Lyceum International Schools recently announced the launch of the Lyceum Campus, a tertiary education provider partnered with Deakin University, Australia, aiming to enter a new landscape of higher education.
The Lyceum Campus hopes to establish the concept of ‘Education 4.0’, unfamiliar yet to the local public, but with a deep impact on modern education. Education 4.0 – or blended learning – is the revolutionary leap in the field of education in par with the 4th industrial revolution where our physical, biological and digital worlds merge to create a re-skilled, abled generation of modern intellectuals. New technological components of Education 4.0 such as Advanced Robotics, Big Data, Cybersecurity, Blockchain Technology, Cloud Computing and Machine Learning are introduced and embedded in the discipline and practice of education to reshape and optimise it, since everyday life challenges push us to the edge; to think differently.
The launch of the initiative was held at the Monarch Imperial in Sri Jayewardenepura. The Chief Guest of the event was David Holly, the Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. Other notable attendees included Guest of Honour John Molony, Pro Vice Chancellor and Vice President of the Deakin International Office, Emeritus Professor Mohan De Silva, the President of Lyceum Campus, Prof. Colin Higgins, the Associate Dean, International and Partnerships, Faculty of Business and Law, the Board of Directors of the Lyceum Group, Dr. Mohan Lal Grero (Founder), Dr. Kumari Grero, and Nikitha Grero, the council members of the Lyceum Campus, and multiple other Deakin University representatives.
Deakin University, Australia is an internationally recognized university with over 45 years of higher educational expertise and within the top one percent of universities worldwide. Deakin University excels in multidisciplinary study options and research catering to thousands of students from all over the world.
Addressing the gathering, Nikitha Grero, the Director of Lyceum Group, pointed out the fact that, since its establishment, Lyceum has operated as a not-for-profit organization, and it is how it will always be run, into the foreseeable future. In addition, he stated that education has never been viewed as a business by any of the Lyceum family, but is considered as a sincere service which should be available to everybody.
In his speech, Chief Guest of the event, David Holly, the Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, mentioned the 75 years of bilateral partnership of Sri Lanka and Australia and its foundations that have resulted in the trans-national education culture of the present day. He also stated that he is looking forward to the future when Lyceumers look forward to entering the universities of Australia as job-ready graduates. In his address, Guest of Honor, John Molony, Pro Vice Chancellor and Vice President of the Deakin International Office pointed out the gravity of forming long-lasting relationships, and the university’s engagement with Sri Lanka for the past 20 years, being the largest home for Sri Lankan students in Australia.
Prof. Colin Higgins, The Associate Dean, International & Partnerships, Faculty of Business and Law, Emeritus Professor Mohan De Silva, the President of Lyceum Campus, Dr. Mohan Lal Grero, the Founder of Lyceum International Schools and Nilanka Imbuldeniya, the General Manager of Lyceum Campus also spoke.
As an initial step Lyceum Campus in partnership with Deakin University will offer several Diploma programs leading to a Degree under the 1 + 2 model where the students can complete the 1st year at Lyceum Campus, Sri Lanka and transfer to Deakin University, Australia to complete the second and third years and obtain their undergraduate degree.
The programs are Diploma of Business (Business Analytics) leading to Bachelor of Business Analytics, Diploma of Business (Management) leading to Bachelor of Business, Diploma of Business (Sport Management) leading to Bachelor of Business (Sports Management) and Diploma of Business (Commerce) leading to Bachelor of Commerce.
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