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The fear factor: is it safe to go back to school?

With the calamity that shook the streets of Sri Lanka just two weeks ago, the whole Nation has a ‘fear factor’ in them. Getting back on our feet as a country is taking more time as the situation is currently being analyzed and the tri-forces are on full effect securing the Nation. Among this chaos, [...]

Helping students learn from each other is integral to university learning

With the explosion of student numbers over the past couple of decades and the ever-increasing levels of debt that graduates find themselves saddled with, the question “what is the benefit of higher education?”, quite rightly, is frequently asked. The sector’s reaction to being asked to prove its worth normally results in one of two contrasting [...]

Pearson and other for-profits gain direct UK government funding

A college owned by FTSE 100 company Pearson and another owned by a private equity firm are among the for-profit higher education providers set to receive direct UK government funding for the first time. The recurrent teaching grant announcement released by England’s Office for Students on 9 May lists 25 new providers in receipt of direct public funding in [...]

Equity and diversity at University

At Swinburne University of Technology, all are responsible for creating a culture that provides an environment that is safe, flexible and fair. It is also culturally appropriate, friendly and professional – free from discrimination and harassment. The university seeks to create a culture of acceptance. They take pride and cultivate and respect the strength that [...]

UCL Launches the Monash Diploma of Science Programme

Universal College Lanka (UCL), the premier higher education institute in Sri Lanka which exclusively provides a guaranteed pathway to Monash University, a Top 100 University in the world, ceremoniously launched the Monash College Diploma of Science programme on 9th May 2019 at a media conference which took place at the UCL Auditorium. The event was [...]

After O/Levels Study an Australian Hospitality Management Programme in Sri Lanka

Australasian Academy of Hospitality (AAH) the first 100% Australian Owned specialised hospitality Management Institution in Sri Lanka offers a unique Programme in Hospitality Management at an affordable cost. Hospitality and Leisure sector is the fastest growing industry in all major developed and developing countries. In the United States the industry growth is forecasted at 6.4% [...]

New Zealand research evaluation ‘sidelines locally focused work’

New Zealand academics have called for their research assessment exercise to be scrapped, saying that it has led to the marginalisation of locally-focused scholarship. Michael Gilchrist, president of the Tertiary Education Union, said that while the evaluation which determines the distribution of the Performance-Based Research Fund had prompted initial change, the pay-offs no longer justified [...]

Australian thinktank calls for system overhaul

Australia’s post-compulsory education system needs an overhaul, with teaching and research funding separated and overseen by a new statutory agency, a Melbourne thinktank argues. The Monash Commission also wants every Australian to have a “lifetime learning account”, with income-contingent loans available for all levels of courses at any approved college or university. The recommendations mark [...]

Race for fun by CA Sri Lanka’s Young Chartered Accountants Forum

‘Race for Fun” a unique motor rally organised by CA Sri Lanka’s Young Chartered Accountants Forum (YCAF) was held recently. The event brought together both young and senior members for a day full of socialising and networking with much excitement and challenges to the participants of the fun drive. The participants enjoyed their ride to [...]

Do You want to be a Graduate at the age of 20?

Follow the ACBT Way & be a graduate of Edith Cowan University (ECU) at the age of 20. Here is how you can make it happen…. You finish your O/L Exam at the age of 16. You will complete your University Foundation in one year. (at the age of 17) You will complete your First [...]

Exciting opportunity to study medicine at the University of Aberdeen Ancient University, modern outlook

The University of Aberdeen, the UK’s fifth oldest university, was founded in 1495 by William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen and Chancellor of Scotland. In 1497 the University of Aberdeen was first in the English-speaking world to create a chair of medicine. We are currently ranked in the top 30 UK universities (Complete University Guide 2019) [...]

Professor Sujeewa Amarasena, fellow hosteller, classmate & friend

I would not have met Sujeewa, if not for the government scholarship exam for schoolchidren, which The President of the country is considering to scrap now. Before that Sujeewa was studying in a school at Welapura, Kaluthra. I sat for this exam at Deegalla Kanishta Vidyalaya, a little known school in Kurunegala district, few miles [...]

The opening ceremony of the Academy for Professional and International Studies (Pvt) Limited, APIS, was held on 07th April 2019 at its premises 2nd Floor, Dammika Motors Building, Kalubowila. The opening ceremony was graced by the Chief Executive Officers of the three largest commercial banks in Sri Lanka, Mr. N Vasanthankumar of People’s Bank, Mr. [...]

Are primary schools of the New Era an ineffective Habitat for our children?

If you had been to the primary schools three decades ago, you would have had the opportunity to see them play with fun, joy and excitement. But unfortunately we live in a society today who would think twice to invest time and effort on their loved ones. Eventually it is no wonder that they have [...]

UK VC: Ban on working with Huawei would infringe on academic freedom

The head of a UK university with a major research link to Huawei has suggested that an institutional ban on working with the Chinese technology giant would run counter to academic freedom, adding that universities should “not be dictated” to by geopolitics. Max Lu, the Chinese-Australian vice-chancellor of the University of Surrey, told Times Higher Education that [...]

The management team of the National University of Singapore has been crowned the best in Asia at Times Higher Education’s first awards ceremony covering the continent. NUS topped the Leadership and Management Team of the Year category at the inaugural THE Awards Asia, whose winners were announced at the THE Asia Universities Summit in Abu Dhabi. The event, which builds on the [...]

SLIIT commences enrollment for June 2019 Degree Programmes

Ensuring students receive a head-start towards their higher education goals, SLIIT, the nation’s largest private degree awarding institute announced the commencement of its June 2019 intake for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Degree Programmes. While all degrees offered at SLIIT are approved by the University Grants Commission and the Ministry of Higher Education, interested students can enrol [...]

Teachers must give equal attention to every student & should offer their students the same dedication they offer their own children!

Witnessing the diversity of growth in young people as well as their joy in learning geared by what is called the passion for teaching being a life- long process not only for him but for many others whose lives he has touched by devising and engaging in many integrated activities thereby bringing fourth what is [...]

ICBT Campus the leader in private sector education in Sri Lanka has been offering great opportunities for students to obtain world class foreign Degrees in many disciplines since 1999. In association with some of the best British Universities, ICBT Campus offers Bachelor’s Degrees in IT, Business Management, Quantity Surveying , Engineering & Psychology. Studying at [...]

Baby boomers back on campus as US universities surf silver wave

Ruth Silin particularly likes the poetry courses she takes at Lasell College, a small university near Boston where she lives on the campus. When she is not in class, she keeps busy with extracurricular activities, most recently producing and modelling in a student fashion show. But Ms Silin differs from her classmates in one important way: [...]

Studying at “Grandes Ecole” in France

Individuals choose France for their educational needs for a number of very good reasons. Because the French are so adamant about being able to offer students the highest educational standards, you can always count on your chosen university and programme to be among the best that you can find anywhere in the world. The people [...]

ANC Canada University Transfer Programme offers the best pathways to Study, Work & Live in Canada

Canada has become the most popular destination for international students seeking higher learning opportunities (Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2018) and Canada is considered as one of the Top Ten places in the world to study, work and live. The affordable cost of living and affordable higher education opportunities is recognized among the best [...]

India warned against diluting quality in expansion push

Academics have broadly welcomed a pledge by India’s ruling party to increase student numbers by 50 per cent in selected institutions, but expressed doubts about implementation and safeguarding the quality of education. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s manifesto, released in the run-up to the national election scheduled to be held in seven phases until 19 May, includes a promise [...]

NCC Cricket Academy unbeaten Under-12 champions

Nondescript CC Cricket Academy from Maitland Place, Colombo became the undisputed Under-12 winners of the 3rd annual Junior Cricket Tournament organised and conducted by CCC School of Cricket. After leading their group laving beaten seven teams, NCC Next beat Sanath Jayasooriya Cricket Foundation team in the semi-finals. From the other group Kingfishers CA, Homagama who [...]

Kandurata Umbrellas extends partnership with Trinity Rugby for second consecutive year

Kandurata Umbrella Industries extended its commitment to empower Trinity College Rugby; it was announced at a press conference held last week. This is the second consecutive year that Kandurata Umbrella Industries is sponsoring Trinity Rugby as the Principal Sponsor. Trinity College Kandy, one of the most prominent institutions that introduced rugby to schools in the [...]

Nobel House secures British School Football Title

Nobel House emerged overall champions at the Senior Inter-House Boys’ and Girls’ Football Tournament of the British School in Colombo held at the school premises recently. Scott House emerged runners-up while Newton House and Shakespeare House were placed third and fourth respectively. Nobel House clinched the Boys’ title in the KS3 category Tournament and the [...]

Painting the World onto Fabric – Tharshana Wijesinghe AOD Graduate and Fashion Designer

‘I’ve always had a passion for art since a very early age. While I loved to draw, I was also fascinated with the idea of “wearable art” and how I could connect design with people. I wanted to see people actually wearing my designs. While I love canvas painting, I didn’t want to limit myself [...]

Head start your International Career in Medicine right after O/Levels

Sri-Lankan Medical University Admissions and the Truth Medical Higher Education in Sri-Lanka is considered elite but not many Sri-Lankan students are fortunate enough to accomplish their target of entering to a State owned University (Faculty of Medicine) through the G.C.E Local Advanced Level examinations. According to statistics provided by the Ministry of Education, even though [...]

Australian colleges collar part of university funding windfall

Australia’s opposition Labor Party appears to have watered down an election promise to spend an extra A$10 billion (£5.4 billion) on universities, with the money now to be shared with the country’s public vocational colleges. A new Labor costing document indicates that the extra money, which Labor has previously pledged to restore the demand-driven university funding system [...]

Australasian Academy of Hospitality announces a Scholarship Week from 20th May to the 25th May 2019

Scholarships to study Australian Hospitality Management Programmes are being offered by Australasian Academy of Hospitality (AAH). The week long Scholarship Examination will allow any Sri Lankan Student with local or London O/Levels or A/Levels to make an appointment with AAH and visit the campus to sit for the examination. Students with pending results also may [...]

Founded by the United Nations in 1994, The International Day of Families is observed on May 15 every year to celebrate the importance of families, people, societies and cultures around the world.The International Day of Families provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase knowledge of the social, economic [...]

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Artificial Intelligence Boosts Sri Lankan Enterprises

ANC School of Postgraduate Education encourages its MBA students to engage in discussions on insightful and trending topics that spark innovative thinking, and in keeping with that, ANC hosted a panel discussion on ‘How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Businesses’ which was held at the Colombo Hilton Residencies on 4th April 2019. The event featured an eminent panel of speakers and attendees, which comprised of prominent industry professionals [...]

i-Ed Australia makes Australian Education dreams a reality

For a nation like Sri Lanka where literacy rates are at the highest in the region, education is of imperative importance. Many therefore not only pursue primary and secondary education, but also have a keen interest in tertiary education. Sri Lanka has many local universities that provide high quality courses, but limited space means only [...]

Prof Ariadurai Vice Chancellor OUSL states that annually 6000 professionals are migrating

The Chief Guest Vice Chancellor of the Open University of Sri Lanka Prof. S. A. Ariadurai addressing the New Membership Awarding Ceremony of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka held on the 9th March 2019 at the Taj Samudra, Colombo stated that 7.5% of those who receive tertiary education have already migrated [...]

Tsinghua head: prize students who challenge classroom ‘authority’

The provost of China’s leading university has said that it is shifting towards cultivating students who feel comfortable challenging authority in the classroom, warning that focusing only on academic attainment risked turning campuses into “degree factories”. Bin Yang, vice-president of Tsinghua University, told THE’s Asia Universities Summit that the institution was “crossing over from cultivating ‘A’ students” [...]

Sri Lanka loses after tough battle at Asia Pacific Predator League 2019

After three days of intense competition, the second edition of the Asia Pacific Predator League concluded after the grand final rounds of Player Unknowns Battleground (PUBG) and DOTA2 battles came to an end at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The top 26 out of 3,530 esports teams across the Asia Pacific region gathered in [...]

The Trinity College Inter-House Track and Field Competition took place at the Asgiriya Stadium recently. The 1990 Trinity Athletic captain, Rampatabendi graced the occasion as the chief guest. Junior House events was won by Pilcher House who scored 134 points overall followed by Sahaya (130) and Gibson (89) while in the Senior segment Oorloff House [...]

St. Peter’s and Visakha overall champs at Vidulaya-Ritzbury Schools Swimming competition

St. Peter’s College Bambalapitiya and VisakhaVidyalaya Colombo bagged the Boys and Girls overall championships respectively at the Vidudaya-Ritzbury All-Island Inter-Schools Swimming Championships held at the Sri Jayawardenepura University Swimming Pool. The event was conducted for the fourth successive time with Ritzbury sponsoring it for the second time. Nearly 2000 boys and girls swimmers took part [...]

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