Mr. Matthew Groom, Minister for State Growth, Tasmania, recently led a delegation to visit CINEC Campus in Malabe.
Along with Mr. Groom, other senior officials from the Ministry of State Growth that visited the Campus comprised of Sean Terry -Chief of Staff Minister for State Growth, Mark Bowles -Executive Director Trade and International Relations, Anne Ripper - Government Education and Training International , Ben Jones and Peter Frappell -University of Tasmania, Fredrick John-RGIT Australia, Johnpaul Palissery , Ronald Lambert and Joseph Phillips of Smart City College, Lori Hocking –TasTAFE ,Stephen Norris (Launceston Church Grammar School, Tim Huggins – Deputy high Commissioner (DFAT) and Kanishka Padidilian –Austrade.

After touring the Campus Capt. Ajith Peiris President of CINEC Campus addressing the delegation said that he hoped that this first-ever visit to CINEC of Tasmanian Government officialswould be the beginning of partnerships that will serve as a platform for mutual cooperation on the professional development between CINEC and the Government of Tasmania. Members of the delegation expressed similar sentiments in seeking to deepen their links with the Campus.

Tasmania, which is Canberra’s only island state, currently has significant investment in education, resources, and innovation andthis visit is yet another step in building Tasmania's place in Asia and introducing Sri Lanka to what surprises Tasmania has to offer.

Capt. Ajith Peiris further commented” We are very pleased to have had the delegation from Tasmania, visiting our campus and understanding the value that we offer in imparting quality education to our students . Following the visit, we are hopeful of developing opportunities for students in Tasmania to have the potential to build strong collaborations with our campus for their higher education and training, including joint exploration of new flexible pathways that would suit their needs.

He concluded by saying “Building collaborations between Sri Lanka and Tasmania through educational partnerships offers many potential opportunities for innovation and niche market growth to benefit on both sides”.