Wrexham Glyndwr University Sri Lanka Office now helps students seeking to study in the UK
Wrexham Glyndŵr University (WGU) of North-East Wales (UK), has its origins in the Wrexham School of Science and Art (WSSA), which was established in 1887. The University is functioning under its present name -Wrexham Glyndŵr University- since 2008. Although it is a relatively young University, WGU has carved a niche for itself as an innovative [...]
Future-Proofing Your Brand Post Covid 19
We know that society will be irrevocably different post Covid-19. The pandemic, which has reached nearly every shore, will result in tidal waves of change for years to come. While it seems as if uncertainty is the only constant, there are glimmers of stability that we can focus on and plan for in the upcoming [...]
Gateway College recognised as a Microsoft Showcase School
Gateway College recognised as a Microsoft Showcase School The only one in Sri Lanka and one among 241 in the world The unexpected early closure of school, was expected to cause much disruption to the teaching and learning in schools. This was, however, not the case for Gateway College, the only Microsoft Showcase School in [...]
ANC – US Degree Programs Run Successfully Online
We know the Covid-19 pandemic has caused much uncertainty, but don’t let thefear of the present situation postpone your education and keep you from excelling in the future. ANC Education along with our partner universities;Northwood University and Northern Arizona University have taken the decision at this critical juncture to offer your entire U.S degree program [...]
Is self-quarantine really the solution?
By definition, quarantine is a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to an infectious or contagious disease are placed. It is to refrain from any contact with other individuals for a period of time (such as two weeks) during the outbreak of [...]
Swinburne University: Committed to Taking Best Care of Sri Lankan Students during COVID-19
Swinburne has increased its support for international students in recognition of the additional challenges they are facing as a result of the COVID-19 situation. Dedicating to supporting students in time of need International students are an integral part of the Swinburne community and we are dedicated to supporting them to continue achieving their education and [...]
Education Innovation due to Corona
The only word we hear these days is Corona. It is all people talk about, think about and even dream about! The impact that it will have on the world is enormous, but they question that persists is if the changed will be positive or negative. Education too will be impacted. Swift and Decisive Action [...]
Study Abroad or Stay in Sri Lanka? Are Plans Changing?
As an air of uncertainty persists and prevails globally, we are forced to make rapid changes in life styles as well as future plans. One of the highly impacted areas is Education, as students and parents reconsider dreams of pursuing greener pastures overseas. Ongoing, exclusive QS survey data is revealing significant shifts in how prospective [...]
Radiating positivity through your home workouts
All of us walked into the idea of being home-bound on a questionable note, the country itself went into a state of isolation due to the ongoing pandemic. Majority of us were compelled to make several changes and take matters up positively to plough through. The changes rippling across is not easy for most of [...]
Saluting the Health Care Professionals – the frontliners at the Covid-19 Global Response
The year 2020 has forced all people living around the world with one of the biggest challenges since World War 2. This crisis of the Covid 19 pandemic, or more commonly known as the Corona Virus is a threat which is unprecedented and whilst the health impacts and casualty rates increase globally, the economic impacts [...]
Online teaching provides ‘same outcomes as in-person courses’
Teaching students online produces the same academic performance as face-to-face teaching, according to a new study published in the midst of a global shift to remote learning. In a paper published in Science Advances, researchers compared the academic outcomes and satisfaction of students who were either taught fully online, through blended learning – in which students are taught through [...]
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY (UTS) Insearch Sri Lanka
Delay your travel not your education! With the current situation, you may be considering delaying your international education until Semester 1 next year. Here at UTS Insearch Sri Lanka we can help you stay on track with your studies and have you ready to move directly into Year 2 of your degree program in Australia [...]
Australian university to ignore 2020 school results for 2021 intake
An Australian university has decided to overlook this year’s school results when it assesses undergraduate admissions for 2021. The Australian National University (ANU) says applications from people in the final year of school will be judged on their results from 2019 rather than 2020. Vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt said that this year was “not panning out how any [...]
British Council Sri Lanka’s English Language
The British Council, Sri Lanka organised the Sri Lanka English Language Teacher Educator Conference (SLELTEC) 2020 in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, to showcase the achievements of English teacher educators in the country and reflect on current issues and possible future challenges locally and regionally. Held during the first week of March at the [...]
SLIIT student attendance surges to 8000 amid COVID 19 clampdown
In a matter of weeks, coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed how students are educated around the world. SLIIT, Sri Lanka’s largest non-state degree awarding institute, has understood that as students face tremendous, disruptive change the need to create safe spaces and opportunities to learn at a distance is vital. Making the transition with confidence, SLIIT now [...]
Analyzing Covid-19 outbreaks and Public mask controversy
Retrospective study on ongoing infection in Singapore and Czech Republic. one country used public masks and stopped using it, the other was not used to masks but started using it during the outbreak Background The Covid-19 has taken a big toll on most of the nations; developed, developing and Least developed alike, not much difference [...]
‘Time to go home’, Australian PM tells foreign students
Australian education leaders have bristled at Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s suggestion that international students who are facing economic hardship because of the pandemic should just go home. “They’re obviously not held here compulsorily,” Mr Morrison told a 3 April press conference. “If they’re not in a position to support themselves, then there is the alternative [...]
COVID-19 – The ultimate test of your company’s resilience
The global spread of COVID-19 is a humanitarian crisis, first and foremost. But it’s added yet another layer of disruption to the growing list of unexpected challenges facing leaders and impacting business performance. Fundamentally, the pandemic is a test of your company’s resilience. Responding requires a structured approach to crisis management, headed by a team [...]
Pathways to Medical University entrance Canadian Pre-University programme
100% Online Teacher Supported System. From Traditional Learning to Evolving E-Classrooms. Becoming a Medical Practitioner is/maybe the most popular career goal that many have. Future doctors nurture their passion for helping others before applying for a Medical school. Medicine is also a versatile field that can be studied anywhere in the world, so you have a [...]
Could the coronavirus be the best thing to happen to higher education?
There is nothing like a good crisis to shake up an industry. The Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989 transformed the energy sector and the financial crisis of 2008 had a huge impact on banking. The coronavirus is now doing the same for higher education. After years of debate on college campuses about whether universities would make a major [...]
Top economist calls for overhaul of India’s ‘Inspector Raj’ regime
India’s powerful University Grants Commission (UGC), which controls funding and standards for the country’s nearly 1,000 higher education institutions, should be closed and replaced with a new Higher Education Promotion Commission (HEPC), a top Indian economist has proposed. Arvind Panagariya, a Columbia University professor, makes his case in an upcoming book, India Unlimited: Reclaiming the Lost Glory (2020), which [...]
Don’t give up on your non-virus-related research
I have seen a number of colleagues posting messages on social media about their struggles to do any research at all during the coronavirus lockdown, saying that they don’t feel like their research really matters very much in these extraordinary times. Coupled with the postponement of the UK’s 2021 research excellence framework, I can understand [...]
Antipodean universities roll up their sleeves for Covid-19 battle
Months ago, Australia’s universities deployed their facilities, personnel and ingenuity to help battle the bushfires. Now they are back in the trenches combating the coronavirus. University of Newcastle academics are 3D-printing face shields for use by frontline health workers, using polyester originally intended for making solar cells. Physicists, engineers and health scientists collaborated to create the [...]
The Status of Sri Lankan Students in Malaysia
The Malaysia movement control order (MCO) started on the 18th of march, forcing all non-essential facilities and business to cease operations for the time being. The MCO is in effect till the 14th of April but will most likely be extended further due the amount of Covid-19 cases rising sharply in Malaysia, these things are [...]
UCD row exposes tensions between academic freedom and global links
A row between scholars and senior managers at an Irish university has highlighted the ongoing tension between internationalisation and academic freedom. A working group established by the academic council at University College Dublin (UCD) last month proposed an addendum to the institution’s statement on academic freedom, in which it explained that it was important for “a university with [...]
Tips on how to plan a virtual academic conference
As the Covid-19 pandemic expands across the globe, the cancellation of academic conferences may not seem a top concern. But for those involved in organising or contributing to a conference it can be devastating to see their work wasted. In 2019 the Educational Developers’ Caucus in Canada changed the traditional face-to-face format of our annual [...]
University of Colombo Alumni Association presents ‘CREATIVITY UNCONTAINED’
The advent of COVID-19 and the subsequent pandemic level it reached have forced most countries in the world to enforce lockdowns. We have all come to the realisation by now, that isolating ourselves within the four corners of our homes for extended periods is not an easy task as it may sound. Many of us [...]
Make Maximum out of Lockdown To become a Powerful Communicator
Many days and weeks have elapsed since the corona virus spread its tentacles around the globe. The dark clouds still hang over our beautiful island. We do not know when and how this crisis will end. We continue to live within the confines of our homes with curfew. As those Sri Lankans in the front [...]
ANC Facilitates Online Learning to complete your UWL MBA on-time from the Comfort of your Home
As our country grapples with the Covid -19 outbreaks to safeguard all citizens of Sri Lanka from this crisis, small and large businesses are greatly impacted during this economic downturn and it is evident that a time of recession is imminent in the near future. Experts say ‘What is of dire concern to so many [...]
A time to learn, refresh and revise
A student attends to homework with prolonged holidays in progress and doubts about schools reopening on schedule. Pic by Indika Handuwala
Educational TV programmes to be telecast soon, decision on reopening schools not taken yet
The Education Ministry in cooperation with private education institutes will reach out to students through national television to provide tutorial programmes, due to the current school closures. Education Ministry SecretaryN.H.M. Chithrananda told the Education Times they hope to telecast a range of educational programmes from 5.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m. in Sinhala, Tamil and English. [...]
J’pura University offers funding for projects, technology which can help control COVID-19 outbreak
The University of Sri Jayewardenepura had offered funding to develop technology needed to control the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The University had said the funding is not meant for launching new research projects on the subject. “If your research group has any research outcomes which will have an immediate impact on the situation [...]
Costly Rs 240,000 quarantine for Korean visa holders
Those holding a valid student visa (D2/D4 visa) and E9 visa can enter South Korea, but must go through the two-week quarantine by paying 100,000 Korean won (about Rs 15,000) a day for the quarantine facility. The South Korean Embassy in Sri Lanka said that its office has closed until further notice, but those with [...]
Education task force flawed and appropriate education bodies not represented, says CTU
The education task force appointed by the Government is flawed, as it does not represent appropriate bodies that will be able to contribute to its purpose, fruitfully, a leading education union said last week. The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) said it had written to President GotabayaRajapaksa pointing out the flaws in the appointed task force. [...]
South Korea permits arrivals on student or work visa, two week quarantine compulsory
Those holding a valid student visa (D2/D4 visa) and E9 visa can enter the Republic of Korea, but they have to go through the compulsory two week quarantine by paying 100,000 Korean Won (about 15,000 rupees) per day for the quarantine facility. The Korean Embassy in Sri Lanka said its office had closed services until further notice, [...]