OCU Sri Lanka and ISIC University Thailand sign historic MoU

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Strengthening the centuries-old historical and cultural relations between Sri Lanka and Thailand, the historical Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Oxford Chester Uni of Higher Education (OCU) of Sri Lanka and the Institute of Science Innovation and Culture (ISIC) under Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep (RMUTK) of Thailand was grandly held recently at the ISIC University premises in Bangkok.

Operating through the Gangaramaya Educational Centre, OCU is an educational institution designed with the noble objective of providing quality higher education at an affordable cost to the children of our country. With this new partnership, Sri Lankan students now have the golden opportunity to pursue a wide range of international university programs from Bachelor’s to Doctoral (PhD) degrees.

ISIC University, entering into this agreement, is a Royal University under the Government of Thailand, headed by the King of Thailand. Furthermore, it is a prestigious university with UGC approval, WES accreditation, and leading international QS rankings.

Among distinguished participants at the signing of the MOU were Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to Thailand and Permanent Representative to UNESCAP E.A.S. Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, OCU Director, Advisor to Western Province Governor, and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Colombo Dr. Dulan Hettiarachchi, and Embassy of Sri Lanka in Thailand Head of Trade Shivanthi Abeyratne. Among Thailand RMUTK-ISIC representatives were

RMUTK-ISIC Director and Founder Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yaoping LIU, Associate Director in Academics and Research Assoc. Prof. Dr. Daranee Pimchangthong, Associate Director Chatchai Rakthin, Associate

Director for International Relations Ada Marie G. Mascarinas, Associate Director for General Administration Noppavan Namtubtim and Head, Department of Global Buddhism Dr. Metteyya Beliatte.

The event featured an executive meeting led by the distinguished guests of both parties, the signing of the MoU, the exchange of souvenirs, and a campus tour of the university premises.

This historic agreement marks a new renaissance in the higher education sector of Sri Lanka and Thailand, opening up broad avenues for local students to engage in international-standard education.