SLIIT

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology was established in 1999 by an Act of Parliament, with ability to award degrees following amendments to the Universities Act the same year. Thus gaining recognition from the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka and it is also a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). SLIIT was established primarily to educate and train information technology professionals required by the fast growing IT industry in Sri Lanka. SLIIT is a governmental institution with initial funding from the government. It is a statutory board and a company by guarantee. Although still remaining a public institute under the purview of the Ministry of Science and Technology, unlike other state universities it does not depend on government funding and therefore has a great deal of autonomy. Since its conception it has become the leading degree-granting institute in Sri Lanka for information technology, producing 600 graduates annually. 

SLIIT has expanded its IT education from Colombo and its suburbs to various other parts of the Sri Lanka, including Kandy and Matara, making the SLIIT accessible in 5 locations throughout Sri Lanka. Presently, SLIIT operates two Campuses and two Centres viz. the Malabe Campus at Malabe and the Metropolitan Campus at Kollupitiya, Colombo, the Kandy Centre at Kandy and the Matara Centre at Matara. 

SLIIT VISION

 “ To be a Center of Excellence to advance and disseminate knowledge, foster and promote innovation and produce world-class intellectuals in the field of Information and Communication technologies to best serve the nation and beyond. ”

SLIIT MISSION 

“ To ensure that Sri Lanka profits from Information Technology, by providing education and training, conducting and promoting research and development, provide consultancy and software services, nurturing IT ventures, thus ensuring the availability of a rich pool of experts in IT. ”