Colombo University renews Mobitel 'mLearning' partnership
The University of Colombo recently renewed its partnership with
Mobitel, to deliver a continuous service of the online learning
initiative 'mLearning' that facilitates distance learning for a range of
post-graduate degree programs.
'mLearning', an exclusive learning platform designed and developed by
Mobitel, provides quality education while catering to the needs of a
student's lifestyle.
Mobitel 'mLearning' is the only commercially available facility in
Sri Lanka that allows students to follow a complete university course
without being physically present in a classroom.
The University of Colombo covers a wide range of post-graduate degree
programs via Mobitel 'mLearning' which include a Master's Degree
Programs in Public Administration, Management, Post-graduate Diploma in
Public Administration, Management, Business Management, Executive
Diploma in Marketing and Public Management and Governance.
"The mLearning post-graduate degree programs could be followed while
at home or in any part of the world, thereby giving students the
opportunity to obtain a recognised local post-graduate degree while
residing in any part of the world," said Vice Chancellor, UOC, Prof.
Kumara Hirimburegama.
"Following a post-graduate degree program through mLearning also
avoids the hassle of spending time and money that is usually incurred on
transportation, accommodation which are often difficult for students,"
he said.
mLearning provides students stationed in distant regions outside the
Western Province an opportunity to further pursue their education to
meet the needs of a competitive global market," Prof. Hirimburegama
said.
"Mobitel mLearning is perhaps the world's only platform that offers
virtual class room programs while providing an exclusive learning
management system on a single platform. Mobitel has always strived to
make a valuable contribution to many sectors such as apparel, industrial
and transport, including education, through its technological expertise
and service offerings," said Mobitel CEO Ranjith G. Rubasinghe.
The University of Colombo, Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) has
trained hundreds of students and has been using Mobitel 'mLearning'
since 2009.
Mobitel 'mLearning' has been introduced to many leading educational
institutes such as the University of Kelaniya, CIMA Sri Lanka (South
East Asia Region), PIM - Postgraduate Institute of Management,
University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Sri Lanka College of Surgeons, Kandy
Society of Medicine and Kotelawala Defence Academy.
'mLearning' is now integrated with Cisco Webex, one of the world's
most advanced web conferencing platforms which brings device
independency by allowing students to participate in lectures via their
PC, iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows or Blackberry
devices. |