HSBC Sri Lanka conducts webinar to share global insights on overseas education
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HSBC Sri Lanka held its second webinar on ‘overseas education in a post pandemic world’’ to support parents and prospective students who wish to pursue overseas education in 2021/22. The webinar featured education experts from Australia, the United Kingdom (UK) which are popular destinations and emerging corridor – Canada for overseas study among Sri Lankan students with over 450 registering for the event
The panel included David Hawkins, founder of The University Guys and Claire Bingley, Regional Manager at the University of Melbourne, together with Nadeesha Senaratne, Country Head of Wealth & Personal Banking for HSBC. The webinar was moderated by Tharanga Gunasekera, Head of Marketing and Communications from HSBC, and was joined by customers and their children.
With the many changes experienced since the first Lockdown in March 2020, the webinar was organised to discuss the evolving landscape of international education amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic, with particular emphasis on the current admission process, teaching and delivery and most importantly the impact on student life overseas. The discussion also enabled participants to get deeper understanding on how universities have adapted their curriculums and embraced new study practices with online learning. The panelists also elaborated on the opportunities of higher education in UK/Canada and Australia. The webinar also explored the avenues of HSBC’s partnerships and services that make the journey more convenient right from the very beginning of planning for higher education to the time the student lands in the destination and continues till the very end.
According to HSBC research, over 21,000 students are based overseas on higher education each year, with Australia and the UK ranked among the top destinations for study among Sri Lanka students, followed by the United States (US), Malaysia and India, and Canada emerging as a new destination.
Nadeesha Senaratne, Country Head of Wealth and Personal Banking mentioned “At HSBC we want to open up a world of opportunity for our customers and support their ambitions. We understand that sending your child overseas is an extremely important decision in a parent’s life, that’s why we want to make the journey seamless through our international student proposition, that is designed to meet the needs of Sri Lankan student’s overseas ambitions. With our financial expertise and global connectivity, it makes it convenient for us to offer the best in class services to support the overseas education aspirations of students with easier, faster and simpler cross-border banking. By collaborating within our network and with key education stakeholders, we are able to facilitate an enriching overseas education journey for your child.”
With HSBC’s international student proposition, getting students ready for overseas education has never been easier. HSBC supports by providing all the essential banking services such as opening student files, facilitating payments, opening an overseas account and arranging for a debit card prior to departure of the student.
HSBC will continue to hold these webinars on a regular basis to provide knowledge and global insights to prepare prospective students for their higher education in key education corridors where HSBC is present, given the rapidly evolving landscape and uncertainties around the world.