Royal Institute of Colombo (RIC) is devoted to academic excellence in tertiary education. It is an associate company of Royal Institute – a premier English medium private educational institute in Sri Lanka. RIC offers you an opportunity to read for the Degrees and Diplomas of the University of London and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). You will obtain a Degree of international repute and standard at a moderate cost while enjoying the Sri Lankan homely environment. You incur much less expenditure than what is incurred by an undergraduate student studying in London, but you receive the same qualification. The Sri Lankan students who do not leave the country for undergraduate studies enjoy the comfort of their home, while the foreign students who feel as if they are at home, enjoy the warmth of the Sri Lankan hospitality. We invite you to build your future at RIC. RIC conceives to be a centre of academic excellence in tertiary education in Sri Lanka and in the region. RIC strives to produce graduates and other higher qualification holders in the field of social sciences with international competence in academic knowledge, soft skills and positive attitudes. RIC commenced teaching for the degrees conferred by the University of London and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)in 1990 by beginning to teach for two degrees: BSc Economics and LLB. Today RIC offers teaching for many degrees in the areas of Accounting, Banking, Business, Development, Economics, Finance, Information Systems, Law, Management, Mathematics, and Sociology.

LSE of the University of London granted RIC 'permission to teach' for its Diploma in Economics programme in 1997 and for its newly introduced Diploma in Social Sciences programme in 2007. The University of London granted RIC 'permission to teach' for its Diploma in Law programme in 2004. RIC has so far produced over 1350 graduates and diplomates of the University of London and LSE, while achieving excellent pass rates and class rates along with 'Splendid Academic Achievements' and 'Worlds'Best' results in specific subjects. RIC has produced globally competitive graduates who perform well in national and international job markets as well as in postgraduate studies in national and international universities. With its long-standing experience and performance, today RIC is a unique place of academic excellence for tertiary education in Sri Lanka.

Vision
The RIC conceives to be a centre of excellence in higher education and development research in Sri Lanka and in the region.

Mission
To produce graduates, diplomates, and other higher qualification holders with international competence in academic knowledge, soft skills and positive attitudes
To promote development-oriented research of relevance in the field of social sciences in contributing to development knowledge and policy making
To strengthen the link between higher education and development research by creating an environment conducive for their co-existence and co-development

Study programmes

The academic staff of RIC comprise of both permanent and visiting lecturers. The permanent staff has Senior Lecturers, Lecturers and Assistant Lecturers. The Senior Lecturers and Lecturers hold postgraduate qualifications at Masters and/or PhD level in the relevant field and possess experience in teaching at higher education levels. The visiting staff, also with postgraduate qualifications, is drawn from among the experienced academicians and professionals in the country. For the undergraduate students studying at RIC, the medium of instruction is English. The study process is more efficient and effective because the students have access to a wide range of textbooks, journals, Internet sites and other reading materials in the English language. The RIC Library is a fully-furnished and automated academic library designed for undergraduate studies. The Library has a collection of over 12,000 books in multiple copies and CDs, which cover the essential textbooks, supplementary books and other recommended reading material of the study programmes. The library is equipped with a computerized library catalogue and internet facility. In addition, the students can have access to the on-line databases and encyclopedias, on request. Students reading for the degrees and Diplomas of the University of London have on-line access to the University of London Library as well. Computer facilities are available at the Computer unit equipped with a Local Area Network with workstations, Internet facility and the modern state-of-the art technology and software. Each undergraduate student should obtain a User Account and Password to access the Network.