AIT DBA- the global classroom over booked in Sri Lanka !
View(s):The elite global university- Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), which is renown for contemporary education in engineering, environment, and management studies tied up with the premier campus in Sri Lanka Asia Pacific Institute of Technology( APIIT). The purpose of the partnership being to select the top business professionals from Sri Lanka after for the AIT -Doctor in Business Administration( DBA).
Dr Roger Levermore - The Dean- Asian Institute of Technology( AIT)
After a rigourours search we have selected the first batch of top professional for Ethul Global classroom said Dr Roger Levermore the Dean of Asian Institute of Technology( AIT). We will develop the top talent required to lead the post pandemic corporates in Sri Lanka. There was limited seats that we could allocate to Sri Lanka in the Global classroom but in the next intake we will allocate more based on the performance of the first batch said Dr. Levermore.
Founded in 1959, AIT offers the opportunity to study at a top quality campus with global reputation and personalities in Sri Lanka like Dr Rohantha Athukorala, Dr Nayana Dehigama and Dr Anil Jayasinghe who are alumni of AIT are our brand Ambassordors in Sri Lanka. Going forward, AIT will drive its global connections, injection of innovation into research and teaching to make the DBA and MBA programmes relevant commented Levermore.
AIT graduate Dr Athukorala, who had served the International Public sector – United Nations( UNOPS) and the Government of Sri Lanka as the Chairman Sri Lanka Tourism, Sri Lanka Export Development Board apart from his 17 years experience in the multinational circuit of ReckittBenckiser, Unilever and DiverseyLever commented ‘The AIT DBA is very rigourous but the network you get linked globally gives you the competitive advantage that is required today. He went on to say that the essence of the skillset required as a CEO today is how you can understand the customer that is going through disruption and how you can structure an organization to deliver value. At AIT you get this skillset he said.
AIT’s internationally recognised engineering, environment, and management graduates are highly sought after by employers in their home countryand elsewhere across many walks of life. AIT alumni have distinguished themselves as CEO’s of private and state enterprises, as business owners, as well-respected researchers. It’s great that we have partner like APITT in Sri Lanka to expand our purpose of AIT.