Study in the UK – Guide for Sri Lankan students on Degree programs in British Universities

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

UK Higher Education institutions offer internationally recognised Bachelor’s degrees (also called undergraduate or first degrees) on various subjects.
Entry requirements for Bachelor’s degrees (e.g. BA, BSc.) programs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are two/ three A-levels (local or British) or equivalent plus English language proficiency (e.g. IELTS).
According to the British Council, Sri Lanka web site, [...]

Study in India - How Sri Lankans can select good colleges?

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Some Sri Lankans choose to study in India, they select colleges in Bangalore and other states for Science and medical education. These students and their parents do not know the academic standards of those but they select them because local agents promote them. How do Indians select those colleges?
Ranking of Indian Higher education institutes (Colleges)
There [...]

Local vs foreign education

Monday, May 19th, 2008

The free university education in Sri Lanka is offered by 15 public universities, which enroll only 15% of those eligible to enter universities due to he lack of capacity. This results in parents and students are seeking overseas educational opportunities. It is estimated that around 7000 students go abroad for higher education while about 50,000 [...]

Bachelor’s degree programs in USA

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Introduction to Higher education in America
An American Bachelor’s (first) degree usually takes four years to complete. There are two major divisions in the type of school: public or private and college or university. A college offers only bachelor’s level degrees (BA/ [...]