Is Non-State Higher Education a Business? Some Reflections By Athula Pitigala-Arachchi Looking at the non-state higher education from a business perspective, one could, no doubt, recognise several typical practices of the corporate sector. These include corporate planning/strategizing, marketing, seeing students as customers, customer (student) orientation and a focus on customer satisfaction, demand responsiveness, continuous efforts
ChatGPT – An educator’s Friend or Foe? By Gamindu Hemachandra Three months after the release of ChatGPT, academia is still debating its implications for teaching, learning and assessments. The conversation seems to be dominated by the dangers posed by the tool to academic integrity. It’s ironical that one of the landmark technological advancements of our
Interest Free Loan Scheme SLANSHEI submitted a proposal to the government of Sri Lanka to expand student enrolment in recognized non-state higher education institutes through a government-sponsored loan scheme. The national budget of 2017 made provisions for the establishment of the Interest Free Student Loan Scheme (IFSLS). IFSLS has been successfully operated over the past
An insight into SLANSHEI’s mission; Interview with Dr. Athula Pitigala-Arachchi – President SLANSHEI Could you explain the goal of SLANSHEI? SLANSHEI, the Sri Lanka Association of Non-State Higher Education Institutes, is an umbrella organisation of non-state higher education institutes. Established in 2016, SLANSHEI membership now comprises 14 leading non-state higher education institutes. Our Vision is
Higher Education in National Development – An extract from the speech by Prof. Ananda Jayawardane, Chairman, Commercial Bank, at the SLANSHEI AGM 2022 In the midst of post-pandemic recovery and economic challenges, Sri Lanka is beset with a grave challenge: a dearth of adequately trained human resources to contribute to national development. State university admission