Sri Lanka Technological Campus

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Sri Lanka Technological Campus
ශ්‍රී ලංකා තාක්ෂණික විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය
தொழில்நுட்ப பல்கலைக்கழகம், இலங்கை
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MottoNon scholæ sed vitæ discimus
Motto in English
We learn not for school, but for life
Typeprivate university
Established2015
AccreditationUniversity Grants Commission (Sri Lanka)
PresidentRohan Fernando (Chairman/Director) [1]
Location
Padukka
,
Western Province
,
Sri Lanka
Websitewww.sltc.ac.lk

Sri Lanka Technological Campus (also known as SLT Campus or SLTC) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා තාක්ෂණික විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය ; Tamil: தொழில்நுட்ப பல்கலைக்கழகம், இலங்கை) is a private university in Sri Lanka. It conducts engineering programs in electronics, telecommunications and computing. Its degree programmes are accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Highways and recognized by the university grants commission (UGC).[2]

History[]

Founded in 2015, as a subsidiary of SLT, its main campus is located at the 36 acre former Satellite Station premises in Padukka. SLT Campus's School of Professional Studies is located at the TRACE Expert City in Colombo. It is the first corporate funded, fully residential private research university in Sri Lanka. Through Sri Lanka Telecom, it comes under the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure.

In 2017, it was recognized as a degree-awarding institution by the Ministry of Higher Education and Highways, with a gazette notification indicating it could grant BSc Engineering degrees in the fields of power, electronic, ICT and telecommunication engineering.[3]

In 2021 SLT divested it's ownership and sold the university to Tempest Two Ltd a joint venture between Capital Alliance and Insite Holdings.[4] [5]

Faculties[]

  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Technology
  • Faculty of Professional Studies
  • Faculty of Business and Management
  • Faculty of IT & Computing
  • Faculty of Music
  • Faculty of Graduate Studies

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Management | Welcome to Sri Lanka Telecom".
  2. ^ "Other Recognized Degrees". University Grants Commission.
  3. ^ SLTC welcomes new students at inauguration ceremony
  4. ^ "SLT divests SLT Campus for Rs. 410 m to consortium of private investors | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka's Tempest PE Partners lead SLT Campus acquisition". EconomyNext. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

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