Sri Lanka’s pioneer healthcare education provider, the International Institute of Health Science (IIHS), having to pioneer in Nursing education in Sri Lanka, is looking to take its model to the region and beyond.
As part of an ambitious internationalization strategy, which seeks to contribute to an expansive post-pandemic Sri Lankan export sector and develop indigenous research capacity, IIHS has appointed a long-time international education figure, Carl Jones.
Newly appointed board member and Director, International & Development, Carl have been with IIHS since January 2021 playing a development and advisory role in expanding student recruitment beyond Sri Lanka. Drawing on years of experience in education marketing in prestigious universities including Deakin University, Australia, he is charged with developing partnership and recruitment opportunities and developing international distribution channels.
Commenting on his new appointment, Jones said, “It was truly an honour to be invited to be a part IIHS organisation and its ambitious program. I have known IIHS for many years and, as an observer and partner, I’ve been incredibly impressed with its trajectory and culture. With its international ‘multiversity’ plans and it’s soon to come degree-awarding status, IIHS is set to become a significant regional player in a world that needs new dynamic, flexible and integral models of healthcare education”.
“This is a most opportune time to be involved with such a provider in Sri Lanka. There is endless employment opportunity in the health sector at home, in the region and the developed world.
Carl’s area of focus will be South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Dr Kithsiri, Edirisinghe, CEO & Co-Founder IIHS commented, “Carl will be a vital asset to us as we journey ahead, By opening doors for foreign students to come to IIHS, we can support the Sri Lankan economy through foreign remittances and can further help develop the country as a tourist destination. Students in the region will benefit from this offering as they will have access to quality education at an affordable price and secure employment in the first world. We have an enormous opportunity as a nation to be an exporter of skilled labour.”
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