APQN Members
National School of Business Management - NSBM
Membership Type: Institutional
Email: colinpeiris@nsbm.lk
Year in which Organisation/Agency commenced operations: 2011
Countries/regions/states of operation: Sri Lanka
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Title: Dr
First Name: E.A
Surname: Weerasinghe
Job Title: Vice-Chancellor
Phone: +94 115445021
Fax: +94 115445009
Email Id: vc@nsbm.lk
Nominated Contact Person (if different from CEO)
Title: Professor
First Name: Colin
Surname: Peiris
Job Title: Director-Academic Development and QA, NSBM
Phone: +94 777802644
Fax: +94 115445009
Email Id: colinpeiris@nsbm.lk
Alternative Email Id: colinpeiris@yahoo.co.uk
Organisation Details
National School of Business Management - NSBM
Address: NSBM Green Campus Mahenwaththa, Pitipana, Homagama Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Website: http://www.nsbm.lk
Additional Contacts
Criteria Requirements for Full Member
1 Criterion: Nature of the operations of the agency:
Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary
education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies
Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary
education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies
2 Criterion: Mission statement and objectives:
Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency
Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency
3 Criterion: Agency staff, Numbers, Profile, Roles:
Measure: The profile of the staff is consistent with the Mission Statement
Measure: The profile of the staff is consistent with the Mission Statement
4 Criterion: Profile of reviewers:
Measure: The profile of the reviewers is consistent with the Mission Statement
Measure: The profile of the reviewers is consistent with the Mission Statement
5 Criterion: Independence:
Measure: The judgements and recommendations of the agency’s reports cannot be changed by third parties
Measure: The judgements and recommendations of the agency’s reports cannot be changed by third parties
6 Criterion: Resources:
Measure: The agency has sufficient resources to run its operations in accordance with its mission statement and objectives
Measure: The agency has sufficient resources to run its operations in accordance with its mission statement and objectives
7 Criterion: External quality assurance criteria and processes:
Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include:
self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure
Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include:
self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure
8 Criterion: Quality assurance:
Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include:
self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure
Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include:
self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure
Criteria Requirements for Institutional Member
Institutional Member Criteria:
Measure: Institutional Members are institutions of higher education in the region that are in good standing with the relevant quality assurance agency if one exists.
Measure: Institutional Members are institutions of higher education in the region that are in good standing with the relevant quality assurance agency if one exists.
Proof of recognition as a Higher Education Institution: Benefits of obtaining APQN membership are:
1. Global recognition – Specifically in the Asia Pacific region;
2. Open the path to enter to the Asian Pacific as well as global ranking standards automatically;
3. Opportunities to participate at International conferences, symposiums, forums, seminars;
4. Provision for staff to publish research papers, deliver presentations and also to interact with many scholars and intellectuals;
5. Ability to share good practices of quality assurance with higher ranked International universities and professional bodies.
1. Global recognition – Specifically in the Asia Pacific region;
2. Open the path to enter to the Asian Pacific as well as global ranking standards automatically;
3. Opportunities to participate at International conferences, symposiums, forums, seminars;
4. Provision for staff to publish research papers, deliver presentations and also to interact with many scholars and intellectuals;
5. Ability to share good practices of quality assurance with higher ranked International universities and professional bodies.
Documents Upload: Download 'NSBM_Gazette_of_05_March_2013.pdf'
Proof of the organisation’s good standing with the local QA agency: The QAA Council, Sri Lanka is attached to the University Grants Commission. The NSBM recognition and approved degree programme are listed in the UGC website: www.ugc.lk
Criteria Requirements for Associate Member
Associate Member Criteria:
Measure:Associate Members are organisations with a major interest and active involvement in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education, but without the responsibility for assuring the quality of institutions, education programs, or external quality assurance agencies
Measure:Associate Members are organisations with a major interest and active involvement in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education, but without the responsibility for assuring the quality of institutions, education programs, or external quality assurance agencies
Criteria Requirements for Intermediate Member
1 Criterion: Nature of the operations of the agency:
Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies
Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies
2 Criterion: Mission statement and objectives:
Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency
Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency
3 Criterion: :
Proof of the organisation’s good standing with the local QA agency
Proof of the organisation’s good standing with the local QA agency
Criteria Requirements for Observer
Criterion For Observers:
Measure: APQN accepts as Observers organisations outside the Asia-Pacific region, including: external quality assurance agencies; institutions with a major interest in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education; other regional networks that have major interests in and strong links with the region
Measure: APQN accepts as Observers organisations outside the Asia-Pacific region, including: external quality assurance agencies; institutions with a major interest in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education; other regional networks that have major interests in and strong links with the region
Documentation and Fees
Additional Information: No additional information is required for my application
Upon approval of my application I agree to pay:
- $500 (Initial Joining Fee: Full Member, Intermediate Member, Associate Member)
I will be applying for support for: None
Documents Submitted
NSBM_Gazette_of_05_March_2013.pdf
Located in: APQN Members
