Hello,

I am Thilina Rajapakse

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka education sector consultant:

Expertise:

Education ventures
FDI in education sector
Transnational education TNE
Quality assurance
EdTech innovation
International student recruitment

Contact details:

Email: thilina@rajapakse.net

Phone: +94776964590
(WhatsApp available)

Strategy Consultant | Shaping Sri Lanka’s Private Higher Education & Global Student Recruitment

Over the past decade, I have worked at the frontier of Sri Lanka’s private and non-state higher education sector, helping institutions make the tough strategic choices that define long-term success. My work has spanned university launches, securing degree-awarding status, internationalization, and transnational education (TNE), all anchored by rigorous Quality Assurance (QA) across both K-12 and higher education.

I partner with institutions, investors, and regulators to choose where to play and how to win. This may involve guiding FDI-backed ventures through complex approvals, aligning institutional models with global academic standards, or designing policies that balance growth with integrity.

My leadership includes shaping international recruitment at scale. I led South Asia growth for ApplyBoard in Canada and held strategic roles at SLIIT and Horizon Campus, contributing to some of the most impactful education ventures in the country.

Certified by ICEF (Canada), AIRC (USA), and the British Council (UK), I bring deep cross-market insights and a commitment to student-first, ethical growth.

At the heart of my practice is integrative strategy realization, blending foresight, stakeholder alignment, and decisive leadership to enable bold, future-ready outcomes.

Core Strengths

• Higher Education Startups & Market Entry

• International Student Recruitment Strategy

• Regulatory Navigation & QA Systems

• EdTech Implementation & Innovation

• Strategic Partnerships & Policy Design

• Leadership Development & Change Enablement
  

I believe strategy is about making enduring choices, not reacting to conditions. My role is to help institutions, communities, and changemakers make those choices with clarity, coherence, and confidence, so they can truly win.

Contact details:

Email: thilina@rajapakse.net

Phone: +94776964590
(WhatsApp available)