Forty five rural schools to see development
The Southern Provincial Council has begun a programme to develop 45 rural schools. The project aims to reduce overcrowding at popular schools, by improving classrooms and other facilities and by recruiting new teachers. The project will see facilities at 39 Sinhala medium and six Tamil medium rural schools upgraded to be on par with national [...]
Over a thousand education sector construction projects on hold
Around 1500 construction projects under the “Nearest School is the Best School” programme scheduled to be completed this year have stalled as the Education Ministry does not have Rs 3.5 billion in funds required to finish these projects. The construction of classrooms and other buildings, teachers’ and principals’ quarters, sports complexes, laboratories, sanitary facilities and [...]
Quarantine for many teachers and students as COVID-19 cases rise
Around 200 teachers and students in five districts are undergoing quarantine, with PCR tests being conducted across the country. As of July 23, three school children have tested positive for COVID-19, the Education Ministry said recently. The Ministry also said provincial authorities have been instructed not to reopen any schools in the Rajanganaya and Welikanda [...]
Six new state universities in districts with no higher education facilities
Feasibility studies have already begun for the construction of six new universities out of the ten granted approval by the Cabinet, University Grants Commission (UGC) Vice Chairperson Janitha Liyanage said. The Cabinet has sanctioned the setting up of ten new universities across the country, in districts which currently don’t have any state universities or facilities for [...]
MSU & MSI Global Leadership Programme 2020
“Quality education, transforming life and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, It is not only about developing your research skills” Towards developing and strengthening the engagement between MSUrians and community, the Management and Science University (MSU), Malaysia – Sri Lanka Chapter organized the community engagement project on February 28th, 2020. The annual flagship community project involving [...]
Study Medicine at Grodno State Medical University – Belarus (September 2020 intake)
Hiruni Speaks About IMC & Grodno State Medical University in Belarus 1st Year IMC Student at Grodno State Medical University Hiruni Dasanayake “I’m Hiruni Dasanayake, currently a first-year student at Grodno State Medical University, Belarus. I studied in Good Shepherd Convent, Colombo 13 and completed my Advanced Levels in De Mazenod College, Kandana. Talking about Grodno [...]
Does Branding work for politicians?
Does Branding work for Political campaigns? Do people know the difference between a political brand and a normal brand?Are politicians successful in making use of marketing techniques for their campaigns?Do people consider political brands and do they really get the benefit from political brands? Given the colossal amount of money being spent on media, it’s [...]
ANC hosts Fresher’s Eve for summer 2020 1st batch
Every semester the Fresher’s Eve party is one of the most anticipated events hosted for new students by ANC. This summer 2020, ANC hosted the Fresher’s Eve on July 10th at the Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo for over 40 new students that joined the summer 1stbatch US & Canada transfer programs from a variety of schools [...]
Student of Horizon campus receives the prestigious Diana Award
Chiranthi Senanayake, who was appointed the United Nations Youth Delegate for Sri Lanka 2016/ 2017 chose Horizon Campus as her institute of choice to study for her dream career in the field of Law. Having commenced her studies at Horizon in 2015, she completed an LLB with a Second Upper Award from the University of [...]
EduCo Global, Australia recognise Chami Jayamaha with ‘Star Award’ for Leadership!
EduCo is a global community of recruitment managers, advisers and campus coordinators that helps connect international students with a network of 16 universities in the USA, Australia, Canada and Ireland. With more than 50 offices in 20 countries worldwide, EduCo provide an opportunity for everyone to access a high-quality international education and positive career outcomes. [...]
Your Greatest Enemy is YOU!
Twenty (20) years ago, I lived a disastrous life wallowing myself in themurky depths of Heroin drug addiction and the world down under as a gangster. The day I was pushedto live in the streets, I startedtoblame my mother for leaving mewhen I was around 3 years old and began seeingher as my enemy.I alsoused [...]
Horizon Campus: Developing Innovative Biotechnologists in Agriculture
Biotechnology is a broad discipline in which biological processes, organisms, cells or cellular components are exploited to develop new technologies. New tools and products developed by biotechnologists are useful in research, agriculture, industry and in medicine. Most developed countries use biotechnology as a tool to develop their countries more into better statuses and developing countries [...]
Develop a culture to live with Covid-19…..!
Let’s accept it, the earliest that the world will have access to a vaccine against Covid-19 will be twelve months from now. The logic being that the current short listed probable products that have shown some promise will have to pass the third stage trials on humans, which will take a incubation period of eight [...]
Read for your BSc Biotechnology Degree at Horizon Campus with Degree completion at Arkansas State University USA
Horizon Campus, the only fully privately owned degree awarding institution, approved by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) and has achieved accreditation and membership in the Association of Commonwealth Universities(ACU) & American Council of education (ACE), has relaunched its education partnership with Arkansas State University, in providing viable and affordable higher education opportunities for our [...]
Laying the stepping stone to your higher education aspirations with unparalleled excellence
About Deakin Australia has become one of the most popular study destinations in the world during the past decade or so. Many students from around the world come to Australia to pursue higher education in numerous disciplines. Out of many prestigious Australian Universities, Deakin University has gained much popularity among international students due to its [...]
40th Anniversary of The Open University of Sri Lanka
The Open University of Sri Lanka turned 40 years on Wednesday , 22 July 2020. As Sri Lanka’s premier and pioneering Open and Distance Learning institution, OUSL has offered yeoman service to the nation by offering opportunities for higher education and thus transforming the lives thousands of Sri Lankans. While circumstances might have restricted many [...]