From Sri Lanka to Australia: SLIIT and Deakin strength partnership via new Nursing collaboration
View(s):The Deakin – SLIIT nursing partnership is an especially curated transfer pathway designed to provide opportunities to prospective nursing students to pursue their career in Australia
Dr. Stephane Bouchoucha, Associate Head of School (International), School of Nursing and Midwifery at Deakin University, Australia commented on this exciting partnership, “Deakin University, Australia, is excited about strengthening its partnership with SLIIT, with introduction of a pathway to Deakin’s Bachelor of Nursing. The Deakin-SLIIT partnership of over a decade, is one of Deakin’s leading tertiary education partnerships in Sri Lanka, in the fields of Engineering, Computing, and now, Health. The articulation into the Bachelor of Nursing will see its first students coming to Deakin, Australia, in 2023 for their final year . The degree has recently been reaccredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) and the curriculum equips the students for the ‘real-world’ on graduation. Graduating from Deakin’s Bachelor of Nursing will offer Sri Lankan students a myriad of employment opportunities as a registered nurse and leads to a highly regarded career. The health sector in Australia is the fastest growing employment sector and we admire SLIIT’s foresight in educating future health professionals.”
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology is a pioneer in providing students with undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs in the fields of Computing, Business, Engineering and Humanities & Sciences with options in transferring to SLIIT Partner universities in Australia, England, Canada and USA.
With over 25 partner universities in Australia, UK, USA and Canada, students following degree programs at SLIIT are provided with transfer options that comprise of good quality education and facilities. As such, Deakin University Australia has been a key partner university for over a decade for SLIIT Students who register with the intention of transferring to Australia.
Dr Malitha Wijesundara, Dean – Faculty of Humanities and Sciences at SLIIT said the following while speaking about this fruitful partnership which will benefit all students who aspire to become nurses in the future! “SLIIT School of Nursing is privileged to have entered into a partnership with Deakin School of Nursing & Midwifery to create this unique pathway opportunity for the nursing students who have completed the Higher Diploma at SLIIT. The graduates from this degree programme will be eligible for Professional Nursing Registration in Australia. As nursing is one of the most sought after careers in the world, this pathway will produce career opportunities in Australia and beyond.
SLIIT has one of the best-equipped skills labs for nursing while our clinical partnership with Hemas Hospitals which is the only ACHSI accredited private hospital in Sri Lanka, has further elevated the standard of our nursing programme. I must thank the Deakin School of Nursing & Midwifery for acknowledging the quality of our Higher Diploma in providing two years’ worth of advanced standing for our students. Without a doubt, this will be one of the most popular pathway programmes between SLIIT and Deakin University.
The goal is to provide students with nursing pathways that allow them to transition into the profession seamlessly while giving them exposure and opportunities which exercise their skills and knowledge alongside a fully-fledged university experience with high quality education.
Register now! For more information on to the SLIIT-Deakin Transfer arrangements on offer, contact the SLIIT Global Education Unit on 011 754 3121 or email globaledu@sliit.lk for more information.
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