Graduation at Kotelawala Defence University
The 27th convocation of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University was held this week with President Maithripala Sirisena as the chief guest at the final session of the convocation. One thousand and sixty three (1,063) students from nine different faculties graduated at this year’s convocation. One PhD degree, 93 master’s degrees and 963 post [...]
Education ministry to hold anti-drugs drive
The education ministry is set to launch a major programme to prevent school children using narcotics and alcohol within school premises from next month, Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said. The programme is aimed at discouraging school children from using narcotics, cigarettes and alcohol in the school premises and strengthening their capacity to turndown harmful [...]
Schools bar weak students to show high success rates
The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) charged that this year several students have been prevented from sitting the GCE O Level exams because of their inability to excel in the subjects taught in class rooms. General Secretary, Joseph Stalin said that schools are preventing weak children from sitting exams in order to show good success rates. [...]
Funds for libraries delayed
The government had last week summoned around 2,000 school principals to Temple Trees to allocate money to school libraries but failed to hand over the funds. It is learned that the principals who gathered from across the country went back empty handed and were told that the money would be credited to the School Development [...]
Nimsara wins water rocket competition
A grade nine student of Christ Church Boys’ College Baddegama won a gold medal at the water rocket competition held by the Asia Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum in Bangalore last month. He emerged as the winner from 54 competitors from 13 countries. He first invented a water rocket for a school competition and then [...]
5,000 trees planted as UN celebrates Volunteers Day
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) in Sri Lanka celebrated International Volunteer Day 2017 under the theme “Volunteers Act First. Here. Everywhere,” recently. The main event took place on November 25 with a tree planting initiative, which saw nearly 5,000 trees planted in ten tanks. Together with UNDP, UNV and the Government with the support of [...]
Ceremony to enrol girl guides
Eighteen students of Dethawa Junior School in the Katugampola, Giriulla education zone were enrolled as girl guides at a recent ceremony. The event took place with the principal H.A.S. Abeyratne and the teacher in charge of girl guides Malani Ranaweera presiding over the event. Pic by Roziro Karunaratna.
New library for Sabaragamuwa Uni.
The government approved the construction of a library complex for the Sabaragamuwa University, Cabinet Media Spokesman Gayantha Karunathilake said. He said the contract to build the first stage of the university library was handed over to CML – MTD Construction. The construction is expected to cost Rs. 315 million. The Cabinet proposal was made by [...]
Spectrum College ties up with Maldivian embassy
An international school this week signed an MOU with the Maldivian embassy to strengthen the relationship between Sri Lanka and the Maldives in terms of education. The school, Spectrum College – a chain of international schools providing international qualifications while preserving Asian values includes Sri Lankan, Indian, Maldivian and Pakistani nationals. The college among its [...]