[2] Born out of a Commonwealth Conference of Foreign Ministers, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 1950, The Colombo Plan provided South East Asian students with opportunities to study at international universities in fields of study as yet unavailable to them in their home countries.
Graduates of the Colombo Plan went on to be some of the region's top level political leaders and captains of industry, including Former Prime Minister of Nepal, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai and Singapore's current Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan.
Colombo House will cater for 242 students in single occupancy, dormitory style rooms, all with private en suites.
[5] The College will have expansive common and study areas as well as a rooftop garden with views across the Randwick Racecourse to the Sydney skyline.
Landscaped garden spaces will be shared with Basser, Philip Baxter, Goldstein College and Fig Tree Hall.