SLTC Research University

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| established = 2015

| type = Private

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| vice_chancellor = Prof. Chandrika N Wijeyaratne

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| city = Padukka Colombo

| state = Western Province

| country = Sri Lanka

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| website = [http://www.sltc.ac.lk/ www.sltc.ac.lk]

| total_staff = 600

| faculty = 300

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| accreditation = University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka)

| affiliations = Tempest Two Ltd

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SLTC Research University is a private university in Sri Lanka.{{cite web | url=https://edu.sltc.ac.lk/who-we-are/president-message | title=Private Campus Sri Lanka | About SLTC }} It conducts Engineering programs in Electronics, Telecommunications, Power Systems, Civil and Computing. Its degree programs are accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Highways and recognized by the university grants commission (UGC).{{Cite web|title=Other Recognized Degrees|url=https://www.ugc.ac.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101&Itemid=37&lang=en|website=University Grants Commission}}

History

Founded in 2015, as a subsidiary of Sri Lanka Telecom, its residential campus is located at the 42 acre former Satellite Station premises in Padukka. SLT Campus's city campus is located at the TRACE Expert City in Colombo. It is the first corporate funded, fully residential private research university in Sri Lanka. Through Sri Lanka Telecom, it came under the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure.

In 2017, it was recognized as a degree-awarding institution by the Ministry of Higher Education and Highways, with a gazette notification indicating it could grant BSc Engineering degrees in the fields of power, electronic, ICT, Civil and telecommunication engineering.[http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/SLTC-welcomes-new-students-at-inauguration-ceremony-126585.html SLTC welcomes new students at inauguration ceremony]

In 2021 SLT divested its ownership and sold the university to Tempest Two Ltd a joint venture between Capital Alliance and Insite Holdings.{{cite news |title=SLT divests SLT Campus for Rs. 410 m to consortium of private investors {{!}} Daily FT |url=https://www.ft.lk/front-page/SLT-divests-SLT-Campus-for-Rs-410-m-to-consortium-of-private-investors/44-727528 |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=www.ft.lk |language=English}}{{cite news |title=Sri Lanka's Tempest PE Partners lead SLT Campus acquisition |url=https://economynext.com/sri-lankas-tempest-pe-partners-lead-slt-campus-acquisition-88830/ |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=EconomyNext |date=15 December 2021 |language=en}}