Zahira Walk 2012 – 120th anniversary of Zahira College
In commemoration of 120 years of excellence, Zahira College proudly marches forward with celebrations in the form of a College Walk inviting all the present and past students as well as the parents to be a part of this campaign. Zahira Walk 2012 will be orchestrated on the 3rd of November 2012 at 3pm at [...]
Become a Medical Doctor of Tomorrow
Congratulations to our recent medical graduates! PATHE Study Medicine is Sri Lanka’s only specializedMedical University placement provider with affiliations to some of the world’s most leading Medical universities. Over the last 12 years PATHE Study Medicine has hundreds of Sri Lankan students in various Medical university of through trusted and excellence of service. Study Medicine [...]
D.S. Principal conferred with Colonel position
D.M.D. Dissanayake, the principal of D.S. Senanayake College Colombo has been conferred the post of Colonel in recognition of services rendered to schools and the education sector. This honorary position is given to people in the capacity of class I in Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service. The purpose of awarding the title is to inculcate [...]
Save 80% of your university cost
Why spend more? Complete your international degree in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan parents invest millions of rupees for the education of their children. This is especially true when it comes to the biggest decision for a student – the university education. With many options in the market, students and parents must make an informed decision. [...]
Over 280 Students select the Cardiff Metropolitan MBA at ICBT Campus in September
In a day and age where you can practically buy yourself a MBA, more than 280 students enrolled for the Cardiff Metropolitan MBA program in Sri Lanka at ICBT Campus. There are many foreign MBA programmes in Sri Lanka delivered in different styles, some are validated with no direct relevance to the awarding University, some [...]
Wycherley Senior School Science Exhibition 2012
Wycherley International School’s Science Society Board of 2012/2013 organised a Science Exhibition on Monday 8th October 2012 at the Senior School. After several weeks of hard work on the part of the organisers and the participants, the Science exhibition turned out to be a tremendous success. The exhibition covered the three main fields in Science, [...]
APIIT launches the BA (Hons) Degree in International Business Management
APIIT is proud to introduce our newest BA (Hons) degree in International Business Management offered as an internal degree from the Staffordshire University, UK. We realized that there was a high demand for International Business Management graduates locally as more of our businesses and organizations interact and expand their presence globally. An International Business management [...]
Growing up the Montessori way Modern Montessori International (London) Diploma, for all aspiring to become Pre-School teachers
It’s been 100 years since Dr. Maria Montessori began teaching children in San Lorenzo, Rome, allowing the children to make their own choices in the learning process. Times have changed and so has the mind-set of children. Modern and globalize way of thinking brings about varied school of thoughts. The Montessori Method has always been [...]
Yet another grand event at Wesley
Wesley College Grades 1-3 students invited their grandparents and felicitated them on the 2nd of October. This was done to celebrate world elders day. As always it’s the parents who visit and see their children’s talents and progress this day the grandparents were able to see their little grandchildren’s progress and talents when they come [...]
Hospitality industry experts stress on need for professional development of HR in leisure sector at IIHL forum
The Sri Lankan Hospitality and Leisure Sector needs professional human resource development qualifications, agreed industry experts who expressed their views at the inaugural Hospitality Forum held by The Imperial Institute of Hospitality and Leisure (IIHL) in collaboration with The Institute of Hospitality – Sri Lanka Chapter, recently. Held with an objective of encouraging industry professionals [...]
Developing CIMA’s 2015 Syllabus
CIMA recently hosted two roundtables in Colombo, at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel; bringing together senior finance and non-finance staff from local and global corporates. The roundtables were part of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants’ (CIMA) syllabus development project. The new 2015 syllabus will first be examined in 2015, but will be launched in the [...]
An exhibition and competition of artwork on child abuse by Art Club of American Nation College
Child abuse is, in its simplest explanation is, the physical, mental or sexual maltreatment that may cause injury to individuals below the age of eighteen. I can fill this article up with mortifying statistics about how numbers from around the world show that children are being abused at a horrendous rate but I choose not [...]
Edexcel spearheads the pursuit of excellence in schools
Edexcel London Examinations has been a pioneer in spearheading the Education system and assisting schools to develop a better learning environment to students, in light of its mission Edexcel hosted a workshop “Leading Ideas – School Excellence” which was a training programme in leadership for school principals and student leaders of schools which prepares students [...]
MSU’s Forensic Science providing legal evidence
The Management and Science University (MSU) is one of Malaysia’s top universities. As a university of choice MSU focuses strongly in the critical areas of studies that encompass medicine, health and life sciences, business, management, accounting, hospitality, information sciences and engineering. One of the programme offered under the area of health and life sciences is [...]
Recycling to ‘go green’
Recycling is the first action that anybody comes up with when they are asked as to how we can ‘go green’ and help to take care of earth. Recycling is actually just one way of minimising waste. In general, the best way to minimise waste is to reduce, reuse, and recycle. REDUCE – this is [...]
APIIT wins National Moot Competition 2012
APIIT Moot Team emerged National Champions at the Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Competition 2012, organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). APIIT Law School Team was commended for their excellent performance at the competition. As National Champions, the APIIT Moot Team went to Dhaka, Bangladesh to compete in the South Asian Rounds. [...]
Faculty of Hotel
The Faculty competitively selected to train a batch of 22 Sri Lanka Army Officers last October 2011 concluded the course of study with 100% success this October, leading to the prestigious Aquinas Diploma in Hotel Management. The professional Diploma examination certificates were given by His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Chancellor, at the glittering Aquinas Convocation on 3rd October 2012 at the Aquinas Auditorium filled to capacity. The [...]
AOD, British Council host High-Priestess of British Fashion Wendy Dagworthy for SLDF 2012
AOD, the international design campus situated in Colombo Sri Lanka is the key institute delivering world renowned British design degrees to South Asia. In addition to its powerful partnership with Northumbria University School of Design UK, AOD maintains a close relationship with all top design universities in the UK. Honouring this longstanding relationship, one of [...]
Another social endeavour by H3 Foundation – A Special day-out with those who need it most
With the intention of celebrating the World’s Children’s Day, H3 Foundation- Hearts & Hands of Humanity has successfully organized a special day out with the children of Camila Special Needs School, Matthegoda. The prime idea of the events of this nature is to eradicate the deep-rooted negative ideas of human beings towards the mentally retarded [...]
Perth Education City, Western Australia Education and Seminar Roadshow on November 6, 2012
World-class education? Excellent infrastructure? Natural beauty, clean air and the ocean? Perth, the capital of Western Australia (WA), offers all of this. A cosmopolitan city of 1.8 million people, every year more and more students are discovering why Perth is the ideal place to study. Its appeal is based on the excellence, diversity and affordability [...]
CA Sri Lanka’s world renowned USQ MBA offers fresh exemptions for CMA and AAT qualifications
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) as the national accounting body leads the profession by delivering visionary leadership projects, setting the benchmark for the highest ethical, professional and educational standards. The Institute, being one of the largest professional education institutes in Sri Lanka is committed to work towards enriching the values & [...]
Council of International Schools visit here – A huge success
Council of International Schools, one of the most prestigious groups of US universities and colleges ever to visit the Island, was in Colombo on a 48 hour visit en route to India. They visited six of Colombo’s leading schools; Bishop’s, Ladies, CIS, British, AIS and Overseas during this brief stopover, conducting vital workshops on how [...]
The importance of work experience on the 12month MBA at Oxford College of Business
For those applying for the 12month MBA programme at Oxford College of Business (OCB), professional experience has never been more heavily scrutinized. The emphasis placed on experience of applicants joining The Best MBA in the country is huge, and has only grown greater. Unlike most educational courses, for MBAs, almost without exception, you will need [...]
Galle Sanghamitta GS’s mission is to produce peaceful Buddhist women
Sanghamitta Girls College is a foremost Buddhist Girls’ school in the Galle district. The institution has brought amazing achievements to the nation. The school was established in 1919, with the intention of establishing the first Buddhist Girls’ School in South by Francis Amarasiri Wickramasinghe Muhandiram. Today it is a leading girl’s school not only in Southern Sri Lanka but [...]
Discipline plays a major role at Richmond, Galle
Richmond College, Galle is a major educational institution in the island which has shown its colours in academic and extracurricular activities since its inception. More than 4,300 students and an excellent academic staff pursue their classroom studies, and co-curricular interests with great determination and fervour. The results have been rewarding. The college is situated on [...]
American University Transfer Programme at ANC
America remains the No. 1 destination for international students from all around the world, including tens of thousands of students from the UK, Australia, and Canada. Why does America attract so many of the world’s brightest and most promising young students? First is quality. No matter which international ranking one looks at, American education comes [...]
Be Quick – Let Edlocate assist you to study in Australia/ New Zealand/Malaysia from February 2013
Applications for enrolment in the universities in Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia for the first semester in 2013 will close starting end October 2012. Most of the top universities have set the deadline as 31st October to receive applications for placements. Students aspiring to study abroad at undergraduate level must contact a reputed university representative [...]
Gateway celebrates Founder’s day with ‘Harmony in Motion’
Students of Gateway paid theirheartfelt tribute to its Founder with an evening of music and entertainment on the 4th of October at the Bishops College Auditorium. Gateway College, that stands tall and proud today, with four school campuses in Colombo, Kandy, Negombo and Bambalapitiya, and many other related institutions, sprang from the vision of one [...]
BCAS Campus offers reputed UK MBA at an affordable fee from the University of Wolverhampton
The BCAS Campus (British College of Applied Studies) is a higher education institute with thirteen years of experience in providing a quality tertiary education. The institute has built up a reputation of excellence and trust over this period of time. As an institute constantly looking at improving the educational opportunities made available, BCAS Campus now [...]
The best annual report and accounts competition of national schools – 2012
Organized by the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (AATSL) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education The Awards Ceremony of the Best Annual Report & Accounts Competition of National Schools will be held on 27th October 2012 at 2.00 pm at the BMICH Main Hall. The Chief Guest of this graceful national ceremony [...]
Governor Hansraj Bhardwaj favours private universities
Governor and Chancellor of Universities H.R. Bhardwaj has said that he has urged Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar to examine the delay in the tabling of the Karnataka State Private Universities Bill. Speaking at a national conference on “Scarcity to plenty – roadmap for Indian higher education at 2025” organised by the Education Promotion Society for [...]
Welcome to IIHE
IIHE is the ONLY institution in Sri Lanka directly associated with the prestigious University of Wales, UK, offering a BSc (Hons) Degree in Business Management and MBA. This association is one of the longest standing relationships between a private tertiary education institute in Sri Lanka and an University of international repute which goes back to [...]
For the first time in Sri Lanka – An MBA in IT
ESOFT has entered into a collaboration with the Buckinghamshire New University, UK to offer, for the first time in Sri Lanka, a MBA in IT. The attraction of this qualification is the fact that it was introduced based on the ground reality that there are many ICT professionals that sometimes get stuck in their field [...]
Australian Maritime College offers maritime qualifications from certificates to Ph.D.
It has often been said that scientists, and the human race as a whole, knows more about outer space than the depths of the oceans. The oceans have always been a place of mystery with environmental and physical conditions that make it nearly impossible to approach certain oceanic regions. Maritime engineers are constantly pushing the [...]
Scholarship opportunities from Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin University offers a range of scholarships for students from Sri Lanka, including the International Merit Scholarship scheme, for which all applicants are automatically considered. The International Merit Scholarship scheme provides awards of up to £1000 to well-qualified students applying for any full-time Bachelors or up to £2000 for any Masters course. The majority [...]
CMI – KPMG Evening Presentation – Growth through Mergers and Acquisitions – lucrative, but diligence necessary
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) – UK’s Sri Lanka branch together with Knowledge Partner, KPMG recently conducted an evening seminar on business growth prospects through mergers, acquisitions and restructuring at the Cinnamon Lakeside in Colombo. In his welcome address, President of CMI’s Sri Lanka Branch, Mr. Rohitha Mendis emphasised the need for professional managers to [...]
Jobs on board International Cruise ships!
Crewskills International have entered into a partnership agreement with Peacestars Organization in Sri Lanka to cater to vocational training for Sri Lankan and Asian youths in Ipoh, Malaysia, to make them competent to be employed in entry level job positions on the world’s leading luxury cruise ships. Martin O’Dee the Chief Executive Officer of Crewskills [...]
Becoming a global winner in the knowledge economy
Electronic engineering senior lecturer Nihal Kularatna looks back over his academic career in Sri Lanka and New Zealand, and argues that students who want to prepare themselves for the knowledge economy should take full advantage of higher education opportunities overseas to gain a quality-assured education rather than just a qualification. In Sri Lanka, we have [...]
“RASOGHAYA 2012” a huge success
Annual literature function of Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya, Bandarawela was held on October 4, 2012 at the Town Hall Bandarawela. It was organized by the Media Unit and the Sinhala Language Section of the college as “RASOGHAYA 2012” The occasion was graced by the Great Artist and the Senior Lecturer Jayalal Rohana as the chief guest. [...]
SL2College Free Seminar Series for the youth
Over the past few years, it has come to our attention that our students have not made use of the wide range of opportunities available to them to pursue higher education within the country. It is with the view of overcoming these obstacles thatthe volunteer-driven organization, SL2College, has come up with a new initiative, the [...]
Didula shines at Scholarship exam
Mas.L.D.Didula Tharana Jayasekara of St’Thomas’ College, Bandarawela received 188 marks and placed 2nd in Badulla district which is the best ever achievement in the history of Thomians in grade five. He is the son of Mr. L.D.Lasantha Jayasekara, a manager of HNB Suriyawewa branch and Mrs.U.P.Madushashini Premarathna, English teacher of Vishaka Balika Maha Vidyalaya, Bandarawela. [...]
The bane of the business of engineering colleges…
A new business that promises prosperity right now is running an engineering college. The reason: BE/B.Tech degrees are literally sold for money; tuition fee obtained for no apparent tuition. In case you get an arrear, pay revaluation fees to clear it no matter how you write the paper. Results depend more on the evaluator’s mood [...]
Aiming for the stars
The HinduStudents make a presentation on ‘Micro Finance Management’ during ‘Shriyans-12’ management fest at Srinivas Institute of Technology at Valachil, near Mangalore on Thursday. Photo: H.S. Manjunath The eagerness of youth to be different and frenzy of creative energy can best describe the atmosphere in an educational institute. However hard the prospect of capturing it [...]