Informatics Institute of Technology
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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 1,800 have graduated from IIT, occupying significant positions in public and private sectors.
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.
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.
* BEng(Hons) in Software Engineering
* MEng(Hons) in Software Engineering
* BSc(Hons) in Business Information Systems
Postgraduate MSc programmes
* MSc in Advanced Software Engineering
Foundation programme.
* Foundation Programme
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.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
which specializes in Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
. It collaborates with leading foreign universities and allows students to follow those courses in Sri Lanka.
Up to now over 1,800 have graduated from IIT, occupying significant positions in public and private sectors.
History
Established in 1990. It was a venture started by Informatics (Pvt) Ltd. (IPL).IPL has been in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in North West England. Its headquarters and central campus is in the city of Manchester, but there are outlying facilities in the county of Cheshire. It is the third largest university in the United Kingdom in terms of student numbers, behind the...
(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.
In 2002 IICS changed its name to IIT and in 2005 started a collaboration with the University of Westminster
University of Westminster
The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
(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.* BEng(Hons) in Software Engineering
* MEng(Hons) in Software Engineering
* BSc(Hons) in Business Information Systems
Postgraduate MSc programmes
* MSc in Advanced Software Engineering
Foundation programme.
* 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 computerComputer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
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.