Colombo, 08 December 2023:  The Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) Sri Lanka, the largest provider of foreign degrees in the country, held its annual Graduation at the main hall of the BMICH on Friday, 08th December 2023.

The occasion was graced by the Chief Guest Professor Annabel Kiernan, Pro Vice-Chancellor – Education, Staffordshire University, UK and Mr Bernhard Stefan, Managing Director of Nestlé Lanka PLC as the Guest of Honour. 

At the event, a total of 579 students received undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Business, Computing and Law from Staffordshire University, UK. 

The event marked the awarding of degrees in BEng (Hons) Software Engineering, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, BSc (Hons) Cyber Security, BSc (Hons) International Business Management, LLB (Hons) Law, MBA, MSc Computer Science (Business Computing) and LLM International Business Law. 

The ceremony celebrated the success of 106 students receiving First Class Honours degrees, 150 students receiving Second Class (1st Division) degrees, and 92 postgraduate students receiving degrees with Distinctions.

The Gold Medallists this year are Mohanraj Kavinkumar Naidu from BEng (Hons) Software Engineering, Vidana Pathiranage Don Kavin Sewmina Kumara from BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Yuneth Ranaka Ubeysekera from BSc (Hons) Cyber Security, Noor Nisma Magdon Ismail from BSc (Hons) International Business Management, Arsiya Binthi Mahir from LLB (Hons) Law, Thillainadarasa Anusha from MBA, Chandula Janadhi Harasgama from MSc Computer Science (Business Computing) and Rannulu Eranthi Punsala Fonseka from LLM International Business Law. Vidana Pathiranage Don Kavin Sewmina Kumara from BSc (Hons) Computer Science was the valedictorian with the highest aggregate of the outgoing class of 2023.

The Chief Guest, Professor Annabel Kiernan congratulated the graduates while emphasising the importance of continuous learning and encouraged them to think about how they could use their experience to make a difference in the world. The Guest of Honour, Mr Bernhard Stefan congratulated the graduates in his address and highlighted the power of a young leader to shape the future of Sri Lanka and the world, to make a positive impact, and to create lasting change.

APIIT Sri Lanka is a higher education institution that operates in partnership with Staffordshire University, UK, Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation, Malaysia, NCUK – a consortium of over 60 universities around the globe, Deakin University, Australia, Southern Cross University, Australia and Western Sydney University, Australia. APIIT Sri Lanka has to-date, turned out over 5,200 graduates who have completed their Staffordshire University awards in Computing, Business and Law in Sri Lanka, making a considerable contribution to the human capital development of the country.

(L to R) Chief Guest – Professor Annabel Kiernan, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Staffordshire University, UK, Guest of Honour, Mr. Bernhard Stefan, Managing Director, Nestlé Lanka PLC and Mr. Bandula Egodage, Chairman of APIIT – Sri Lanka, addressing the congregation at the Graduation Ceremony of APIIT Sri Lanka 2023.