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CA Sri Lanka’s first ever degree in Applied Accounting kicks off in June
The inaugural Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Accounting offered by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) will commence in June this year. The BSc. in Applied Accounting which has also been approved by the University Grants Commission is open for students with three passes (under the new syllabus) or [...]
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Access Top universities around the World
Save 3 years, start after your O/Levels with MUFY A student after O/Levels must look for the next possible pathway for his/her higher education. So, majority of the students take the pathway of A/Levels as the entry examination for the university. But there are other pathways, entry examinations to enter the university other than A/Levels. [...]
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Highest honours for IIHE Student at Kuala Lumpur 2013
The Kuala Lumpur International Business, Economics and Law Conference (KLIBEL) is renowned for providing scholars and practitioners who are interested in presenting their papers in the areas of economics, finance, marketing, banking, accounting, business law and other related topics, with an unique opportunity to broaden their international networks. This years event will be especially exciting [...]
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APIIT Foundation: First Step towards a successful career
The APIIT Foundation Programme, quality assured by Staffordshire University, UK, is specially designed for students with O-Level qualifications and offers a comprehensive introduction to Business and Computing disciplines. The Foundation Programme provides a pathway to enter the degree programmes. Today, when it comes to choosing the route to your child’s university education, there are alternatives. [...]
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CA Sri Lanka and Kelaniya University sign MoU to develop accounting education in Sri Lanka
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) and the University of Kelaniya (UoK) recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which aims at developing and promoting the accounting education and the profession in the country. The MoU was signed by CA Sri Lanka President Mr. Sujeewa Rajapakse and Vice Chancellor [...]
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Save 3 years by starting The American University Transfer Programme at ANC after O/Levels
O/Levels: What does the “O” really stand for? How about Outstanding or Opportunity! Now the “O” in O/Levels means anything but just “ordinary”! Your O/Levels open up a wide range of options. In addition to the traditional A/Level option, your “Outstanding”/Levels can take you directly to university – and that is outstanding! In fact, think [...]
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Access Canada’s top Universities after O/L and save 3 years
In order to take greater advantage of the education system with higher standards, study in Canada is the most exclusive choice for students. It would be the better option that make your career worthwhile and let you experience excellent opportunities rather than having to wait for opportunities and fall behind time. As selecting an area [...]
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Hamdhan Hussain, Best Allround Student in 2012 at Zahira College, Annual Prize Giving
Wins N.D.H.Gaffoor Gold Medal Hamdhan Hussain was chosen the Best Allround Student 2012 at Zahira College, Colombo, for having excelled in Academic, Curricular and Extra Curricular activities, the “2012 Role Model Student” and was awarded the N.D.H.Gaffoor Gold Medal at its 121st Annual Prize Giving held at the College Gaffoor Hall, recently under the patronage [...]
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Catch them young
Toddlers International equips preschoolers with English communication skills Three-year-old Shreya used to find it difficult to communicate with her peers in her preschool. Having noticed that, her parents decided to shift her to a newly begun pre-school four months ago. Nowadays, little Shreya is at ease when she has to converse with her friends and [...]
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ACCA offers exemption for other professional accountancy qualifications
To reach far on the corporate ladder, professionals are expected to furnish more and more paper qualifications to support their experiences and skill levels. As such, more often than not they are faced with the dilemma of studying the same old theories and lessons over and over under differently named qualifications and courses. To eliminate [...]
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British School of Commerce celebrates first graduation award ceremony
The British School of Commerce, Colombo celebrated its first Graduation award ceremony on March 18, 2013 at the BMICH, Colombo. Deputy Vice Chancellor of Cardiff Metropolitan University Mrs Jacqui Hare officiated at the ceremony while Mrs. Angela Joseph, Head of the Business and Management Department and Mr. Lloyd Powell, Head of Collaborative Provision were also [...]
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Mark meets President AmCham
Mark Schroeder Associate Director of The University of Toledo Ohio USA recently met with Vijaya Ratnayake President American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka to discuss matters related to recruitment of Lankan students to the University of Toledo, popularizing US schools in the island, possibilities of Toledo and Colombo working together on many mutually beneficial [...]
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“Asanga to Harvard Kennedy School”
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera the Executive Director of Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute was selected for the “Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century” program by Harvard Kennedy School. Asanga will be the only Sri Lankan who will participate this April. The program will provide the opportunity to think more deeply about the major issues facing future [...]
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Record number of students sit for CA Sri Lanka certificate level examinations
History was made at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) which recorded the highest number of students to ever sit for the Institute’s Certificate in Accounting and Business (CAB) examinations conducted recently. An overwhelming number of students amounting to almost 20,000 sat for the Certificate in Accounting and Business level [...]
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New programme finds support among other academics
Around 50 of Delhi University’s distinguished academics, many of whom are Deans and Heads of Departments, have expressed support for the ambitious four-year undergraduate programme that the university will be implementing this June. “We have collectively expressed our concern and distaste at the shenanigans of a handful of members of the teaching community that belong [...]
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BLF Spotlights ‘Profits via Human Capital’
This year’s Business Leaders’ Forum (BLF) was an absorbing and inspiring session on ‘Integrating HR across Disciplines.’ The event was organised by the Institute of Personnel Management (IPM) and was held on April 4, 2013 at the Galadari Hotel. The Business Leaders’ Forum is an annual event organised by the IPM focusing on pertinent human [...]
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Be empowered with an internationally accepted Australian degree after O/Levels
Being the ‘preferred choice’ is certainly no mere claim any institute can make . Yet that is exactly what the Australian College of Business Technology is to many of Sri Lanka’s young students and professionals seeking a globally recognized qualification. Incepted in 1998, the college has quickly evolved to be the undisputed leader of quality [...]
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SLIIT introduces Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security by Curtin University
Upon successful completion students can follow an MSc. in Information Technology specialising in Cyber Security awarded by SLIIT SLIIT has collaborated with long-standing academic partner Curtin University – Australia to provide students with an opportunity to obtain an internationally recognised Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security awarded by Curtin University leading to the MSc. in IT [...]
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ACCA’s students’ committee completes another sucessful corporate race
The ACCA Corporate Race, organized by the students’ committee of ACCA was a thrilling, race-against-time event,where twelve teams battled it out for the cash prize of LKR 15,000. This year the teams comprised ACCA tuition providers that consisted of CCBT (Cosmopolitan College of Business and Technology that had 2 teams participating, Mercury Institute of Management [...]
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The 12 month MBA at Oxford College of Business – A timely investment
When it comes to taking on talented professionals and turning them into business leaders of tomorrow, only a very few institutions can match up to Oxford College of Business (OCB). Oxford College of Business and its 12month MBA offered in affiliation with the Australian Institute of Business (AIB) are in the forefront of creating the [...]
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Kudapaduwa SMS, has lofty goals of upgrading
Located on the west coast of Sri Lanka along the strip of Lewis Place, Kudapaduawa is the tourist hub of Negombo. This small ward of Negombo is the home for a self-effacing and complacent fisher community who are predominantly of Roman Catholic faith. Though identified as Sinhalese, they speak a dialect of Tamil known as [...]
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Thillanduwa KV is on a steady path to progress…
1957 was a year of dreams which came true for residents of Thillanduwa in Negombo. A long felt need for a school was fulfilled on January 8 with the establishment of St. Joseph’s Junior School in the parish church premises. The Reverend Father Joseph Jaysooriya had the honour of declaring open the school in the [...]
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Welcome to NZ Education Fair – April 21, 2013 at Taj Samudra Hotel
New Zealand is one of the most attractive and welcoming study destinations in the world with a high quality of life. Two of its key metropolitan cities, Auckland and Wellington, have consistently ranked among the top cities with the highest quality of life. New Zealand’s international student population has grown rapidly in recent years, with [...]
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Workshop on High Performance Centralised Data Storage Systems and Disaster Recovery Solutions for IT Professionals
The ability to store, access and share large amounts of data has become a vital component for a majority of IT enabled organizations all around the world. Government departments, manufacturers, traders, banks and other organizations depend on data storage systems and data communication networks to carry out their daily operations. Valuable and mission critical data [...]
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Gateway to collaborate with The University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus (UNMC)
Gateway Graduate School now offers the unique opportunity of obtaining world class Degrees by studying the Foundation year and/or the first year in Sri Lanka and completing the last two years at UNMC. Through this arrangement, students are able to complete Degrees related to Business, Economics, Management and Psychology. Students who wish to study Computer [...]
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Vitebsk State Medical University (VSMU)
The choice of high achieving A/Level students High Achieving Medical Graduates PATHE Study Medicine – leader in Sri Lankan medical education wishes to share the performance of its 2012 graduating batch. With perfect ERPM scores our medical graduates have achieved what many others consider impossible. A good example for the outcomes of high quality, locally [...]
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Another success story of IIT- Nuwan Bandara, Associate Tech Lead and Management Committee Member at WSO2
“The Software Engineering Degree at IIT emphasized on teaching it’s students high-quality software systems with an emphasis on professionalism. The knowledge and the skills learnt during my first two years of study were crucial to me and the experiences gained during my 3rd year in the industry enhanced the benefits I gained from my final year. In addition, IIT’s Software Engineering degree [...]
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Edlocate conduct “Meet the Australian University Representatives” week in Colombo and Kandy offices
Each year Edlocate offers prospective students and their parents a number of opportunities to meet university representatives in the Colombo, Kandy and Jaffna offices. In the month of February International staff out of the 21 Australian Universities represented by Edlocate visited Sri Lanka to conduct student interviews.
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Mark Visits Lyceum Panadura
Mark Schroeder Associate Director of The University of Toledo (www.utoledo.edu) Ohio USA recently visited Lyceum International Panadura to discuss ways to assist its students gaining admissions with excellent scholarships and generous credit transfers. He was received by Principal Malith Kumarasinghe who briefed him about the high standard of education and of stellar achievers. UToledo is [...]
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Visakha grabs the title of CIMA Spellmaster 2013!
After months of toil and trouble the all island schools spelling competition, Spellmaster, finally came to an end with much pomp & pageantry at the Stein Studio. The evening was filled with not just the impeccable spelling expertise of the Top 4 contestants but lively performances by popular musicians such as Sarith & Surith, Ashanthi, [...]
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MSU – the Best Teaching & Learning University
The Management & Science University (MSU) is the Best Teaching & Learning University in Malaysia. As a university of choice MSU focuses strongly in the critical areas of studies that encompass medicine, health and life sciences, nursing, pharmacy, business, management, accounting, hospitality, law, information sciences and engineering. MSU gives priority to quality education and the [...]
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Broward College USA visits American College of Higher Education
ACHE is a pioneer Higher Educational institute in Sri Lanka proved 18 years of academic excellence. It is now the international off-campus of Broward College, Florida, USA and approved by the accrediting commission on Colleges and schools, the Southern Association on College and Schools (SACS) USA. As a quality assurance process Broward College, Florida USA [...]
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Latvian Univsersities Stage the selection process again in May at Cinnamon Lakeside – Ebiz
The Latvian University representatives are scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka to conduct admission processes in early May. This will be totally hosted by Ebiz Consultancy Services – The only Authorized Agent in Sri Lanka. A Seminar test and Interviews will take place at Dukes Court Hotel Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo for September intake. Students who [...]
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SFA gains Regional Status
Bridgwater College, a prestigious Government funded UK College (HTS) located in the South West of England,has appointed Supem Fernando Association (PVT) Ltd as their Regional Representative for South & South-East Asia Regions. Most of the Universities in UK as well as in other countries choose their Regional Partner Offices from Indian Education Companies (based in [...]
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A liberal-arts college experience
Many years ago my family was faced with the daunting task of identifying appropriate institutions for higher education. We spent hours poring over college guides and university ratings, meeting education counselors and exploring options closer to home. Right from the start, it was apparent that the biggest, top-rated universities were well beyond our means, and [...]
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CA Sri Lanka rewards top A/L achievers with scholarships
The top achievers of the 2012 GCE Advanced Level examination were recently awarded scholarships by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka). At a special ceremony held under the patronage of Minister of Higher Education, S. B. Dissanayake, students from across the country who scored the highest at the GCE Advanced [...]
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Short course on caring for children with special needs
By The Chitra Lane Children’s Resource Centre, Colombo A rare and unique opportunity is being offered as a service to the general public, parents and teachers of special needs children to participate in a 3 month (part time) short course conducted by the Chitra Lane Children’s Resource Centre, Colombo 5. The workshop will be held [...]
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Mark visits the Institute of Chemistry
Mark Schroeder Associate Director of The University of Toledo (www.utoledo.edu) Ohio USA recently met with the latest batch of graduates in Chemistry at the Institute of Chemistry Rajagiriya. Mark explained about the quality education offered by Toledo and why it would be a perfect choice for a Lankan academic seeking Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral in [...]
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An awareness walk to“Keep Kandy City clean and green” by BCAS campus
Under a current socio problem to keep the great Kandy city clean an awareness walk “Keep Kandy City clean and green” was done BCAS Kandy campus. As a premier education provider in the Country BCAS has been able to deliver thousands of citizens not only with knowledge but also with discipline and values. This successful [...]
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Assignment peace in the name of the motherland ( second edition ) launched
A book on the entire military history of Sri Lanka authored by L.M.H.Mendis titled as ‘ Assignment Peace in the Name of the Motherland ‘ ( Second Edition ) was launched on 26th February 2013 at Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters, Colombo. Rear Admiral Rohan Amarasinghe Commander of the Western Naval Area representing the Commander of [...]
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‘FAME – The Musical’ – A huge success
The British School in Colombo in its continuous drive towards excellence in education has successfully completed their latest creation ‘FAME – The Musical’ which was on stage with the participation of over fifty five students at the school auditorium recently. In keeping with the school motto ‘Educating Mind, Body and Soul’ this drama has provided [...]
