Informatics Institute of Technology

IIT
Informatics Institute of Technology
Motto To produce a new generation of qualified IT professionals
Established 1990 (As the Informatics Institute of Computer Studies)
Location Colombo, Sri Lanka
Website www.iit.ac.lk

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.

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. [1]

History

With the vision of Dr. GaminiWickramasinghe 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.[2]

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.

   * BSc(Hons) Information Systems with Business Management

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.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "A Few of The Organizations which have Employed our Graduates |". Iit.ac.lk. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  2. ↑ "Academic Partner |". Iit.ac.lk. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  3. ↑ "IIT team dazzles the world at Imagine Cup 2013 |". Iit.ac.lk. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  4. ↑ "Glo-Bus |". Iit.ac.lk. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  5. ↑ "IIT student wins the prestigious e-Swabhimani award |". Iit.ac.lk. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  6. ↑ "IIT emerges as First Runner up at Imagine Cup 2012 by changing the way of learning |". Iit.ac.lk. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  7. ↑ "Team ‘CR-Coderzs’ from IIT win second place at Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011 |". Iit.ac.lk. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  8. ↑ "IIT secures ‘Gold’ for the third time in succession at NBQSA 2011 |". Iit.ac.lk. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  9. ↑ "Motorola Inter-University Enterprise Mobility Application Software Development Competition 2010 |". Iit.ac.lk. 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  10. ↑ "NBQSA 2010 |". Iit.ac.lk. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  11. ↑ "IIT wins Gold and Bronze Awards at NBQSA 2009 |". Iit.ac.lk. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  12. ↑ "NBQSA 2005 |". Iit.ac.lk. Retrieved 2015-10-01.

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