After school happiness
A scene captured after the closure of a school in Weeraketiya with the end of the term tests. The students freely walk back to their homes or the nearest bus stand to get home. The photograph was taken opposite D.A. Rajapaksa Maha Vidyalaya. Pic by Indika Handuwela
3-Year, Rs 40m Science teacher-training programme- MoE
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has launched a 3-year programme to train Science teachers, with an allocation of Rs 40 million for the purpose, following revelations that Science teachers lack training, particularly in teaching Practicals. For starters, Rs 15 million has been allocated to commence the project from this month onwards. This programme is mainly [...]
All schools closed on Nov.15 (Friday)
All schools countrywide will be closed on November 15 (Friday) for the 2019 presidential election on November 16 (Saturday), the Ministry of Education (MoE) said. This follows the National Election Commission (NEC) requesting for 23 schools, both national and international schools to be used as polling stations and counting centres. The schools are, DS Senanayake [...]
5 Schools in Polonnaruwa District designated National Schools
Five schools in the Polonnaruwa District, namely Thopawewa Maha Vidyalaya, Kaduruwela Muslim Central College, Vilayaya Maha Vidyalaya, Diwulankadawela Maha Vidyalaya and Bakamoona Mahasena Maha Vidyalaya were recently designated National Schools, at a ceremony held under the patronage of North Central Province Governor Sarath Ekanayaka. The President’s Media Unit said that necessary measures have been taken [...]
Rs 158m to coach students in Vocational Training subjects
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has allocated Rs. 158 million to coach children in Vocational Training (VT) subjects in schools, to empower schoolchildren to be employable after their 13-year-long education in schools. This follows the Government making a 13-year school Education compulsory and introducing VT subjects in the syllabus. For this purpose, Rs. 500,000 has [...]
US$ 30.1m Korean loan for ICT Hub for Secondary Education
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) has signed an Agreement with the Government to provide a concessional loan for the “Establishment of ICT Hub for Secondary Education” Project. The signing took place at the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Tuesday with the participation of MoF Secretary Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunga, Ministry of Education (MoE) Secretary [...]
Exhibition to promote writing books
In an effort to popularise writing books, the Central Province Education Department with the collaboration of the University of Peradeniya (UoP) exhibited 5,373 books from 370 schools, written by students from Kandy, Matale and Nuwara Eliya districts, at the UoP Gymnasium, with Prof J.B. Dissanayake as the Chief Guest. Central Province Governor Keerthi Tennakoon and [...]
Soul of Colours at JDA Perera Gallery
Dr Ranjith Dharmathilake’s oil painting exhibition, Soul of Colours, is now on at the JDA Perera Gallery at the University of the Visual and Performing Arts in Colombo 7. The exhibition is open to the public till November 25. This is the seventh time the exhibition is conducted by Dr. Dharmathilake.
Govt., SLPP differ on Z-score system for Varsity admissions
Both, the Government and the SLPP differ in their opinion whether the Z-score system used for University admissions, should be changed or not. This was after SLPP candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted fresh proposals in his manifesto, to change the Z-score system. Mr Rajapaksa’s manifesto states, “In selecting students to State universities, the Z-score is currently [...]
Annual report competition: Gothami Balika wins first prize
Gothami Balika Vidyalaya won the first place at the ‘All Island Best Annual Report Competition’ organised by the Association of Accounting Technicians in collaboration with the Education Ministry. The award ceremony was held at the BMICH recently. The Gothami team members said they achieved the feat largely due to the great support received from Principal [...]
Letters of Demand for unpaid Internet bills for unused service
Several schools in the North Western Province which got free routers from the Provincial Education Department are now faced with the problem of settling internet bills for a service they have not being using. Around 40 schools have received letters of demand from the Legal Department of the service provider- Mobitel- for not settling rental [...]
‘Sanghamith Prathibha’ commemorates 100 years of Sanghamiththa College Galle
At the landmark occasion of Sanghamiththa College, Galle celebrating her centenary, Professional & Graduates Association of Sanghamiththa College Galle (PGASCG), launched “Sanghamith Prathibha” on November 1 at the BMICH, which publication commemorates the 100 glorious years of the school. This publication is a compilation of 23 articles written by proud, professional daughters of Sanghamiththa College, [...]
Soft Skills with Public Speaking for Youth
How does a young adult get that cutting edge to face the next steps with confidence in the competitive environment of today? Whilst the school curriculum focuses on academics with some extra-curricular activities, it is mostly outside the school that one acquires the soft skills that are critical to make one a true lady or [...]
St John volunteers join World Restart A Heart Day 2019
World Restart a Heart Day was celebrated for the first time in Sri Lanka on the 16th of October ’19 to educate the public on how to resuscitate a person if the heart stops. This was Organized by the College of Anaesthesiologists and Intensivists of Sri Lanka in collaboration with many organizations including St John [...]
40 Sri Lankan students receive Russian scholarships
The Russian Government has awarded 40 scholarships to Sri Lankan students who have excelled in their GCE Advanced Level Examination, for the academic year 2019, which includes bachelors, masters and PhD programmes. 40 students were selected by the Russian Embassy Cultural Section – Russian Centre in Colombo together with the Ministry of Higher Education in [...]
Be the Change
Are you one of the few unique individuals who seek to manage technology instead of being managed by technology? Are you eager to completely transform your personality and future with your undergraduate education? Then the IT degree from Middlesex University, UK offered at ACBT is the ideal choice for you. The Real Gap - The [...]
Business English @ ACBT with an International Certification
Business English courses at ACBT is a unique programme that, in addition to its tailor-made training on business communication, leads to a globally recognised certification from Cambridge Assessment English, UK: a part of the University of Cambridge. Effective communication is essential to succeed in any profession irrespective of your designation, field and education; while communicating [...]
The Signature Stylish Marketer 2019
The Department of Marketing Management of University of Kelaniya (DMM) is one of the most prominent departments in the Sri Lankan university system. In their relatively young age they have marked their name with some unique and innovative initiations in the education industry. They are the first academic department of a university to obtain ISO [...]
AACS Graduation Fashion Show; Graduation Model Show
2018/19; 6TH Edition “Celebrating Five Years” to be held on November 2019 at Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo. Recognition for the Category/Segment Sponsors Winner Category – Model Haute Couture for Lahiru Adikari – the Best Student Performance – Model Category and Gomeda Sandamali – the Best Student – Academic from Diploma in Professional Model programme will be [...]
Invest in your Future @ ICBT Campus…
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 [...]
Benedictine sportsmen felicitated in grand style at College
The Annual Benedictine Colours Night was held in grand style at the College Auditorium on Friday, 1st November 2019. Distinguished Old Benedictine Jeyam Perumal and Mrs. Eresha Perumal were the Chief Guests and former Benedictine Football captain Dr. Collin Fernandopulle was the Guest of Honour at the event. Rev. Bro. Ernest Tarcisius, Director of St. [...]
Futuristic Engineering Workshop
Engineering is an evolving field with multiple career opportunities for students in both Sri Lanka and Overseas. Engineers work in a variety of fields to understand their customer’s needs, and then to design, develop, test and certify solutions using only commercially available components and materials. This can range improving and maintaining current systems, to creating [...]
CA Sri Lanka kicks off Business Plan 2020 with briefing sessions in Colombo and Kandy
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently kicked off the Business Plan Competition 2020 by holding briefing sessions in Colombo and Kandy which was attended by 400 students sitting for the GCE Advanced Level examination. In total, 40 schools from Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara and Kandy participated in the briefing sessions [...]
Nawaloka College of Higher Studies successfully concludes 5th graduation ceremony
Leading tertiary education provider Nawaloka College of Higher Studies (NCHS) saw yet another batch of gifted graduates pass out its doors and head to Australia, USA or Malaysia to commence the second year of their degrees, after the institute staged its 5th graduation ceremony on October 23 at Hotel Galadari. The 405 students felicitated at [...]
IIT- The best pathway for your future
With over 3,000 graduates that are currently empowering over 250 multinational and local blue-chip companies, the Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT) is renowned for producing innovators, entrepreneurs and business leaders. Nuwan Jayawardene is an all-round BSc (Hons) Computer Science graduate from IIT who has achieved much success following graduation. Nuwan is currently employed as a [...]
Spooky insights of ZOMBIES NIGHT OUT 2019!
A fun filled Halloween bash was held at UCL premises exclusively for UCL students. It was a night full of games, food and entertainment. Address UCL, No 503, Sri Jayawardenepura Mawatha, Rajagiriya. Hotlines MONASH 0774 777 000 , UCLAN 0774 110 000 Web: www.ucl.lk Youtube Universal College Lanka (UCL)
ICON Business School holds inaugural Graduation Ceremony
ICON Business School (Pvt) Ltd was launched in January 2018, founded on the vision of a few select leading ACCA lecturers in Sri Lanka. ICON offers the latest syllabus and reading resources, dedicated online exam practice sessions, designated virtual computer examination facilities, quick syllabus coverage and dedicated revision classes, that is backed by the best [...]
QS World university ranking 2 Stanford University
Founded by the California senator Leland Stanford and his wife Jane Lathrop Stanford in 1885, its legal name stands as Leland Stanford Junior University in the loving memory of their beloved son who died of typhoid. It was opened in 1891 with the motive “to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in behalf [...]
SLITHM students shine at Chefs Guild Culinary Art Food Expo 2019
SLITHM students have raised the bar to new heights by bagging 23 medals at the Culinary Art Food Expo 2019 recently conducted at BMICH Colombo. SLITHM Students won one Gold Excellence, two Gold’s, ten Silver and ten Bronze medals. While 18 medals were won by Colombo students three Jaffna students won two Silver and [...]
Port City Colombo signs MOU with NSBM Green University Town for Industry Partnership Programme
7 October 2019, Colombo: Port City Colombo, a world-class city in the making for South Asia, signed an MOU with South Asia’s first-ever green university NSBM Green University Town (NSBM) at the Port City Colombo’s Sales Gallery on the 7th of November 2019. Graced by members of the senior management of both institutions, the MOU [...]
Delivering best outcomes through an assured quality
Being in the Education industry and leader in Higher Diploma / Bachelors programmes for the last 38+ years, IDM Nations Campus has launched “College of Legal Studies” in 2013 with the aim of fostering an understanding and appreciation of the law, ethical responsibilities, and practical training to enhance their personal and professional ability to adapt [...]
NSBM Green University joins hands with the community as it celebrates 3 years of excellence
Marking the 3rd Year anniversary of the operations at the NSBM Green University on 26 October 2019, the university was immersed in a week of spiritual gratefulness and a fervent sense of ‘giving back’ to the society at large, under the visionary leadership of the Founder and Vice Chancellor, Prof. E.A. Weerasinghe. The celebrations commenced [...]
IMC again places the highest number of Sri Lankan Students at Melaka Manipal Medical College
IMC Education – The largest student recruitment organisation for Melaka Manipal Medical College (MMMC) placed the largest number of Students for October 2019 MBBS programme intake at MMMC. IMC Education has been continuously placing the highest number of Sri Lankan students to Melaka Manipal Medical College in India/Malaysia and most of the students have achieved [...]
Vidura College Kalutara holds their Educational Exhibition “Brilliant Bent” on October 29
VIDURA COLLEGE Kalutara branch held this year’s Educational Exhibition titled “Brilliant Bent” at the school premises, Nagoda, Kalutara, on 29th October 2019 with the presence of Malinda Perera, veteran actor and presenter, as Chief Guest, Dr. Ranjith Cabral, Chairman, Mr. D.G. Sumanasekara, Group Principal, members of the Board of Directors, Mrs. Kanchana Dassanayake, Principal Kalutara [...]
AOD students and alumni part of the global design discourse
‘The Future of Font’ session was the latest in AOD’s international knowledge-sharing sessions that keep its students constantly connected to global idea streams. The international speaker hosted by AOD for this latest session was Prof. Derek Black—typographer, photographer, and educator. Derek, who is the former Associate Dean of Academics for the prestigious SCAD Hong Kong, [...]
Sri Sumangala Girls School, Panadura Annual Prize Giving
The Annual Prize Giving of Sri Sumangala Girls School, Panadura was held on Friday, October 18, 2019, at the Sudharshi Hall within the school premises under the patronage of the School Principal Ms Sampathini Nepala and the Academic Staff in the presence of a distinguished gathering of parents, past pupils, formers teachers and no less [...]
ANC Student wins 1st runners up at Miss World Sri Lanka 2019
Thulja Yang won 1st Runners up at the recently held beauty pageant ‘Siyatha Miss World Sri Lanka 2019’ on 14th of October. Thulja describes this great moment in her life, “It was an amazing experience to be part of this pageant, I really appreciate the fact that it was about Beauty with a Purpose’. A firm believer [...]
Ubiquity University launches Foundation in Soft Skills Programmes in partnership with Ministry of Education, Colombo C Zone
Ubiquity University and The Ministry of Education (Colombo C Zone) have launched the first programme in a strategic partnership to promote the development of essential soft skills in Sri Lanka. This pilot course, conducted over eight weeks, is titled “Foundation in Soft Skills” and focuses on an elite cadre of principals and teachers, selected by [...]
‘The Last Circus’ a Marvelous Halloween Party organized by ANC Business Club Students
Oct 31st 2019, ANC students celebrated the scariest night of the year Halloween, under the theme ‘The Last Circus’ at Tribe Colombo. Brilliant, bizarre, dazzling and spooky to the theme, with decorations to match and over 200 students from the U.S programs, Australian programmes and Advanced Diploma programmes across all ANC branch campuses attended the [...]