Sri Lankan or London OL. In addition, the Graduate School offers the Edexcel Professional Diploma in Teaching, for those who aspire to enhance their pedagogical skills. Arrangements are currently being made to offer Degrees in other fields of study such as Aviation and Piloting.
This year’s convocation boasts of 120 graduates in the fields of Business, IT and Teacher Training. The most prestigious award of the ceremony was the R.I.T. award, for academic year 2011/ 2012, which was awarded to Janak Bovinda Karannagoda, for achieving a first class honors degree, with the highest average score, in Business Computing and Information Systems from the University of Wales, UK.
The Gateway Graduate School was founded in 2008, keeping in line with the vision of the renounced educationist Mr. R. I. T. Alles, Chairman of the Gateway Group, in order to provide the opportunity for students to complete industrial recognized degrees and diplomas, at an affordable price in Sri Lanka or transfer to reputed foreign universities. Deputy Chairman of the Gateway Group, Dr. Harsha Alles, acknowledges that their recent affiliations with the University oaf Nottingham, Malaysia and the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, would widen the scope for students to complete the Foundation year and/or the first year of study in Sri Lanka and complete the degree in highly ranked foreign universities.
The Head of Gateway Graduate School , Ms. Ruwini Athukorala, took the opportunity to applaud the hard work of both the Academic and Administrative staff of all three branches; Colombo, Negombo and Kandy, for not only producing Graduates, but also for pushing the boundaries, to produce internationally recognized Global and Regional High Achievers. The event also saw the awarding of, 14 Global and Regional High Achievers, recognized by the NCC Education, United Kingdom.
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