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Sri Lanka’s First Community Funded University

Nalanda – IUHS Campus is an initiative by Meth Bo Sewana International Meditation Center and has been supported by IUHS (Institute of Universal Higher Studies) since its inception. The campus is operated and managed by the Nalanda Campus Foundation, a non-profit organization. Nalanda Campus was established in October 2022 with the ambition of providing students a fully – fledged free IT education. 

Nalanda – IUHS Campus currently offers a Diploma in IT as the very first program of the campus with 150 student enrolments. The enrolled students come from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities and different parts of the country. The curriculum developed focuses on developing industry-specific skills and soft skills rather than exams-focused knowledge-based education as opposed to the country’s current system

In order to provide the benefit to a larger group of students Nalanda – IUHS Campus is rolling out an aggressive expansion strategy in the next ten years.  Despite the humble beginning with only 150 students it has its own plans to enroll 10,000 students by its 10th year.

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Nalanda Campus Foundation

Established in October 2022 with the direction of its spiritual director Venerable Thithagalle Anandasiri to provide students an industry specific education. Nalanda Campus  foundation (NCF), is a not for profit organization registered as a company limited by guarantee under section 32 of Companies Act No 7 of 2007.

Our Mission

Our mission is to develop a well – rounded holistic individuals who are technically sound, socially responsible and spiritually enriched and embodies noble values and the right attitude, through integral education based on human values.

Meet our Leadership Team

Our Leadership team ensures the campus remains a viable, accountable and world – class institution.

Dr. Amith Pussella

Director

Dr. Amith Pussella is a renowned entrepreneur who stepped into the educational services sector at a young age. He is a veteran in his field with 25 years of experience guiding many generations towards a better future. With the great service done to the Physics stream in Sri Lankan education, he has been granted a PhD. 

He is the Managing Director and Founder of Sasip institute and the Chairman of IUHS Campus and Director of Nalanda Foundation.

Dr. Professor Samantha Thelijjagoda

Head of Academic Program

Samantha Thelijjagoda is a professor in Information Systems Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka. He is currently serving as the Dean, SLIIT Business School.

He is an active member of Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) and having international professional memberships of IEEE, AIS and IET organizations. He is the country representative of Technical Committee 8 (TC-8: Information Systems) of International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP). He is also the country in-charge for Skills Certifications of IT professionals in Sri Lanka which is awarded by Australian Computer Society (ACS).

Dr. Professor Koliya Pulasinhe Koliya

Senior Lecturer

Koliya Pulasinghe is a Professor in Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka. He edited the IT Subject benchmark document to be used in Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council (QAAC) of the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka, served as a member of the National Committee on Electronics and IT, National Science Foundation (NSF), and worked as a member of the NSF Working Committee on Technology.

His research interests are electronic patient information management systems, Hidden Markov Model based prediction algorithms, Computational Linguistics and Fuzzy Neural Network based control systems.

Mr. Aruna Ishara

Senior Lecturer

Mr. Aruna Ishara Gamage is a Lecturer attached to the Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computing. He joined SLIIT main body in December 1st, 2014 attached to Interactive Media Programme Conducted by the Department of Software Engineering, where he currently plays the role of responsibility as the Coordinator – Interactive Media Degree Programme. 

In addition to being an IT Professional in the academic career, Mr. Ishara is a Professional Photographer, Design Conceptualist, Graphic Designer, Writer and a Translator. He is also a registered Artist at Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation as a Voice Actor and a freelance professional as a Dubbing Artist in television media

Mr. Aruna Ishara

Senior Lecturer

Mr. Aruna Ishara Gamage is a Lecturer attached to the Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Computing. He joined SLIIT main body in December 1st, 2014 attached to Interactive Media Programme Conducted by the Department of Software Engineering, where he currently plays the role of responsibility as the Coordinator – Interactive Media Degree Programme. 

In addition to being an IT Professional in the academic career, Mr. Ishara is a Professional Photographer, Design Conceptualist, Graphic Designer, Writer and a Translator. He is also a registered Artist at Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation as a Voice Actor and a freelance professional as a Dubbing Artist in television media

Rev. Badulle Samahitha Thero

Volunteer Lecturer/Coodinator

Rev. Samahitha Thero completed his Bachelor degree in 2015, From University of Ruhuna majoring in Computer Science stream. After completing the degree, he started to follow his lifelong passion of teaching. 

After ordaining in 2017 and becoming a resident monk at Meth Boo Sewana International meditation Center. Samahitha Thero was involved in the community service that the meditation center offer to its neighbouring villages.

Rev. Badulle Samahitha Thero

Volunteer Lecturer/Coodinator

Rev. Samahitha Thero completed his Bachelor degree in 2015, From University of Ruhuna majoring in Computer Science stream. After completing the degree, he started to follow his lifelong passion of teaching. 

After ordaining in 2017 and becoming a resident monk at Meth Boo Sewana International meditation Center. Samahitha Thero was involved in the community service that the meditation center offer to its neighbouring villages.

Other Lecturers
  • Mr. Haritha Thiwankara – BSc. (Hons.) in Software Engineering

  • Mr. Malith Kodagoda – Highest Educational Qualification: TESOL, Cambridge Teaching Qualification

  • Mr.Ajith Shantha Perera – Highest Educational Qualification: MSc in Financial Mathematics

  • Mr. Chamindu Jayalath(Student Administrator) – BSc in Engineering 
 

Careers

Considering a career with IUHS – Nalanda Campus? Ready to join a professional team, a supportive working environment and a cohesive, collaborative culture. 

To find out current job opportunities please email us on [email protected]

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