The APIIT Team comprising of C.M.Tharanga Nuwan Chandrasekara, R.M.Isuru Uthpala Bandara Ranasinghe, Dushmantha Ranathunga, Samith Disal Sandanayake, P.G.G.T.C. Deshapriya, W.P.C.T Pulasthi, Chamath Silva emerged Runners- up at the Motorola Inter- University Enterprise Mobility Software Development Competition 2011 held recently. Organised by Motorola Solutions in collaboration with SLASSCOM for the second consecutive year, 16 Undergraduate teams from 12 universities from around the country took part in the completion to showcase their innovative applications in mobile software.
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| The APIIT Team with Chief Guest Dr. Sunil Navaratne, Bank of Ceylon Chairman Gamini Wickreamsinghe, Director UCSC Prof. Gihan Wickramanayake and Motorola Officials at the awards ceremony |
APIIT was the only private Higher Education Institution that secured a winning position at the competition. The winning APIIT team developed and presented their mobile solutions application 'Agri Techno'. The 2nd APIIT Team participating in this competition comprising of Melaka Atalugamage, Paul Sean Perumal, Shenal Pussegoda, Malith Isuru Dilanka, Dhammini Fernando also produced a commendable solution.
The awards ceremony was presided over by the Secretary to the Ministry of Higher Education Dr. Sunil Jayantha Navarathna, whist Her Excellency Patricia Butenis, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives was the Guest of Honour. The competition was held from March 2011 - October 2011 during which a panel of judges selected the finalists from the 49 initial entries received. Events such as these serve to sharpen the innovative skills of Sri Lanka's IT Talent which has gained international recognition.
Mobility is considered a vital component for infrastructure and software applications across enterprise markets, and represents an important element for today's organisations across the world.
The APIIT School of Computing offers BEng/ BSc (Hons) degree programmes in Computing Science, Software Engineering and Computer Networks and Security and the hybrid BSc (Hons) degree in Business Information Technology, which have been designed to be relevant to the current industry requirements.
Equal emphasis on theory and practice of computing and industry oriented project work towards the latter part of the programme is a distinctive feature of the APIIT Computing Degrees. The APIIT School of Computing is driven by a vision to be the leading School of Computing in the Asia Pacific Region with a global reputation for academic excellence. Its mission is to produce IT professionals who are effective in the competitive international environment.
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