{"id":5742,"date":"2026-02-19T10:15:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T04:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/?p=5742"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T04:45:51","slug":"university-of-surrey-launches-asias-first-masters-in-digital-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/19\/university-of-surrey-launches-asias-first-masters-in-digital-health\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Surrey launches Asia\u2019s first Master\u2019s in Digital Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The International Institute of Health Sciences (IIHS), Sri Lanka\u2019s leading private healthcare education provider, has launched Asia\u2019s first Master\u2019s degree in Digital Health awarded by the University of Surrey, United Kingdom, marking a significant milestone for healthcare education and digital innovation in the region. As healthcare systems worldwide accelerate the adoption of digital technologies, the demand for professionals who can integrate technology, data, and innovation into healthcare delivery and management continues to grow. The new Master\u2019s in Digital Health addresses this need by equipping graduates and working professionals with the expertise required to lead digital transformation across healthcare systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the launch, Dr. Kithsiri Edirisinghe, Chief Executive Officer of IIHS, stated: \u201cDigital Health is essential to the future of healthcare. By delivering Asia\u2019s first University of Surrey Master\u2019s in Digital Health, we are creating opportunities for graduates and professionals to access global careers while strengthening healthcare systems locally and internationally.\u201dRepresentatives of the University of Surrey emphasised that the programme combines academic excellence with real-world relevance to meet evolving global workforce needs.The launch reinforces IIHS\u2019s role as a regional hub for internationally aligned healthcare education and supports Sri Lanka\u2019s vision of becoming a destination for advanced professional training under the \u201cStudy Sri Lanka\u201d initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source : Daily News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Institute of Health Sciences (IIHS), Sri Lanka\u2019s leading private healthcare education provider, has launched Asia\u2019s first Master\u2019s degree in Digital Health awarded by the University of Surrey, United Kingdom, marking a significant milestone for healthcare education and digital innovation in the region. As healthcare systems worldwide accelerate the adoption of digital technologies, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fintechnews.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}