Explore your options after O/Levels as a world of opportunity awaits you at ANC
There are hundreds of students making the crucial switch from high school into college. Many students have opted for spring admissions at ANC with pending O/level results as smart parents realize that time is ticking and the right steps taken in higher education will make a world of difference in their child’s future. Students joining [...]
Celebrating Excellence in Education with NCHS
Located in the heart of Colombo, NCHS offers world class education qualifications in collaboration with the prestigious Swinburne University, Ulster University and numerous California State Universities. As part of this collaboration, Swinburne University, Ulster University Pathway and Cal State Programs are offered at NCHS. The partnerships are paradigm shifting programmes as they are opening up [...]
‘Next Generation Sri Lanka’ – amplifying the youth voice
Key findings released from research conducted by Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in collaboration with the British Council March 12, saw the launch of a landmark survey on the experiences and expectations, attitudes and aspirations of young Sri Lankans. ‘Next Generation Sri Lanka’ research, which seeks to amplify the voice of youth and the importance of their [...]
Are you looking for a qualification in law? Start your LL.B transfer programme at NCHS today
The fresh partnership between the Nawaloka College of Higher Studies and Ulster University to offer a 2+1 Ulster Law degree commencing in February 2019 is unique in that the entire third year of the course will be spent at Ulster to complete the degree. By that time students would have completed twelve of the eighteen [...]
The Gateway Graduate School conducts its Convocation at BMICH, Colombo
The Gateway Graduate School, higher education and professional development arm of the Gateway Group, conducted its Convocation on the 29th of March 2019 at BMICH, Colombo. Professor Ganakumaran Subramaniam, Head of the School of Education of the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) presided over the ceremony as the Chief Guest. Addressing the gathering, Professor [...]
What you need to know when studying medicine abroad
What a medical student need to know when it comes to internship after medical school? When it comes to internships, Sri Lankan medical council will assign a hospital according the student’s merit list of the ERPM (Act 16). But some countries such as China, Nepal and Australia provide internships soon after the completion of the [...]
Excellence which Enables Students to Succeed
The State University of New York at Albany, commonly referred to as University at Albany, is a public research university with campuses in the New York cities of Albany and Rensselaer and the Town of Guilderland, United States. Founded in 1844, it carries out undergraduate and graduate education, research, and service. At the University at [...]
25 Years of Unfading Glory of Royal Institute International School, Nugegoda
An educational institution was founded in 1971 to offer local Advanced Level examinations and BSc degrees (External) in affiliation with the University of Peradeniya. With the tremendous success of the programme, Royal Institute International School of Higher Education was established in 1982 as an institution providing first-rate international education. As part of the general development [...]
BCAS route to Global Degrees in Science, Engineering, Management and IT
British College of Applied Studies (BCAS) has in its prospectus proven Foundation Studies courses which provide alternative fast track pathways for students to pursue degrees of their choice and make their dream of obtaining Degrees of global acceptance in the field of Science, Engineering, IT or management – a reality! The Foundation Courses offered by [...]
SLIIT poised for greater growth in collaboration with Curtin University
Sri Lanka’s premier higher education institution SLIIT, has had a long standing affiliation with the globally renowned Curtin University Australia, in delivering some of their top ranked computing and engineering degrees in Sri Lanka. As such, SLIIT has been instrumental in having produced top industry-savvy graduates in various disciplines, who have gone on to deliver [...]
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management in collaboration with Coventry University, UK
The National Institute of Business Management which is one of the pioneering state sector higher education institutes in Sri Lanka is happy to announce the commencement of a new degree programme in BSc (Hon’s) in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management in collaboration with Coventry University, UK. According to the QS Best Student Cities Index 2018 [...]
HotDog Showdown 2019 a big success
SHOWDOWN is a signature event organised by the Rotaract Club of Informatics Institute of Technology(RACIIT). Beginning in 2014 at the common room of IIT premises it has since evolved from a simple hotdog eating competition to a food festival that celebrates all walks of life in food, music and talent undiscovered. It is a public [...]
A Letter to you from
To: The ones trying to get by, “My focus is to forget the pain of life. Forget the pain, mock the pain, reduce it. And laugh.” If you get hold of this letter, I hope this reduces the pain in your life and brings you joy. I am now 57 years old, and my net [...]
OFQUAL regulated British Foundation programme at ICBT Campus
ICBT Campus the leading private sector education service provider in Sri Lanka is now offering OFQUAL regulated British Foundation for those after O/Ls. This 9 month programme (Level 3 Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies) is designed for those who have completed their GCE O/Ls but do not have the required results for further study. [...]
Musaeus College clinches championship at CA Sri Lanka Business Plan Competition 2019
One of Colombo’s leading schools, Musaeus College clinched the championship at the grand finale of the CA Sri Lanka Business Plan Competition 2019 organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka). Musaeus College competed against five other top schools pitching an innovative and eco-friendly business plan in developing an edible [...]
ICBT Colombo Campus Erabadhu Wasanthaya 2019
ICBT Colombo Campus Erabadhu Wasanthaya 2019 was held on 2nd April at Shalika Grounds. Organized by ICBT student’s council and feathered traditional events and activities to mark this special Sinhala and Tamil event.
Moir Students offered places at Harvard & Cambridge
Felix Deemer has become Elizabeth Moir School’s 7th student in just over a decade to win a place at Harvard, the world’s top ranked university.Classmate Neema Jayasinghe has been offered a place at Cambridge University, the school’s 3rd place at Oxford or Cambridge in two years. With other students already offered places at universities in [...]
La Petite Fleur students stand against addiction
The street outside their school saw a battalion of banner-waving students as the older boys and girls of LPF Academy stepped out on 3rd April to create awareness of all forms of addiction, and mark their commitment to rejecting the same. The lure of intoxicants is a very real danger to students in this day [...]
Sangamitta Matale stickers lift Schools U-20 title
Centre half Tharindi Purijjala powered Sri Sangamitta Girls National School (B.M.S.) Matale to wrap up the girls title at the Sri Lanka Schools Girls Under-20 Hockey Championship 2019 with a 1-0 win over fancied St. Anthony’s Girls School Katugastota in the final. The match was played at Rajarata University ground in Mihintale. On the way [...]
Bandaranaika MV edges Henegama Central in a thrilling battle
Gampaha Bandaranaike Madya Vidyalaya scored a nail biting 1-wicket victory over Henegama Central College in their 4th annual ‘Siyane Nil-Kola’ one day cricket encounter concluded at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium recently. Taking first lease of the wicket Henegama Central College were dismissed for 206 off 49.4 overs. Sehan Lakshan and Pramith Dharshana top [...]
Nelson Mendis Trophy U-14 winds up on April 10
The awards distribution ceremony of the 15th Under-14 Nelson Mendis Trophy Cricket Championship will be held at the Ladies College Auditorium on April 10 at 6.30pm. Shammi Silva, the President of Sri Lanka Cricket will grace the occasion as Chief Guest in this year’s event. The ongoing preliminary round matches will conclude on April 8 [...]
MoE-PSC tug-of-war over Principal appointments
The crisis over filling Principal vacancies in National schools has worsened with differences in opinions between the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Public Services Commission (PSC). Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said he intends to fill vacancies in Grade I from those in Grades II and III, to be appointed to National schools. He [...]
MoE can’t resolve teachers’ salary issue: Akila
Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has ruled out the possibility of the Ministry of Education (MoE) finding a solution to the teachers’ demand to resolve the salary anomalies issue. Instead, Minister Kariyawasam said they would have to seek a redress from the Commission appointed by the President to resolve the issue. Minister Kariyawasam told Education [...]
Cancel transfer of 200 teachers in Hatton Ed.Zone- Unions
Education Trade Unions Collective at a discussion last week with the Hatton Education Zone (HEZ) authorities called for the cancellation of transfers served on 200 teachers in the HEZ. A letter handed over to Zonal Director, P. Sridharan, on April 4, requested cancellation of all transfer orders served on teachers, with the teachers returning to [...]
Head of school must be at helm of PPA- Central PC
The Central Provincial Council has issued a Circular that all Past Pupils’ Associations (PPA) should be headed by the Head of the respective school, to ensure that a proper auditing process is followed in the accounts. A similar Circular was issued by the Ministry of Education (MoE) of the Central Government, but in certain instances [...]
Over Rs 3b for new buildings at Kelaniya, Eastern Universities
The Cabinet this week approved the construction of a building each for the University of (UoK) and Eastern University (EU) costing more than Rs 3 billion. The approved constructions are a 4-storey building for the Postgraduate Institute of Pali & Buddhist Studies for the UoK, at a cost of Rs 393 million, to be awarded [...]
International Symposium on ‘Water & Air Pollution
The Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS) of the University of Peradeniya (UoP), and the National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), Taiwan, held an International Symposium on ‘Water & Air Pollution: Recent Advances in Research’, on March 29-30 at the UoP’s Faculty of Science. The symposium was held after having identified the significance of the investigation of [...]
Tamil school Principal vacates premises within the school
The Principal of a leading Tamil school in Bambalapitiya has vacated her premises in the school compound, but controversy remains over the official handing over of the keys to the school. It is learned that the Principal had handed over the keys to the Security personnel at the school and left without informing the authorities. [...]
ICASL powered Interact District 3220 Conference 2019
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) President Jagath Perera awarded a full talent scholarship to the newly elected District Interact Representative (DIR) Miss Viranya Divitotawela, to pursue a career in Chartered Accountancy. ICASL Media & Communication Committee Chairman Laknath Peiris and other office bearers of the Club also attended the event. ICASL [...]
Vidya Jothi Prof Cyril Ponnaperuma honoured with Stamp, 1st Day Cover
After 3 decades, Vidya Jothi Prof Cyril Ponnaperuma, who led the Moon Soil Analysis Laboratory at NASA, under the Apollo Space Mission, was honoured with a Postage Stamp at the 2018 Annual Review Sessions of the Institute of Fundamental Studies (IFS), held at the IFS Auditorium. Prof Ponnaperuma was born in Galle, and his involvement [...]
Sri Pada 2019 Clean-up Project
About 232 Members of the Young Biologists’ Association (YBA), with the help of Shangri La Golf Resort & Spa, Hambantota and FAPM Nature Team of Wayamba University, collected approximately 800 kg of polythene and plastic at Sri Pada, for the 7th consecutive year. The event was sponsored by Bank of Ceylon, with the purpose of [...]
Matara Thomians, Ginigathena and Agarapathana TS come on top
St. Thomas’ College Matara, Ginigathena Vidyalaya and Agarapathana Tamil School came on top of their respective categories at the Nestle Kids’ Athletics Championship 2019 Grade 4 events held at the Bogambara Stadium in Kandy. St. Thomas’ Matara won the Boy’s Segment while Kottawa Dharmapala Primary School and Dharmaraja College Kandy, followed in at second and [...]
Shamalsha Dewmi ranks third in All-Island Under-10 Table Tennis
Shamalsha Dewmi of Holy Cross College Gampaha earned No.3 of the Under-10 All-Island Girls Singles rankings behind players representing Musaeus College Colombo and Sri Devananda, Ambalangoda. She has won several tournaments in the recent past and is the current Rank 1 player of Gampaha District Under-10 Girls Table Tennis. According to the Table Tennis Association [...]
Sheffield International Kotte Sports Meet
Sheffield International School Kotte held its annual Inter-House Sports Meet recently at their school grounds. Below are some of the highlights of the event. The chief guest was Dr. Asanga Wjeratne.