Royal Institute of Colombo: The true providers of the art of learning
View(s):Learning has become an integral part and inseparable process in all developed nations. Like that of any other epoch, even at the contemporary context learning has been the foremost concept in all societies. This has got a novel dimension since globalization has established knowledge economies where knowledge workers enjoy a prominent place in the environments of knowledge societies. Sri Lanka’s vision of becoming a knowledge hub in the region and the globe has given a new impetus to the Sri Lankan youth who seek challenging opportunities in challenging environments.
Royal Institute of Colombo has been offering the Diploma and Degree programmes of the prestigious University of London in Sri Lanka since 1990s. Recently it received the honourable status the ‘Affiliate center’ of the University of London International programmes in Sri Lanka. It offers these programmes that suited to the numerous needs and wants of the candidates who are interested in perusing their tertiary educational qualifications at their own pace. Based on the age, academic credentials, interests, time constraints and employment patterns, the candidates could select from a large number of degree programmes available at RI Campus. From 2012 onwards Royal Institute of Colombo has got affiliated with the Deakin University Australia offering their bachelor degrees in Engineering, Information Technology, Science and Biomedical Science.
Upul Lekamge [PhD
Teaching has been among the many positives to the success of RI Campus. It draws many expertise from each and every specific field to deliver the goods in maintaining its high quality academic standards. The unparalleled pass rate, the securing of world prizes and the excellent achievements at the global level have been the result of the enthusiasm shown by the teachers and the students in pursuing their common goal. If any novice who needs to get the basics of his desired field inculcated the first and the only choice for tertiary education in Sri Lanka would be Royal Institute of Colombo where he receives the services of the vibrant academics who secure both local and foreign academic and professional qualifications and experiences.
The innovative teaching methodologies at Royal Institute of Colombo are coupled with traditional wisdom that of with modern technological sophistication. Other than the formal lectures and tutorial sessions, the students are gifted with individual assignments, peer work, group work, presentations and written exercises. The unit end evaluations, monthly tests, answering activities in the study guides and year end mock exams make the teachers, students and the parents aware the progress that each student makes. The collaborative nature among the Royal Institute of Colombo and the University of London and the Deakin in future would prove that the learners have always been under sequential scrutiny of their regular progress in academic standards.
The learners at Royal Institute of Colombo do not enjoy only the benefits of a truly academic environment during their tenure of life at RI campus. There are so many curricular and extra-curricular activities that help shape their personalities. Royal Institute of Colombo has really understood the balance between the theory and practice. It does not want to produce academics or future professionals sans humanity. All what it aims at are producing a future generation that is extremely sound in their respective fields when they are in the world of work while being an excellent human being who have nurtured the best qualities to live in a harmonious way. Therefore, at Royal Institute of Colombo activities related to aesthetics, sports and many other intellectual enterprises like debating are organized throughout the year with the support of the Students’ Council. So the students at Royal Institute of Colombo has ample opportunities to enliven their academic life and unleash the hidden potentials that go to present themselves to the world of work as they complete their dream at Royal Institute of Colombo under the auspices of either University of London or Deakin University, Australia.
Apart from the homely environment at Royal Institute of Colombo the truly intellectuals can utilize the facilities extended them to enrich their academic standards. The Royal Institute of Colombo has the best library that any Sri Lankan private tertiary educational institute can offer to its beneficiaries. It contains all the updated textbooks recommended and the essential and further reading materials. The spacious library can accommodate a large number of users and concessionary extra time slots are granted to the students by keeping it open during the times they needed it most. The reference and lending sections have all the required number of copies to cater to the demand of the students at all times.
With the timely changes taking place in the world due to the development of ICT the Royal Institute of Colombo too has updated its computer lab with all the updated facilities. The computer lab fosters the e-learning needs of the students with up-to-date equipments. The University of London has introduced a series of learner friendly technological facilities so that the learners can access the global knowledge within seconds. Study guides, examiner reports, reputed journal articles, quizzes, videos and online discussion groups are some of the innovations that it has introduced and the Royal Institute of Colombo lab facilitates its users to get in touch with the virtual learning environment [VLE]. So the parents and the students should be extremely proud that in Sri Lanka this kind of pure and applied intellectual immersion and simulation is only offered at RI Campus.
Finally, I would like to draw the attention of the reader to the final outcome of all these academic endeavours at RI Campus. Even though different students join Royal Institute of Colombo with different objectives and follow their respective programmes all of them receive well-remunerated occupations mainly at the private sector and their services and the high quality of their characters at meeting challenges and solving problems are commended. Those who had jobs have been able to perform better and draw a better recognition from their superiors and clients alike. One of the recurrent, marked features at the final year has been that even before the results are released the undergraduates join their respective workplaces on pending results. So the time spent and the money invested on these world class degrees have always been duly rewarded to all those who have been a part of it. If education is considered to be an investment in the present terms at Royal Institute of Colombo the parents and the students generate their maximum profits till their last breath.
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