Scholarships for USA finds placement for Miyuru Arangala

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Miyuru Arangala, Scholarships for USA’s (www.scholarshipsforusa.com) latest student to the University of North Dakota (UND) was recently introduced to Prasath Nanayakkara (Royal College group of ‘86 & Massachusetts Institute of Technology class of ‘93) Global Head of Business Enablement at Virtusa Corporation & Vice President American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka.

Miyuru, an alumnus of D.S.Senanayake Vidyalaya & Gateway International Rajagiriya plans to major in Computer Science. Scholarships for USA have been engaged in assisting Lankan students to have access to most affordable American higher education since 2001. UND, founded in 1883 (even before North Dakota became a State) is one of only 46 public universities in the US with both accredited graduate schools of Law & Medicine. According to Princeton Review/Forbes UND is among the top 8 most entrepreneurial undergrad campus, and according to Washington Monthly it’s among the top 70 public universities in the US. Its Aviation school, considered one of the best in the nation also possesses the world’s largest fleet of civilian training aircraft. Prasath Nanayakkara impressed upon Miyuru the value & relevance of US education and the countless opportunities available to returning US graduates in an economy doing exceedingly well. Miyuru’s selection of UND, after having considered seven such generous offers Scholarships for USA was able to attract from its partners located from Montana to Ohio & from Missouri to North Dakota, was based on the attractive financial aid & generous credit transfers UND offered. It’s interesting to note that the larger majority of Lankan students (placed by Scholarships) at UND are all from Gateway International Rajagiriya.