TL;DR: The Asian Institute of Business and Science (AIBS) in Colombo lists degrees awarded by Edge Hill University in the UK, BTEC HNDs, a top-up degree, several foundation programmes and the Deakin Pathway Program on Uplift. Degree entry starts at six O/L passes including English and Mathematics, and most programmes accept A/L students from any stream.
View the Asian Institute of Business and Science on UpliftAIBS is a Colombo institute that describes itself as offering pathways and academic programmes in science, business, IT and engineering through international academic partnerships. This guide groups its listed programmes by level, so you can see where a student with your results would start.
Foundation programmes
Foundations suit students with O/Ls or AS Level results who want a route into a degree.
The Australian Foundation Year lasts 10 months and offers guaranteed entry to a diploma at an Australian higher education institute in business, science, IT or engineering.
The International Foundation Diploma is an NCC Level 3 programme that lasts 10 months and prepares you for undergraduate study.
The Ontario Secondary School Diploma, offered with Rosedale Academy in Toronto, lasts 10 months and is described as equal to A/Ls.
The PreBiomed Program is a two-month preparation course for Biology stream students after A/Ls. The tuition fee listed is LKR 40,000.
English training is available at AIBS for the foundation programmes. Ask the institute which one fits your destination degree.
BTEC HNDs
AIBS lists HNDs in accounting and finance, food science and technology, and marketing. Edge Hill University is named as the awarding body on these pages.
The HND in Accounting and Finance lasts 18 months.
The HND in Food Science and Technology lasts three years and leads towards a BSc (Hons) in Nutrition and Health.
The HND in Marketing lasts three years.
Entry for the HNDs is six O/L passes including English and Mathematics, plus three A/L passes in any stream. The Food Science HND asks for Science stream passes. Our guide to the HND in Sri Lanka explains how to compare them.
Bachelor's degrees
Edge Hill University in the UK awards the degrees listed for AIBS:
BSc (Hons) Biotechnology, for Science stream students
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science, for Science stream students
BSc (Hons) Computing
BSc (Hons) Software Engineering
BSc (Hons) International Business
BSc (Hons) B&M Marketing
A Bachelor of Computer Science is also listed with a four-year duration. Most degrees run for three years, and the Software Engineering degree lists 18 months. Entry usually needs six O/L passes including English and Mathematics, with A/L requirements that vary by course. Business and computing degrees ask for any stream, and the science degrees ask for the Science stream. No tuition fees or confirmed intake dates are listed for these degrees today, so ask AIBS before you plan.
To go deeper, read our guides to the biotechnology degree at AIBS and the biomedical science degree in Sri Lanka.
