TNE partnership opportunity with Saegis- Sri Lanka

About SAEGIS

Saegis Campus stands out as an  iconic  leading  Non-State  Higher  Education  Institute  in  Sri  Lanka, approved  by  the  Ministry  of  Higher  Education. 

Saegis  Campus  offers  Undergraduate  and  Postgraduate Degrees in association with reputed international universities and also conducts programmes approved by the Ministry of Higher Education. Saegis Campus is guided by its mission to empower future generation with knowledge, skills, high morality and discipline with all personality traits required to face the challenges of the highly competitive society.

Saegis  Campus  offers  MBA  and  MSc  programmes  under  the  partnership  of  Canterbury  Christ  Church University (CCCU), UK. Saegis Campus also offers Degree programmes in affiliation with CCCU. As an integral  part  of  the  above  Undergraduate  and  Postgraduate  programmes,  Advanced  Diplomas  (AD)  in Business and Computer Science are offered in affiliation with the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), UK  and  Pearson,  UK  thatprovides progression paths to Bachelor’s Degree programmes offered by the affiliated University.

Proposed collaboration with UK universities

What subject area/s

• Management
• Computing
• Allied Health Science
• Education
• Law

University ranking

Within 1 to 100 in ranking

What outcomes expected through this collaboration

Franchise Agreement

The University approves Saegis Campus to deliver undergraduate/Top-up and Postgraduateof programme(s)of the University.

Validation/ Accreditation

Either Validate or Accredit the first 2 years of programmes designed by Saegis Campus to enter the final year of the degree or all 03 years of the degree programme. 

Articulation Agreement

The University grants automatic entry with advanced standing to a named University programme(s) to students who have satisfied the academic criteria for a named programme(s) undertaken at Saegis Campus. Eg-Pearson BTEC HND students to complete final year at a UK University.

How this collaboration will benefit both institutes?

Sri Lankan market for higher education is very promising as a business proposition for private universities such as Saegis and their international partners. In Sri Lanka, 301,771 students sat for the GCE Advanced Level examination in 2020. Out of which 194,297 (about 65 per cent) became qualified to enter a higher educational institution to study for a degree. However, State Universities could offer only 25,200 places. Out of the rest, nearly 25,000 students will join technical colleges (TAFEs), Open University and other similar tertiary institutions.

It  is  estimated  that  about  16,000  students  leave  the  country  to  study  at  overseas  higher  educational institutions.  This  leaves  about  128,000  GCE  Advanced  Level  qualified  students  who  would  pursue  a tertiary qualification, preferably a degree, if avenues were available in Sri Lanka.  It is estimated that only about 12,000 students are currently absorbed into the private sector higher educational institutions such as Saegis. This leaves at least 116,000 prospective students a year looking for affordable tertiary education within Sri Lanka.

Based on the wealth and income levels of Sri Lankan population, about 20 percent of the families of these students  would  be  able  to  afford  average  course  fees  charged  by  private  providers  who  offer  foreign-university  degree  programmes  in  Sri  Lanka.  To  be  extremely  cautious  because  of  the  COVID-19 pandemic, let assume that only 10% of the students would be able to afford to pay the fees charged for degree programmes offered locally by reputed overseas universities in Sri Lanka. The absolute minimum, hither to unfulfilled, market for overseas degrees offered in Sri Lanka, would still be 11,600 students a year. This number will keep rising due to demographic trends and rising income and wealth levels of the population despite of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Given the consistent demand for computing, management, accounting, finance, language, Engineering, and health science courses, and given the reputation of Saegis Camps we are confident that much more than  a  sufficient  number  of  students  will  enroll  at  Saegis  Campus  to  pursue  International  University Degree Programmes making this proposal financially worthwhile.

Next steps & expected timeline/s 

SAEGIS website: https://www.saegis.ac.lk/

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