ICFS to offer spot admission for students seeking higher education abroad

The International Centre for Foreign Studies (ICFS) has introduced an initiative titled the Spot Admissions Program for students aspiring to pursue higher education opportunities in foreign countries such as Australia, the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Ireland.

Accordingly, on August 19, ICFS will be organizing a special program at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, from 12 noon to 7 pm.

During the event, students are requested to bring the necessary documents, ensuring a smooth and efficient application process.

This program provides students with the unique opportunity to secure university admissions almost instantly, simplifying and expediting the often complicated process.

Recognizing the challenges and uncertainties faced by students during the university application and admission process, ICFS has devised a solution to alleviate these concerns. The Spot Admissions Program allows students to participate in a specialized event where they can secure their offer letters within a matter of hours.

ICFS Director H.P. Vidanage announced during a press briefing that students can expect to receive their offer letters within approximately two hours on the same day. This expeditious admission process greatly simplifies the journey for students, eliminating lengthy waiting periods and reducing uncertainty.

This program follows the immense success of a similar event held in Colombo last month, where numerous students were able to secure their university admissions within two hours. The overwhelming response and a large number of requests from students seeking this streamlined process prompted ICFS to organize another spot admission day.

She said the usual process for admission to a majority of the universities in the above-mentioned countries takes at least a month to be completed and the admission to be issued.

The ICFS elaborated on the special benefits that the students could expect at this event and the opportunity for students to get spot admission into some of the Australian Institutes for the first time in Sri Lanka.

“This is probably the first time in Sri Lanka that Australian Institute is issuing spot offers. In addition, the ICFS planned to offer amazing benefits, such as fee waivers and scholarships, and also application fee waivers when it comes to Canada,” she said.

Meanwhile, David Samuel, head- of Sri Lanka and Maldives for Wrexham University, UK and International Marketing consultant for Excelsia College Australia said that Wrexham, in Redwood City, is based out in Wales in the United Kingdom and it has about 9,000 students and among them around 1,200 to 1,500 are international students.

“ We have five demand intakes in a particular year for international students. So the next available intake will be towards the end of January which will be for MSC and MBA students in the business stream. We also have a special announcement to make for young children who are coming out of the A/L Science stream. We give them a full scholarship is three years fully covered by the university or the Welsh Government, which gives them up to 16,500 pounds worth of scholarship for three years. So it's a great opportunity. And I think for September this year, we have two young Sri Lankan students to join us and we have about eight to 15 spots for the next intake next year. So we will start the admission process somewhere towards December, January. So they will be able to come and join us,” he said.

Meanwhile, Thilina Rajapaksa, Senior Regional Manager at Apply Board who represents the Canadian apply board said that Canadian education has become ever more popular in Sri Lanka.

“We represent more than 130 public colleges and universities. There are many options for students ranging from O/L through to Advanced levels. The January intake is now open and among the few benefits of studying in Canada would be the quality of education and the affordability. Causes range in Canada from $15,000 to about $25,000. You will get a credited engineering program in Canada where you can study for approximately $70,000,” he said.

He said students who are participating in the ICFS spot admission programme will receive a considerable amount of application fee waivers ranging from 100 Canadian dollars. (Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)