Tasmanian Govt. delegation visits CINEC Campus to build ties through educational partnerships

Tasmanian delegation touring the CINEC Campus

Tasmania’s Minister f o r S t at e G row t h Matthew Groom recently led a delegation to visit CINEC Campus in Malabe. Along with Groom, other senior of ficials from the Ministry of State Growth who visited the Campus were Sean Terry – Chief of Staff Minister for State Growth, Mark Bowles – Executive Director Trade and International Re l a t i o n s , A n n e Ripper – Government Education and Training I n t e r nat i o n a l , B e n Jo n e s a n d Pe t e r Frappell – University of Tasmania, Fredrick John – RGIT Australia, Johnpaul Palissery, Ronald Lambert and Jose ph Phillips of Smart City College, Lori Hocking – TasTAFE, S t e p h e n N o r r i s (Launceston Church Grammar School,

Tim Hug gins – De p u t y High Commissioner (DFAT) and Kanishka Padidilian –Austrade. After touring the Campus CINEC Campus President Capt. Ajith Peiris addressing the delegation said that he hoped that this firstever visit to CINEC of Tasmanian Government officials would be the beginning of partnerships that will serve as a platform for mutual cooperat ion on the professional development between CINEC and the Government of Tasmania. Members o f t h e d e l e g at i o n expressed similar sentiments in seeking to deepen their links with the Campus. Tasmania, which is Canberra’s only island state, currently has significant investment in education, resources, and innovation andt his visit is yet another step in building Tasmania’s p lace in Asia and introducing Sri Lanka to what s u r p r i s e s Tasmania has to offer. Peiris further commented:

“We are very pleased to have had the delegation from Tasmania, visiting our campus and understanding the value that we of fer in imparting quality education to our students. Following the visit, we are hopeful of developing opportunities for students in Tasmania to have the potential to build strong collaborations with our campus for their higher education and training, including joint exploration of new flexible pathways that would suit their needs. Building collaborations between Sri Lanka and Tasmania through educational partnerships offers many potential opportunities for innovation and niche market growth to benefit on both sides.”