Prospective representative questionnaire

Thank you for your interest in representing the University of Sussex. To help us consider
your organisation, please complete this questionnaire as fully as possible. If you would like
to provide further information/testimonials, please do so.

Contact details
Main contact name: Sre Goonesingha
Title (Ms/Mrs/Mr/other): Mr.
Position: Director
Company name: Worldshine Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.
Name of authorised signatory to whom
Agreement should be sent (if different from
above)
Registered office address: 177/F/1, Opatha,
City: Kotugoda,
Country: Sri Lanka.
Email: worldshinelanka@gmail.com
Tel: 0094 11 2242122 / 0094 71 6170828
Fax:
Website: Developing stage

About your organisation

1. Company background, i.e ownership, legal Please give details
position, registration number. Private Limited Company. P V 72192

2. Are you affiliated with any other organisation, If yes, please give details No.
e.g Study Group, Kaplan, etc?

3. Do you have a license (if relevant) to act as If yes, please attach copy of license Yes.
an agent in your market? It could be done as a registered
company in Sri Lanka.

4. Do you have a business bank account? Yes

5. How many years have you been in Since 1989
business?
5. Are you a member of any agents’ If yes, please specify No.
associations?

6. Do you have more than one branch? If yes, please specify cities/regions Yes.
Colombo, Kandy, Gampaha, Galle,
Kurunagala, Jafna, Kandana.

7. Do you only represent the UK or other study If other study destinations, please No.
destinations? specify
About your services
1. What services do you offer to institutions as Please give details
an educational agent/representative? We conduct classes in English for international
examinations such as IELTS. TOEFL, TOEIC,
ESOL etc.
2. What services do you offer students: Please give details
We do full range of English courses of our own
and do tuition for selected international
examinations.
3. Do you charge students for any of your If yes, please specify Yes.
services? Attached a broacher.
4. Do you currently represent other UK higher If yes, please give details (name of No.
education institutions? institution and duration)

5. Please give details of at least 2 other UK HE institutions with whom you have a formal
agreement and who we may contact for a reference
a. Name of institution:
Contact name:
Contact details (email, tel):
b. Name of institution:
Contact name:
Contact details (email, tel):
7. Do you produce your own If yes, how often and when (please Yes.
brochure/guidebook? send a copy)? Twice a year.
8. Can you manage in-country marketing If yes, please give details and costs Yes.
communications for institutions, including This is the area where we have more
foreign language brochures, websites, local cost and has to budget it.
advertisements, etc? Approximately US$ 50,000.00
9. Can you facilitate private visits and arrange If yes, please give details Yes.
meetings with institutions, schools, This can be arranged depend on the
sponsors, etc? subject.

10. Do you have any dealings with the local If yes, please give details Yes.
British Council office? We have trained teachers from British
Council to conduct classes.

11. What activities/services do you expect from If yes, please give details
us, e.g attendance at your own exhibition The total of you can do to a substitute
fairs/events? of Sussex.

About you and your staff

1. How many staff do you employ? Please give details
We have full time and part time teachers only for
teaching English language over 12 + staff 6
2. Have you or any of your counsellors If yes, please give details, including Yes.
attended any British Council agents training level of training
courses or workshops? Our teachers are doing their training by
their own participation.
3. What proportion of your staff have been Please give details Nil
educated in the UK?

4. What proportion of your staff have visited the If yes, please give details Nil
UK and when?
5. Are you/your staff able to visit University of Yes.
Sussex at least once a year?

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About your market
1. How many students did you place in higher education in each of the following years? Nil
PGR PGT Pre-Masters UG Foundation Other (please
specify)
2012/13
UK
Rest of world
2013/14
UK
Rest of world
2014/15
UK
Rest of world
2. What are the top 5 subject areas of interest in your market (please indicate level, i.e PGT, PGR,
UG, etc)?
Level Subject interest
UG Business Management , Law,
PG Management & Finance, International Relations & Development
Foundation Law, International Relations & Social Studies, Media & Communications, Life
Science & Psychology.

3. How many successful applications do you anticipate you will send to the University of Sussex
each year?
2015 2016 2017 2018
UG PG other UG PG other UG PG other UG PG other
20 10 15 30 15 25 40 20 35 50 25 50
4. Please tell us what your There is a high demand for foreign education in Sri Lanka as
strategy would be for well big competition among the institutions in every year to
promoting Sussex and attach register students for high education in aboard. So that the
a business plan? institute who does a large scale of advertising will gain good
results. We also in that strategy mainly to have more students.
The detailed business plane will send you during the process of
the affiliation with the University of Sussex.

DECLARATION (UK DATA PROTECTION ACT)

I confirm that the information on this form is complete and accurate and that all essential
information has been included. I agree that your University can process my information for my
application and internal market research

Signature: Print Name:S.R.E.Goonesingha

Date:30th October 2014

FOR SUSSEX OFFICE USE ONLY:

Signature: Print Name:

Date:

Thank you for completing this form.

Please return to the relevant Senior International Liaison Officer responsible for your
region/country, Student Recruitment Services, University of Sussex,
Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9RH, United Kingdom.
T: +44(0)1273 876787; F: +44(0)1273 87667; www.sussex.ac.uk/international/