A Private HEI in Sri Lanka is looking for a UK university partner to offer a top-up and a Masters programme in Business Management, International Business, ICT and/or Tourism and Hospitality management.

Benefits for the UK partner

This will be an opportunity for the selected UK university partner to establish a long-term partnership with Thames College of Further and Higher Education (www.thamescollege.lk)

Sri Lanka has consistently proved to be a successful TNE destination with over 50,000 students gaining UK qualifications each year.

Programmes to be offered

  • Degree Top Up (Final Year) for Undergraduates with CTH Level 5 Qualification
  • Masters programme for Postgraduates with CTH Level 6 Qualification

About Thames College of Further and Higher Education

Thames College, a subsidiary of British Way Holdings, is a leading Hospitality and Tourism Education provider in Sri Lanka. The institute has been in operation for over 9 years working in collaboration with the Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH- UK) & Asia e University (AeU) to offer globally acclaimed gold standard qualifications for tourism, hotel and travel industries. Thames College is currently the largest centre for CTH (UK) in Sri Lanka. 

Currently Thames College delivers the CTH Level 4(Diploma), CTH Level 5 (Advanced Diploma) ,CTH Level 6 (Postgraduate) and MBA in Tourism and Hospitality (with Asia e University). For more information please visit www.thamescollege.lk

Current programmes on offer include;

  1. Certificate Course in Tourism and Hospitality Management – (Awarded by Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission)
  2. Level 4 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management – (Awarded by CTH, UK)
  3. Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management – (Awarded by CTH, UK)
  4. Level 6 Professional Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management – (Awarded by CTH, UK)
  5. MBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management – (Awarded by Asia e University, Malaysia)

The institute currently has a student population of 550 students and the British Way Holdings together passes out approximately 15,000 students per year in total.

Action required

UK universities interested in this opportunity are requested to contact Nishika Hassim – Manager Higher Education and International Education Services at Nishika.Hassim@britishcouncil.org by Friday 17 May 2019.  

British Council will collate all information and share with Thames College. The institute will organise a meeting thereafter with prospective partner universities to discuss further.