Is Non-State Higher Education a Business? Some Reflections By Athula Pitigala-Arachchi Looking at the non-state higher education from a business perspective, one could, no doubt, recognise several typical practices of the corporate sector. These include corporate planning/strategizing, marketing, seeing students as customers, customer (student) orientation and a focus on customer satisfaction, demand responsiveness, continuous efforts
ChatGPT – An educator’s Friend or Foe? By Gamindu Hemachandra Three months after the release of ChatGPT, academia is still debating its implications for teaching, learning and assessments. The conversation seems to be dominated by the dangers posed by the tool to academic integrity. It’s ironical that one of the landmark technological advancements of our
Globally, students borrow money to finance their education, either from financial institutions or from other known sources. However, the risk involved in financing students who have no collateral and take years to repay has in the past deterred the provision of loans. Over the past 2-3 decades, especially in the developed nations, governments have established
The Ex-Co of SLANSHEI was invited to meet the UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy, Lord Davies of Abersoch, for a discussion on UK Transnational Education (TNE) sector in Sri Lanka. The meeting, with the purpose of gaining insights on one of the UK’s largest TNE markets, resulted in an interesting exchange of ideas on strengthening
Maarya Rehman – Country Director British Council Sri Lanka, hosted representatives of SLANSHEI to a breakfast meeting at Movenpick Hotel on 30 September 2022. The meeting, with the objective of promoting better relations between Sri Lankan Higher Education providers and the United Kingdom was attended by Adrian Chadwick – Regional Director British Council South Asia and his team in Sri Lanka and Dr. Athula Pitigala-Arachchi, President of SLANSHEI and a team of SLANSHEI representatives.
Interest Free Loan Scheme SLANSHEI submitted a proposal to the government of Sri Lanka to expand student enrolment in recognized non-state higher education institutes through a government-sponsored loan scheme. The national budget of 2017 made provisions for the establishment of the Interest Free Student Loan Scheme (IFSLS). IFSLS has been successfully operated over the past
An insight into SLANSHEI’s mission; Interview with Dr. Athula Pitigala-Arachchi – President SLANSHEI Could you explain the goal of SLANSHEI? SLANSHEI, the Sri Lanka Association of Non-State Higher Education Institutes, is an umbrella organisation of non-state higher education institutes. Established in 2016, SLANSHEI membership now comprises 14 leading non-state higher education institutes. Our Vision is
Higher Education in National Development – An extract from the speech by Prof. Ananda Jayawardane, Chairman, Commercial Bank, at the SLANSHEI AGM 2022 In the midst of post-pandemic recovery and economic challenges, Sri Lanka is beset with a grave challenge: a dearth of adequately trained human resources to contribute to national development. State university admission
Upcoming Events 2023 SLANSHEI Future Leaders Summit 2023 We are witnessing the dawn of the fourth industrial revolution; physical, digital and biological systems are getting integrated seamlessly. Rapidly evolving technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Internet of Things, Big Data, Block Chain, Nanotechnology, and Biotechnology will have a major impact on the
SLANSHEI Annual General Meeting 2022 Sri Lanka Association of Non- State Higher Education Institutes (SLANSHEI) held its annual general meeting on 30 March 2022. SLANSHEI Strategic Plan 2022 – 2025 which focuses on developing the non-state higher education sector in Sri Lanka to be one of the most robust and reputable in the region was