Mos Lanka to Introduce Aviation Education to Sri Lanka

Daily News – Wednesday 11^th June 2014

Mos Lanka Holdings (Pvt) Ltd based in Sri Lanka and Russia for the very first time was appointed to woo students for the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) the prestigious Russian State University of Aerospace Technology.

The benefit of this tie up is also being offered to Sri Lankan students said, Chairman, Mos Lanka Holdings, and advisor to President, Dr. Saman Weerasinghe.

Speaking to ‘Daily News Business’ Dr. Weerasinghe said that today Sri Lanka has two international airlines and two international airports and a very strong domestic airline network.

In addition aviation has being identified to be an aviation hub under the Mahinda Chintana Vision. “Due to these developments we saw the need for a well trained HR workforce for the Aviation sector and this was the reason for us to bring this education program to Sri Lanka,” he said.

The Colombo International Nautical Engineering College (CINEC), together with the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI), the prestigious Russian State University of Aerospace Technology, and Mos Lanka Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, have collaborated to offer students, aspiring to follow a path of study in the field of aviation, to do so in Sri Lanka.

These programmes will be conducted by CINEC and MAI, leading to Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Aeronautical Engineering, Aircraft Engineering and Automatic Control in Engineering Systems and students would have the opportunity to study these four year courses in English. “Another advantage would be that they could study two years in Sri Lanka which help students to save foreign exchange.”

The programmes are scheduled to commence in September 2014. MAI has appointed Mos Lanka Holdings, as its partner for these educational programmes, in the Asian Region, marking a historical milestone in Sri Lanka’s education sector, as it is the first such joint venture of its nature, to be established in Sri Lanka. Together, both MAI and Mos Lanka Holdings, aims to open up these educational programmes, to prospective students in other Asian countries as well from next year.

“This would help Sri Lanka to gain valuable foreign exchange.” MAI is one of the world’s leading Engineering Universities, dedicated to Aerospace Technologies.

It is ranked as one of the 12 best Universities of the Russian Federation, and the Russian Government officially recognises it as a ‘National Research University of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.’ MAI is a large Scientific Research Centre, and an unique Institute of higher education, which combines a thorough theoretical knowledge, with diverse practical skills.

It is also, an advanced multi discipline academic and research center, which provides students with current technology know-how, to qualify as globally recognised scientists or engineers. MAI is also a Corporate Member, of several authoritative international organizations, including SAE International, Royal Aeronautical Society, and the Institute of Measurement and Control.

CINEC Campus is Sri Lanka’s largest Non-Governmental institute of higher education. It is also the largest Maritime Educational Training Institute approved by the Directorate of Merchant shipping in Sri Lanka. Students after sitting for the GCE O/L examination are eligible, to apply for the Foundation Programme, apart from the three Degree programmes offered. Russian experts from MAI will monitor, all programmes conducted at CINEC, in order to ensure high standards. CINEC will cater to regional students to study Aviation, and serve as the offshore campus of MAI.