The story of Fresh Bounce’s very own passion project: UKSIC!

2021 might’ve been a gloomy year amidst the global pandemic and the economic downfall, but that didn’t stop Fresh Bounce from bringing to life another one of their business concepts. Choosing the education industry to focus on wasn’t a coincidence, rather a result of years of exposure and observation. To Hasitha Rodrigo (Managing Director - Fresh Bounce), “The higher education industry is rapidly growing and has huge business potential to scale up. It fits in perfectly within our expertise and passion.”

The concept of UKSIC was inspired by Hasitha and Helanka’s experience as international students themselves for 6 years in the UK. Having gone through the difficult transition themselves, they understand the hallenges of an international student immigrant, who usually will have to navigate the storm by themselves. Hasitha elaborates about his experience saying, “The transition of being immigrant students to immigrant entrepreneurs was truly a tough start. We faced many battles day in and day out: cultural differences; money; customers from different parts of the world who spoke different languages; competition.” Hence, the duo shared a strong ambition towards building the necessary support system to mitigate this issue. A platform that would allow them to share their knowledge and experience with the Sri Lankan students, who are brave enough to chase their dream of a global future.

One of the biggest challenges UKSIC faced at its inception was the lack of intellectual property. Hence, the first 5 years of the project are dedicated to exploring the higher education consultancy industry and gathering the necessary skills and resources. “InterGreat Education Group”, the UK-based conglomeration provided the support for UKSIC to kickstart their journey. IGEG being a market leader, already had a thriving process in place, and letting UKSIC join hands with them was a blessing for the young company. This helped UKSIC make the necessary connections, gather the necessary knowledge and experience.

Hasitha emphasizes the role played by IGE in UKSIC’s success saying, “Fresh Bounce was still in its early stages during UKSIC’s launch and what kept us going forwards was our 10-year strategic plan for the company. We are extremely grateful to “InterGreat Education Group” for trusting us and our vision for the future”.

As for UKSIC’s exciting future plans, the company is planning to open its own higher education institute here in Sri Lanka, in another 5 years’ time. Having worked with local students and their academic and career dreams for more than 5 years, team UKSIC will know the right courses, curriculum needed to help Sri Lankan students to contribute to the local economy with efficiency and confidence.

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