FITIS and PIM partner to foster management education to IT sector

FITIS Chairman Indika De Zoysa (left) and PIM Director Dr. Senaka Kelum Gamage exchange the MoU signed between the two organisations. Others from left: FITIS CEO Dinesh Sattrukalsinghe, Senior Vice Chairman Dr. Dayan Rajapakse, PIM Senior Assistant Registrar Jayantha Ranapura and Senior Lecturer Tharindu Ameresekere 

The Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) entered into a MoU with the Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) to work together to advance management education to the IT sector of Sri Lanka and to collaborate together on areas of common interest which will be mutually beneficial for both entities as well as the relevant stakeholders.

The PIM Director Dr. Senaka Kelum Gamage emphasised on the importance of such collaborations between postgraduate education institutes and industry bodies to enable the professionals to uplift their game by upskilling themselves. He further stressed on how PIM was open for such partnerships to enhance its contribution to the recovering economy of Sri Lanka.

FITIS Chairman Indika De Zoysa welcomed the move and commented on how FITIS looks forward to collaborating closely with PIM faculty members, students and a wide network of alumni of students to realise Sri Lanka›s fullest potential in the Digital Economy.

FITIS Senior Vice Chairman Dr. Dayan Rajapakse another veteran in the education sphere further enunciated on the need for ICT and digital technology education to be upgraded to meet the modern industry demands that would bolster the economy and how PIM could play a role in this endeavour in aligning its intervention to cater to the need of the hour.

PIM Senior lecturer Tharindu Ameresekere also briefed the delegation from FITIS on the recent array of professional skills development programs being launched in the near future by PIM on the contemporary areas of corporate sustainability, digital transformation, ERP systems etc. 

FITIS CEO Dinesh Sattrukalsinghe, a PIM MBA alumnus who had been a driving force behind the MoU added that both the members of FITIS and their employees as well as PIM learning partners could benefit from this collaboration that connects an APEX body in the IT industry and the pioneer in management education in Sri Lanka.