Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
  • ශ්‍රී ලංකා තොරතුරු තා‌ක්ෂණ ආයතනය
  • இலங்கை தகவல் தொழில்நுட்ப நிறுவனம்
Other name
SLIIT University
MottoDiscover Your Future
SloganThe Knowledge University
TypePrivate
Established1999 (1999)
FounderKingsley Wickramaratne, Richard Pathirana
AccreditationUGC, IET
Academic affiliations
ChancellorLakshaman L. Rathnayake
Vice-ChancellorLalith Gamage
Academic staff
400
Administrative staff
200
Students19,000
Undergraduates16,000
Postgraduates3,000
Location
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CampusMultiple Sites
Campus sizeMalabe, 10 ha (25 acres) Metro, 8 Floors
Colors   
Websitewww.sliit.lk

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා තොරතුරු තා‌ක්ෂණ ආයතනය; Tamil: இலங்கை தகவல் தொழில்நுட்ப நிறுவனம்; also known as SLIIT) is a non-profit private university located in Malabe, Colombo, and Pallekele, in Sri Lanka. It specialises in various academic and professional fields, such as computer science, information technology, and business management.

SLIIT has three campuses: the main one is based in Malabe, the second one (Metropolitan Campus) in Colombo, and the third one (Kandy Campus) in Pallekele. There are also four regional centers around the island. SLIIT is associated with several world class universities such as University of Queensland, Curtin University, and Liverpool John Moores University. SLIIT offers more the 75 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees on a vast field, ranging from informatics to education. These degrees are either affiliated with a foreign university or offered by the SLIIT themselves under the approval from the UGC.

SLIIT is one of the few Sri Lankan universities on the QS Asia University Rankings and Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It is the only non-state university to be named on both of the lists.