SLTC Research University

Private university in Sri Lanka

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SLTC Research University

Type| University
Established| 2015
Accreditation| University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka)
Vice-Chancellor| Prof. Veranja Karunaratne

Academic staff

| 300

Total staff

| 600
Location|

Padukka Colombo

Western Province

Sri Lanka

Affiliations| Tempest Two Ltd
Website| www.sltc.ac.lk

SLTC Research University is a private university in Sri Lanka.[1] It conducts Engineering programs in Electronics, Telecommunications, Power Systems, Civil and Computing. Its degree programs are accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Highways and recognized by the university grants commission (UGC).[2]

## History

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Founded in 2015, as a subsidiary of Sri Lanka Telecom, its residential campus is located at the 42 acre former Satellite Station premises in Padukka. SLT Campus's city campus is located at the TRACE Expert City in Colombo. It is the first corporate funded, fully residential private research university in Sri Lanka. Through Sri Lanka Telecom, it came under the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure.

In 2017, it was recognized as a degree-awarding institution by the Ministry of Higher Education and Highways, with a gazette notification indicating it could grant BSc Engineering degrees in the fields of power, electronic, ICT, Civil and telecommunication engineering.[3]

In 2021 SLT divested its ownership and sold the university to Tempest Two Ltd a joint venture between Capital Alliance and Insite Holdings.[4][5]

## Faculty

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* Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Technology
* Faculty of Science
* Business School
* School of Computing & IT
* School of Music
* School of Postgraduate Studies & Research

## See also

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* SLTMobitel
* List of universities in Sri Lanka
* Research in Sri Lanka
* Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies

## References

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1. ^ "Private Campus Sri Lanka | About SLTC".
2. ^ "Other Recognized Degrees". University Grants Commission.
3. ^ SLTC welcomes new students at inauguration ceremony
4. ^ "SLT divests SLT Campus for Rs. 410 m to consortium of private investors | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
5. ^ "Sri Lanka's Tempest PE Partners lead SLT Campus acquisition". EconomyNext. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

## External links

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* Sri Lanka Technological Campus website