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Australian Guild brings established local reach, networks, and commercial relationships within Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n <p>Together, the partnership is designed to give students and institutions in Sri Lanka a clear, accountable, and professionally represented path into international education \u2014 anchored by mutual respect, transparency, and shared responsibility for student outcomes.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <section id=\"scope\" style=\"background:var(--paper-dim);\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"num\">Scope of collaboration<\/div>\n <h2>What the partnership covers.<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-body\">\n <div class=\"filler\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"content\">\n <p>Within Sri Lanka, Australian Guild acts as MITANZ’s authorised strategic representing partner, working under the MITANZ name across the following areas:<\/p>\n <div class=\"scope-grid\">\n <div class=\"scope-item\"><b>Student recruitment & placement<\/b>International student recruitment and placement support.<\/div>\n <div class=\"scope-item\"><b>Student support<\/b>Coordination and support directly connected to recruitment and placement.<\/div>\n <div class=\"scope-item\"><b>Institutional development<\/b>Building and coordinating relationships with local institutions and partners.<\/div>\n <div class=\"scope-item\"><b>Pathway development<\/b>Approved higher-education pathway and programme promotion.<\/div>\n <div class=\"scope-item\"><b>MITANZ360Edu<\/b>Local expansion of MITANZ’s digital education services.<\/div>\n <div class=\"scope-item\"><b>Training & market development<\/b>Approved training initiatives and market-development activity.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"territory-strip\">\n <span>Sri Lanka<\/span><span>New Zealand<\/span><span>Australia<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <section class=\"band-dark\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"num\">How we work together<\/div>\n <h2>Two independent partners, one shared standard.<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-body\">\n <div class=\"filler\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"content\">\n <div class=\"pillars\">\n <div class=\"pillar\">\n <h3>Represented professionally<\/h3>\n <p>Australian Guild represents MITANZ under the MITANZ name and approved branding for all activity within the agreed scope.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pillar gold-border\">\n <h3>Students come first<\/h3>\n <p>Student information and interests are protected and used only for authorised, lawful purposes throughout the partnership.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pillar\">\n <h3>Independent businesses<\/h3>\n <p>MITANZ and Australian Guild remain independent organisations, each retaining ownership and control of its own business.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pillar gold-border\">\n <h3>Built on transparency<\/h3>\n <p>The relationship is governed by regular strategic review, open communication, and shared accountability for outcomes.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quote-block\" style=\"margin-top:44px;\">\n \u201cBoth parties intend to work together to create sustainable international education opportunities while protecting students, institutions, and the legitimate interests of each partner.\u201d\n <cite>\u2014 Memorandum of Understanding, Partnership Statement<\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <section id=\"governance\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"num\">Governance<\/div>\n <h2>Keeping the partnership on track.<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-body\">\n <div class=\"filler\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"content\">\n <ul class=\"governance-list\">\n <li><span class=\"k\">Strategic review<\/span><span class=\"v\">Quarterly, or as mutually agreed by both partners<\/span><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"k\">MITANZ representative<\/span><span class=\"v\">Dissanayaka \u2014 Director, Academic & Digital Solutions (Asia Pacific)<\/span><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"k\">Australian Guild representative<\/span><span class=\"v\">Vitharanage Dimuthu Nuwan Rodrigo \u2014 Managing Director<\/span><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <footer>\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div>\n <b style=\"font-family:'Fraunces',serif; color:var(--paper); font-size:15px;\">MITANZ NZ Ltd \u00d7 Australian Guild Pvt Ltd<\/b><br>\n Strategic Partnership \u00b7 Effective 20 September 2026 \u00b7 Territory: Sri Lanka\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"reps\">\n <div><b>MITANZ NZ Ltd<\/b>New Zealand<\/div>\n <div><b>Australian Guild Pvt Ltd<\/b>Sri Lanka<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/footer>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MITANZ \u00d7 Australian Guild \u2014 Strategic Partnership STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP Effective 20 September 2026 \u00b7 Sri Lanka MITANZ NZ Ltd \u00d7 Australian Guild Pvt Ltd A new pathway for Sri Lankan students into international education. 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Australian Guild brings established local reach, networks, and commercial relationships within Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n <p>Together, the partnership is designed to give students and institutions in Sri Lanka a clear, accountable, and professionally represented path into international education \u2014 anchored by mutual respect, transparency, and shared responsibility for student outcomes.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <section id=\"scope\" style=\"background:var(--paper-dim);\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"num\">Scope of collaboration<\/div>\n <h2>What the partnership covers.<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-body\">\n <div class=\"filler\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"content\">\n <p>Within Sri Lanka, Australian Guild acts as MITANZ’s authorised strategic representing partner, working under the MITANZ name across the following areas:<\/p>\n <div class=\"scope-grid\">\n <div class=\"scope-item\"><b>Student recruitment & placement<\/b>International student recruitment and placement support.<\/div>\n <div class=\"scope-item\"><b>Student support<\/b>Coordination and support directly connected to recruitment and placement.<\/div>\n <div class=\"scope-item\"><b>Institutional development<\/b>Building and coordinating relationships with local institutions and partners.<\/div>\n <div class=\"scope-item\"><b>Pathway development<\/b>Approved higher-education pathway and programme promotion.<\/div>\n <div class=\"scope-item\"><b>MITANZ360Edu<\/b>Local expansion of MITANZ’s digital education services.<\/div>\n <div class=\"scope-item\"><b>Training & market development<\/b>Approved training initiatives and market-development activity.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"territory-strip\">\n <span>Sri Lanka<\/span><span>New Zealand<\/span><span>Australia<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <section class=\"band-dark\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"num\">How we work together<\/div>\n <h2>Two independent partners, one shared standard.<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-body\">\n <div class=\"filler\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"content\">\n <div class=\"pillars\">\n <div class=\"pillar\">\n <h3>Represented professionally<\/h3>\n <p>Australian Guild represents MITANZ under the MITANZ name and approved branding for all activity within the agreed scope.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pillar gold-border\">\n <h3>Students come first<\/h3>\n <p>Student information and interests are protected and used only for authorised, lawful purposes throughout the partnership.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pillar\">\n <h3>Independent businesses<\/h3>\n <p>MITANZ and Australian Guild remain independent organisations, each retaining ownership and control of its own business.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"pillar gold-border\">\n <h3>Built on transparency<\/h3>\n <p>The relationship is governed by regular strategic review, open communication, and shared accountability for outcomes.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"quote-block\" style=\"margin-top:44px;\">\n \u201cBoth parties intend to work together to create sustainable international education opportunities while protecting students, institutions, and the legitimate interests of each partner.\u201d\n <cite>\u2014 Memorandum of Understanding, Partnership Statement<\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <section id=\"governance\">\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div class=\"section-head\">\n <div class=\"num\">Governance<\/div>\n <h2>Keeping the partnership on track.<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"section-body\">\n <div class=\"filler\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"content\">\n <ul class=\"governance-list\">\n <li><span class=\"k\">Strategic review<\/span><span class=\"v\">Quarterly, or as mutually agreed by both partners<\/span><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"k\">MITANZ representative<\/span><span class=\"v\">Dissanayaka \u2014 Director, Academic & Digital Solutions (Asia Pacific)<\/span><\/li>\n <li><span class=\"k\">Australian Guild representative<\/span><span class=\"v\">Vitharanage Dimuthu Nuwan Rodrigo \u2014 Managing Director<\/span><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <footer>\n <div class=\"wrap\">\n <div>\n <b style=\"font-family:'Fraunces',serif; color:var(--paper); font-size:15px;\">MITANZ NZ Ltd \u00d7 Australian Guild Pvt Ltd<\/b><br>\n Strategic Partnership \u00b7 Effective 20 September 2026 \u00b7 Territory: Sri Lanka\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"reps\">\n <div><b>MITANZ NZ Ltd<\/b>New Zealand<\/div>\n <div><b>Australian Guild Pvt Ltd<\/b>Sri Lanka<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/footer>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MITANZ \u00d7 Australian Guild \u2014 Strategic Partnership STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP Effective 20 September 2026 \u00b7 Sri Lanka MITANZ NZ Ltd \u00d7 Australian Guild Pvt Ltd A new pathway for Sri Lankan students into international education. 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