APIIT Programmes

APIIT degree programmes are internal degree programmes and the degree certificates awarded by Staffordshire University are identical to those awarded to internal students studying in the UK. As a higher education institute offering British degree programmes in Sri Lanka, APIIT Sri Lanka comes under the purview of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) of the United Kingdom. The Quality Assurance Agency is an independent body that evaluates British University awards with a view to safeguarding public interest in sound education standards.

The academic programmes conducted by APIIT have been audited by the Quality Assurance Agency of the United Kingdom. An audit team from the Quality Assurance Agency visited APIIT Sri Lanka in May 2004 to appraise APIIT facilities and programmes as part of quality assurance of Staffordshire University degree programmes. The team inspected the facilities, examined the teaching processes and procedures in relation to the Computing Degree Programmes and interviewed the students and staff. The audit report, which is now available on the websites of QAA and APIIT Sri Lanka, has highly commended the academic standards maintained and the quality of learning opportunities provided to students at APIIT. The audit team has concluded that the student experience at APIIT Sri Lanka is comparable to that provided in British universities.

APIIT Diploma and Higher Diploma Programmes are quality assured by Staffordshire University; UK; these provide a pathway to enter higher levels of relevant foreign degree programmes. APIIT Sri Lanka provides the option of transferring to an affiliated university in the UK or Australia after one year or two years of study in Colombo Students have the opportunity of choosing from over twenty one affiliated universities in the UK and Australia to complete their degree.

APIIT Degree Programmes are conducted as per the prescribed standards set by the university. There is often close monitoring of the facilities and the conduct of the programmes by the Staffordshire University and APIIT Malaysia to assure that the required quality standards are maintained.

Staffordshire University

Staffordshire University is a major player in international education, and has its origins in the early 1900s. The University has a student population of approximately 12,000 full-time and 3000 part-time students. In addition, there are some 5,000 students studying overseas on Staffordshire University awards in China, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Greece, Spain and France. The university is ranked 3rd in a league table for ‘Ranking of University and College Teacher Training Providers’ as published by the Centre for Education and Employment Research, University of Buckingham, U.K.

APIIT Lanka Profile

There is no provision under the Universities Act to set up private universities or higher education institutes in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, private higher education institutes, similar to international schools, are registered under the Companies Act and those with foreign collaboration are registered as BOI approved enterprises under the BOI Act.

The Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. (APIIT Sri Lanka) was incorporated in September 1999 with Board of Investment approval to offer tertiary education in IT and Business Studies under a franchise arrangement with the Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology – Malaysia and Staffordshire University, UK. And as the quality of academic provision and standards within APlIT ¬Sri Lanka remains strictly within the purview of APIIT Malaysia and Staffordshire University, UK, these institutions have set in place rigorous quality assurance procedures and APIIT-Lanka is totally committed to conform to the prescribed quality standards.

Since commencement, APIIT Sri Lanka has attracted students (full-time and part-time) from many parts of the country to follow the three main degree programmes, namely, BSc (Hons) in Computing, BSc (Hons) in Business Information Technology and BA (Hons) in Business Administration. APIIT Sri Lanka takes pride in having produced over 100 graduates from the first two graduations in December 2003 and December 2004, who are acknowledged as dynamic professionals geared to take on the challenges of the industry and commerce.

Over the five years of its existence, the institution’s clear focus on its primary objectives has made APIIT Sri Lanka to evolve as the undisputed leader in providing quality higher education in IT/ Computing and Business Management.