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| Sunday, 6 November 2005 |
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ACHE brings about innovations in higher education by Don Asoka Wijewardena The American College of Higher Education (ACHE) to my knowledge has been quite successful in providing higher educational opportunities to a considerable number of students over a period of 10 years, said Foreign Affairs and Tourism Minister Anura Bandaranaike at the ACHE graduation ceremony at the Hotel Hilton. Minister Bandaranaike said that there were many new disciplines in education which might interest young students. Private sector institutions should work closely with the State sector institutions to develop and introduce such disciplines. He said that ACHE was one such institution which would endeavour in bringing in innovations in higher education that would help the development of the country. ACHE Chief Executive Officer Sherryn Yaseen - Mangalagam said that the College had made substantial progress over the last 10 years whilst meeting numerous hurdles and challenges. She said that a decade of providing educational opportunities to the youth of the country and neighbouring countries was a milestone in the college's drive for academic excellence, a fitting moment to reflect on the college's past performance, to draw on its strengths, minimise shortfalls and look forward to the future with hope and optimism. ACHE Director of Studies Prof. B. L. Panditharatne said that in addition to its steady academic progress, the college had excelled in co-curricular activities as well as in instilling social responsibilities in the minds of students. Prof. Panditharatne said that the commitment displayed by the students in taking social responsibilities, particularly their participation in the welfare of the sick (cancer patients) and their contribution in providing relief to the tsunami-affected persons in the South coast was highly commendable. International Advisor Broward Community College, Florida USA Prof. E. Partrick Smith said that during the period of international change and amidst the ongoing process of globalisation, it was particularly valuable for program and academic partnerships like the one developed between Broward Community College and ACHE to thrive and mature. He also said that the benefits of inter-cultural exchange and international educational affiliations were of critical importance adding that the global community had faced the opportunities which were derived from an increase in world trade and commerce as well as confronting the challenge posed by the AIDS epidemic and natural disasters. Around 70 students who had successfully completed the relevant courses were conferred degrees by Minister Bandaranaike. |
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