SLTC Research University is a
private university
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in
Sri Lanka
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. It conducts Engineering programs in Electronics, Telecommunications, Power Systems, Civil and Computing. Its degree programs are accredited by the
Ministry of Higher Education and Highways and recognized by the
university grants commission (UGC).
History
Founded in 2015, as a subsidiary of
Sri Lanka Telecom, its residential campus is located at the 42 acre former Satellite Station premises in
Padukka
Padukka (, ) is a town in the district of Colombo in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It has a population of roughly 8,000. Elevation 44feet.
Padukka, which is part of the Avissawella electoral district, electorate is situated 33 kilometers ea ...
. SLT Campus's city campus is located at the
TRACE Expert City in
Colombo
Colombo, ( ; , ; , ), is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is the ...
. It is the first corporate funded, fully residential private research university in Sri Lanka. Through Sri Lanka Telecom, it came under the
Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure
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.
In 2017, it was recognized as a degree-awarding institution by the
Ministry of Higher Education and Highways, with a
gazette
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notification indicating it could grant
BSc Engineering degrees in the fields of power, electronic,
ICT, Civil and telecommunication engineering.
In 2021 SLT divested its ownership and sold the university to Tempest Two Ltd a joint venture between
Capital Alliance and Insite Holdings.
Faculty
* Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Technology
* Faculty of Science
* Business School
* School of Computing & IT
* School of Music
* School of Postgraduate Studies & Research
See also
*
SLTMobitel
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (, ), doing business as SLTMobitel, is the national telecommunications services provider in Sri Lanka and one of the country's largest companies with an annual turnover in excess of Rs 100 billion. The company provides dom ...
*
List of universities in Sri Lanka
This is a list of higher education institutions in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan law on publicly financed universities, the University Grants Commission controls 17 Sri Lankan universities and other educational institutions, as higher education inst ...
*
Research in Sri Lanka
*
Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies
References
External links
Sri Lanka Technological Campus website
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Universities and colleges established in 2015
Universities and colleges in Colombo District
Engineering universities and colleges in Sri Lanka
2015 establishments in Sri Lanka
Universities in Sri Lanka