Getting creative for vesak
Keeping with the request to remain indoors and put up Vesak decorations at home, this group of children made their own decorations for their homes. Pic by Karuwalagaswewa Jayaratna.
Educational Radio and TV channels for school children to be launched
The Cabinet has granted approval to the Education Ministry to launch a dedicated television and radio channel to telecast and broadcast programmes for students. The Telecommunication Regulatory Commission had been instructed to provide the required technical facilities to commence programmes. The Education Ministry said the current facilities to telecast programmes on Eye and Nethra channels were [...]
Urgent instructions on swimming pool maintenance sent to schools
All principals of schools with swimming pool facilities had been sent an urgent order to clean and ensure continuous maintenance as overlooked pools pose health risks, the Education Ministry said. The Education Ministry Sports Director Daya Bandara told Education Times, he sent instructions to school principals after receiving information that some pools are not maintained [...]
Distance education: the answer to education during the lockdown period
The LIRNEasia the Regional ICT Policy and Regulation Think Tank is planning on introducing an online home based teaching methodology, to reach out to school children deprived of their education during this emergency lockdown period. Senior Fellow Researcher Dr Sujatha Gamage said the idea was formed with input gathered from education experts who met in Colombo [...]
Over 5000 PCR tests carried at J’pura University Dengue Research Centre
The Sri Jayawardenapura University Centre for Dengue Research which has being carrying out PCR tests for COVID-19 patients has carried out over 5,000 PCR tests so far. The University said a dedicated team of scientists have been working all seven days, late into the night, to provide the service. The lab is currently carrying out [...]
Advanced Diploma programs offered
by Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) are fully online at ANC Branch Campus Colombo & Kandy SQA Advanced Diploma Qualifications in Business, Psychology, Computer Science & Hospitality Management leading to Top-up degree, MBA and Transfer pathways to UK, US, Canada & more ANC Branch Campus Colombo & Kandy offers Advanced Diploma Programs by Scottish Qualification Authority [...]
Artificial Intelligence Academy partners with STEMUp on Community Project to nurture young innovators on Tech Fundamentals
The World Economic Forum predicts that up to 133 million new roles could be created by 2022 as a result of the new division of labour between humans, machines and algorithms. McKinsey predicts by 2030, 30% of the world’s jobs will be replaced by AI. The Artificial Intelligence Academy (AI Academy) aims to fulfill this [...]
Queen’s University Belfast, Start Something Amazing!
Queen’s University Belfast is one of the leading universities in the UK and Ireland with a distinguished heritage and history. Founded in 1845 as Queen’s College Belfast, it became an independent university in 1908. Today, ranked in the top 173 universities in the world (*QS World Rankings 2020), and a member of the Russell Group [...]
Medical students drafted into Australian health workforce
Students could be drafted into Australia’s healthcare front line – in person and remotely – as medical services reinforce their capacity to address surges in demand while overcoming bottlenecks in the medical training pipeline. Universities, hospitals and government health services have teamed up to devise paid “assistant in medicine” positions for up to 3,771 final-year [...]
Guranteed entry to 23 leading Australian Universities with ANC Foundation
ANC Education, the leading transnational education provider in the country was smart and quick to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic right from the onset by switching to an Online Teaching Platform for all their Australian Foundation and Diploma programs. Students currently are able to continue with their Australian Education smoothly while safe guarding their health and [...]
IDP’s first-ever virtual education fair to keep student’s study abroad dreams alive!
Great chance to e-meet university representatives and discuss career paths virtually and free counselling with IDP Education, which has over 50 years of experience in international education services. Committed to providing the best international education services, IDP Education Sri Lanka has yet again come up with a great initiative to help students who aspire to [...]
True meaning of Vesak – Spirts and Spirituality
Considering the importance of this week that we are in I thought of directing my thoughts on a direction that was not touched in any of my previous articles. Even though there has been no articles published on press, I have written a chapter for a book published in the United States of America – [...]
Calstate, San Marcos through Nawaloka College
California State University San Marcos (CSUSM or Cal State San Marcos) is a public comprehensive university in San Marcos, California, United States, and one of the 23 campuses of the California State University system. San Marcos is a suburban city in the North County area of San Diego County. It was founded in 1989 as [...]
IIT demonstrates commitment to Sri Lanka’s higher education sector and economy by rapidly transitioning to an online platform for uninterrupted services
Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), the pioneer in British higher education in Sri Lanka and the country’s premier IT and Business campus, has taken progressive steps to fulfill its responsibilities to the country and thousands of its students by rapidly shifting its entire operations to an online platform in order to ensure the smooth functioning [...]
Roehampton is ‘first UK University to announce crisis job severances’
Staff at the University of Roehampton are “devastated” by the institution’s voluntary severance scheme, which makes it the first UK University to firmly announce job reductions for permanent staff in response to the pandemic crisis. Academic staff at the university were told that the plans, understood to aim at cutting 70 jobs, were required to mitigate the financial [...]
Read a book, put it into practice
The Sunday Times Education section is pleased to commence a new series READ A BOOK, PUT IT INTO PRACTICE where we feature books in a manner where its contentsare summed up, giving you an opportunity to imbibe the learning given in it easily. Here the purpose is to go beyond ‘bookish’ knowledge but to promote [...]
“Showcase your creation of a Vesak Lantern”
Wycherley International School organized another online event, to keep children occupied and also to showcase their talents and creativity during their extended stay at home. Keeping in mind that children need new ideas to keep them occupied, especially during this lock down,the school decided to conduct this event for any child between the age group [...]
AIC Campus offers Unique Triple Learning experience and financial assistance for students and families
Special Scholarships and Attractive Payment Plans Announced for 2020 May / June Intake Q and A with Dr Gishan Sumanasiri Executive Director / CEO of IMC-AIC Education Consortium Quality higher education has become an urgent need for a country like Sri Lanka today. Specially during the current COVID19 pandemic many countries have taken action to [...]
Higher Education Care Relief Package (CRP) for NIBM Students During COVID -19
Amidst these trying times, NIBM has taken a meaningful step forward to lift its students and the parents up by introducing a Care Relief Package (CRP) with the hope of easing the financial impacts of COVID – 19. An amazing opportunity of being rewarded with a discount of 20% – 25% for all NIBM students [...]
Can you be promoted?
You have to demonstrate your next level potential to be promoted If we look at the hard data, last years’s GDP growth was around 2.3% but the companies we served had a good year on volume growth. Central Bank estimates that in the year 2020, the GDP growth in Sri Lanka will be at 1.5%. [...]
ANC-NAU Psychology Degree offers 5 Great Career Paths
Psychology is one of the most popular majors around the world and frequently ranks in the top five most popular majors on college campuses. In U.S it currently ranks in the top 10, and for good reason. Psychology can not only give a deeper understanding of yourself and others, but it can also be a [...]
UTS is keeping students on track through COVID-19
The disruptions caused by the global pandemic haven’t impeded the progress of students at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Both UTS and UTS Insearch (the pathway to UTS) have acted swiftly to implement effective ways for students to learn from home while still enjoying sound academic structure and support. In line with its status [...]
CINEC Campus steps up technology driven, future focused online education
Online education is not a recent phenomenon for CINEC Campus. In fact, a fully-fledged online Learning Management System (LMS) has been in operation at CINEC since 2018. In keeping with The latest trends in online teaching and distance learning in a virtual environment CINEC has focused on assuring a more personalized and interactive experience for [...]
Stressed US colleges face rising demand for tuition cuts
US college students are stepping up demands for partial tuition refunds for the spring semester, with a growing number pursuing legal action against institutions they accuse of overstating virus-related financial losses. The students have filed lawsuits against more than a dozen universities, in some cases citing the institutions’ own data showing they had been charging [...]
Adapting to the New Normal
The words ‘new normal’ and a ‘post Corona world’ are often heard on different media platforms. The following changes will take place in the society we live in. Growth of Online Education Online discussions will replace physical discussions to a great extent. However, certain discussions cannot take place via online mediums. For example- discussions which [...]
HUTCH launches Digital Vesak Deemana offering Free Data, SMS and Talk time for the 6th year
Committing to ‘giving’ in its true spirit, HUTCH will be launching its trademark Digital “Vesak Deemana” for the 6th consecutive year in light of the Vesak festival from 7th to 9th May 2020. HUTCH customers can now avail this free offer by dialing *311# or through HUTCH Self Care App. All Hutch 072/078 subscribers will [...]
Balancing work and education through uncertainty
The mere idea of balancing a fulltime job and pursuing an educational qualification can seem to be a daunting thought at a glance. This is bound to seem challenging under circumstances of our daily lives let alone the stances our lives have been through as of now. As per UNESCO, a total of over 1.3 [...]
US textbook publisher merger collapses, pleasing colleges
Academic publishers McGraw-Hill and Cengage have abandoned their planned merger, cheering university groups that feared it would bring even higher textbook prices and slower moves toward digital alternatives. The two US-based companies largely blamed their decision on heavy demands from the US Justice Department for a divestment of assets aimed at avoiding the concentration of assets that [...]
Australian international education ‘a cheap fix’
Australia’s government could inexpensively breathe life back into its fourth-biggest export industry, according to opposition MP and former international education bureaucrat Julian Hill. Mr Hill said international education could be revived for a fraction of the money Canberra had spent to bail out aviation and tourism. “The effort involved here is far less for much [...]
Australian Transfer Program for Students after O/Ls & A/Ls
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads exponentially, schools & universities worldwide are switching to online classes. First time in Sri Lanka, ANC Future Center curated an online program for students with O/L results, pending O/L results & A/L results ‘Online Australian Foundation & Diploma Program’, that will guarantee an entry to leading universities in Australia. The [...]
‘Global effort needed’ on worldwide online teaching
A lack of access to technology, unprepared teachers and faculty, and ethical concerns are among the challenges facing the implementation of online education worldwide, according to Unesco’s assistant director-general for education. About 40 per cent of students do not have access to the Internet, Stefania Giannini warned. Unesco reported in March that about half of the world’s [...]
Huge cash injection for Hong Kong universities’ Covid-19 research
Hong Kong’s two medical schools, which have been important critical voices in global public health policy, have received significant government support for 26 studies related to Covid-19 after the Health and Medical Research Fund approved HK$111 million (£11.5 million) for the University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (HKU Med) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty [...]
Adelaide leaders’ exit ‘nothing to do with coronavirus’
Coronavirus-related financial problems had nothing to do with the shock departure of the University of Adelaide’s chief executive and the head of its governing council, the institution insists. In a 6 May statement, Adelaide said that the announcements of the previous two days were “not in any way related to the financial health of the university [...]
Coronavirus: India’s education minister aims to ‘save’ academic year
India’s Covid-19 lockdown, which began in March and has been extended until at least 18 May, has left millions of high school and university students anxious about everything from exams arrangements to tuition fees. To address these concerns, Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank”, head of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, has taken to social media to answer [...]
US considering rapid-fire scientific vetting for virus tests
The Trump administration is proposing to remedy the nation’s critical deficit in coronavirus-testing technologies by subjecting scientists to a reality-TV show format with a rapid-fire ethos. The plan is modelled in part on Shark Tank, a programme in which a panel of wealthy investors make quick funding decisions based on brief and sometimes contentious encounters with budding entrepreneurs. [...]