Dean Dr. Ruwan Website www.iit.ac.lk Number of students 1,800 | Location Colombo, Sri Lanka Phone +94 72 272 7272 Founded 1990 | |
Type Private College/Institute Established 1990 (As the Informatics Institute of Computer Studies) Address 57 Ramakrishna Rd, Colombo 00600, Sri Lanka Motto To produce a new qualified IT professionals Similar Sri Lanka Institute of Informatio, University of Moratuwa, National Institute of Business, Colombo International Nautical, University of the Visual Profiles | ||
Convocation of informatics institute of technology 2015
IIT, Informatics Institute of Technology (formerly IICS, Informatics Institute of Computer Studies) is a private higher educational institute in Sri Lanka which specializes in Information Technology. It collaborates with leading foreign universities and allows students to follow those courses in Sri Lanka.
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- Convocation of informatics institute of technology 2015
- Informatics institute of technology iit
- History
- Degrees
- Facilities
- Awards
- References
Up to now over 3000 have graduated from IIT since its establishment 1990, occupying significant positions in public and private companies. The alumni of IIT have played a pivotal role in empowering over 250 multinational and local blue-chip companies by holding key strategic positions and immensely contributing towards the growth of their respective organizations.
Informatics institute of technology iit
History
With the vision of Dr. Gamini Wickramasinghe to empower the youth in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) age, the Informatics Institute of Computer Studies (IICS) which is now known as the Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT) was established in 1990..
IPL has been in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), the largest non federal university in UK, to conduct the BSc (Hons) in Information Systems and Computing since 1990. This collaboration enabled IICS to deliver MMU courses in Sri Lanka and award the same qualification as those given by MMU in the UK. The first set of students of the programme graduated in 1994.
In 2002 IICS changed its name to IIT and in 2005 started a collaboration with the University of Westminster (UOW), UK. The first set of students from the UOW graduated in 2007.
Degrees
Undergraduate programmes are offered in the disciplines of IT and Business.
Postgraduate MSc programmes
Foundation programme.
Facilities
The entire institute premises is spread over five floors and is centrally air-conditioned. Lecture rooms and tutorial rooms are equipped with modern teaching aids. The library has well over 7,000 volumes of related texts and references and is located overlooking the Indian Ocean. The library also subscribes to academic and professional journals. The computer laboratory consists of over 200 high-end PC's networked. Students have access to the special study rooms, conference halls, canteen and recreational facilities, including a swimming pool.