Jennings statue takes pride of place at university
A life size statue of Sir Ivor Jennings, the founding vice chancellor of the University of Peradeniya was installed at the university last Wednesday. Ms. Rebecca Sarah Caine, a granddaughter of Sir Ivor Jennings graced the occasion as chief guest. Vice Chancellor Upul B. Dissanayake and Professor K.M.de Silva the Chancellor of the university were [...]
Exams department to be restructured
The Examinations Department is to undergo a restructuring programme within the next two years aimed at improving its efficiency including security measures. Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariywasam told Education Times that the programme which commences early next year will cover areas from the preparation of examination papers to conducting examinations and improving efficiency of [...]
University student loans for external degrees
The cabinet this week approved plans to provide concessionary loans to students who are taking external degree courses due to unavailability of space in state run universities, Cabinet Spokesman Gayantha Karunathilake said. He said students are to be provided loans to a maximum of Rs. 800,000 without any interest payment. Mr. Karunathilake said that in [...]
Government Suraksha insurance scheme under fire for politicisation
The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) last week accused the Ministry of Education (MOE) of politicising the ‘Suraksha’ insurance scheme the government introduced last October for all school children. It is learned the MOE had marked last Thursday (7) as National students’ Insurance day and invited all parents to schools to propagate the Suraksha insurance scheme [...]
Payments to invigilators increased
The payments to be made to staff deployed for examination duties at the forthcoming GCE O Level have been increased with immediate effect. The ministry of education has directed the examinations department to increase the rates. Accordingly the rates for the administrator have been increased from Rs.1,850 to Rs.2,000 while the rates for staff in [...]
Teachers in the eastern province stage protest
More than 200 teachers recently appointed to serve in remote areas in the eastern province staged a protest opposite the eastern province governor’s office against remarks by Governor Rohitha Bogollagama that they should not be demanding transfers to better areas. They were among unemployed graduates who were appointed recently by the provincial councils after several [...]
Ivor Jennings’s statue unveiled
Granddaughter of the founder vice chancelor of the University of Peradeniya Ms. Rebbeca Caine said that Sir Ivor Jennings said that he was separated from his family for seven years in founding the University of Peradeniya. She said that she was truly humbled that Sir ivor Jennings’s father was a carpenter and his mother was [...]
Prizes for Sangamitta Vidyalaya students
The annual prize giving of Sangamitta Vidyalaya, Galle took place recently with a past pupil of the school who is currently a director at the Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education, Ms. Janaki Gunaratna as chief guest. The principal Ms. Chandani Udukumbura and students welcome the chief guest. Pix by Sirangika Lokukarawita.
Student scholarships from Kalana Mithuru society
A scholarship awards programme organised by the Kalana Mithuru society of Ambaraluwa South, Weliweriya was held recently at the Ambaraluwa North community centre to award scholarships to students of grade five, O Level and A Level. The chief guest at the event was the senior lecturer of the Micro Biology Education Unit of of Kelaniya [...]
Berkeley to set up business school for needy students
The government has approved a proposal to establish an internationally recognised college of business in Sri Lanka. Cabinet Media Spokesman Gayantha Karunathilake said that Berkeley University of California in USA has agreed to establish the business college as a non profit organisation which also provides opportunities to students with economic difficulties. The joint proposal was [...]