Hi! I am Malsha Amarasiri. I followed the BSc. Programme offered by The Open University of Sri Lanka at the Kandy Regional Centre.
After the A/L results were out, I was wondering what should I do, how should I continue my higher studies and which University should I join?
It was my father who told me about The Open University of Sri Lanka. He has searched a lot about the university and its academic programmes and he suggested me that The Open University of Sri Lanka is the best university that suits me the most for my higher educational journey.
So, with my father, I came to the Open University and registered for the Bachelor of Science degree programme. Before I joined the university, I searched a little bit about what is the Open University, its academic programmes.
I got to know that the OUSL uses a system called “Open and Distance Learning”. To be honest, at first, I was afraid whether I will be able to handle it since I was new to the system. But once I joined the university, I understood what the “Open and Distance Learning” system is. I must say that the Open University environment is arranged in such a way that it systematically makes us get used to the ODL system without any inconvenience. There are many Days Schools that are conducted to teach us the course materials and we also get a chance to meet our lecturers. Also, the course materials related to the program are given to us so that we can start our studies easily.
Also, I must say that there is a good panel of lecturers who are very humble and helpful. They always support us if there is any problem that we encounter while studying the materials and we can easily discuss those with them and clear our doubts. Most importantly, during the Day Schools they teach us the relevant course materials and also provide us with an opportunity to clarify any doubts that we have related to them.
