Convocation held under strict COVID guidelines
Invitees attending the 41st General Convocation of the University of Moratuwa, at the BMICH this week, had to follow strict COVID-19 guidelines. Some invitees were given seats outside the main hall, and they had to follow the ceremony on a large TV screen. Pic by S. Rubatheesan
People’s Bank teams with UGC to provide loans for students to buy laptops
Laptops among most required items for university students, especially due to the COVID situation The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to introduce a loan scheme for university students to purchase laptops, UGC Chairman Prof. Sampath Amaratunga said. Under the scheme loans up to Rs 100,000 will be provided through People’s Bank, at a reduced interest [...]
Education Ministry to recruit more than 4000 teacher instructors
More than 4000 teacher instructors are to be recruited shortly, a senior Education Ministry official said. The teacher instructor position will be a position between the teachers and the school principals. The main task of these teacher instructors would be to supervise teachers and ensure they carry out their duties properly, while monitoring students. The [...]
New university for nurses
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has drawn up plans to set up a separate university for nurses due to the high demand for qualified and trained nurses. UGC Vice Chairwoman Janitha A. Liyanage told the Education Times the UGC plans to enroll around 3,000 nursing students to follow a degree course in nursing. She said students from [...]
No new students for the NCOE since 2018
New students have not been admitted to the National Colleges of Education (NCOE) for two years, Matale district MP and former Education Sector Committee Chairperson Rohini Kumari Kavirathna said recently. “There was a delay in enrolling students to the education colleges. Students belonging to the 2018 and 2019 batches are still waiting to be enrolled,” [...]
More online and distance learning openings for Lankan students, lecturers and other professionals
Skills development courses made available through online learning platform Coursera Those who lost their employment or income opportunities due to COVID-19 and those who wish to gain new skills, are encouraged to apply for free online courses offered by the National Library and Documentation Services Board, in partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning, Canada. Five [...]
Peradeniya University Library: New six-storied building and library cards for journalists in Kandy
The new six storied library Building at the University of Peradeniya, which cost around Rs. 240 million, was opened this week, by the University’s Vice Chancellor Upul B. Dissanayake. “President Gotabaya Rajapakse intends to produce knowledgeable and skilled graduates, that are required by the employment market. The President has assured his support to convert the state universities into smart learning universities and he has emphasised the [...]
Moratuwa University’s 41st General Convocation under COVID guidelines
The 41st General Convocation of the University of Moratuwa, which was held at Bandaranaike International Conference Hall (BMICH) this week, saw COVID-19 health regulations strictly adhered to. Students and parents were seated according to social distancing procedures. Due to limited space, a group of parents saw their children receiving their degrees on a large, live [...]
Jaffna and Kelaniya state universities welcome new VCs
This week, the Presidential Secretariat appointed two new Vice Chancellors to state universities based on the names nominated by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Prof. S. Srisatkunarajah was appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Jaffna, while Prof. Nilanthi De Silva was appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the University of [...]
More than 5000 Govt. schools with less than 200 students: Auditor General
Some of these schools lack facilities, others have excess teachers According to the report, the teacher-student ratio in Sri Lanka is 1:17. Half of Sri Lanka’s Government schools have fewer than 200 students, a special report by the Auditor General’s Department revealed recently. Citing the 2017 school census report, the Auditor General’s report on the [...]
One month extension for uniform vouchers: New expiry date September 30
The Education Ministry has extended the validity of uniform vouchers by one month for all Govt. school Grade One students. Accordingly, vouchers marked to expire on August 31, will be valid till September 30. The extension has been granted because of the COVID-19 situation, which has prevented school children from using the vouchers. -CC
Aviation Education programme at BIA gives insight
Airport & Aviation Services Sri Lanka Limited (AASL) conducted an Aviation Education Programme for the International Airline and Aviation College (IAAC) students this week, at the newly opened public viewing area of BIA. The objective of the programme was to raise the awareness of the students, who were following professional aviation courses, and to brief [...]
Prof. G. L. Peiris – From Academic to Cabinet Minister of Education
From Vice Chancellor to Cabinet Minister Prof G L Peiris has had a long journey from his 26yrs of service in the academia, to when he resigned from the post of Vice Chancellor at the University of Colombo. After having managed numerous portfolios including Justice, Constitutional Affairs, and External Trade, it could be said that [...]
Study at ACBT and Get ready to transfer to Australia
Study at ACBT Australian College of Business Technology (ACBT) with its long-standing academic partner, Edith Cowan University (ECU), awards undergraduate degrees in a range of disciplines such as Commerce, Computing, Engineering and Health Studies. In addition to providing an all-inclusive ideal learning environment, students also have a number of pathways to choose in order to [...]
Virtual Queuing – Service Queue Management for Social Distancing
Research indicates that people spend between two to five years of their lifetime waiting in queues to obtain services. That is between 17 to 43 thousand hours of an average human lifespan. The dominant cost of this is both physical and emotional stress. Prior to the inception of virtual queuing, we had no choice other [...]
A World-class LL.B from University of London – Smartest move in your Law Career!
Join CfPS Law School… Law is one of the most sought after career options in the modern world. There are many different routes to enter Sri Lanka’s legal profession. Entering the legal profession after obtaining a LL.B degree from the University of London is a popular route that is taken by many prospective lawyers to [...]
Excelsia College, Australia and Mother’s Touch International Academy, Sri Lanka sign MoU for Early Childhood Education pathway for Sri Lankan students
Excelsia College in Sydney, Australia and Mother’s Touch International Academy in Sri Lanka have reached a Memorandum of Understanding to offer students of MTIA one year credit into Excelsia’s four-year Bachelor of Early Childhood Education program. The MoU marks a significant step in international educational collaboration between Australia and Sri Lanka in the higher education [...]
Top Seven reasons you should choose Swinburne
At Swinburne, you can reach your study and career goals through a wide range of courses and pathways. Whether you’re studying at one of its modern campuses, in the workplace or online, you’ll enjoy an exciting and dynamic experience. Here are seven reasons why you should choose Swinburne: 1. An internationally recognized university Swinburne has [...]
Students enjoy practical advantages at UTS Sri Lanka
Practice makes a perfect preparation for real-world success A Practical approach to teaching and learning Throughout their studies at UTS Sri Lanka, students are exposed to a teaching model based on lifelong learning skills, with small classes, formative assessments, generous face-to-face hours, and an emphasis on collaboration in and outside the classroom. This same model [...]
Study Medicine at Grodno State Medical University Belarus
IMC Education is the Sri Lanka’s undisputed leader in Overseas Medical Placements to world’s leading Medical Universities across the Euro.pe, Eastern Europe, Asia and South America. IMC is the only Sri Lankan organisation to have a fully functional representative office in the Republic of Belarus and particularly in the state of Grodno to give post [...]
Scholarship offer for all Commerce Students – 2020 to 2022
Join the American University Program (AUP) today and reach the top rung in Business. Here is a wonderful opportunity for students who love Commerce and related subjects to start an excellent program in Business Studies leading to gainful global careers, without wasting time! You can proceed direct to Diploma Level with pending ALs. So you [...]
SLIM revamps the Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management to meet the ever-changing landscape in Marketing
The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) has recently upgraded the course structure of the Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, adding novel topics and subject areas such as Digital Marketing, AI in Marketing and Services Marketing, to develop the desired skills needed to respond to international marketing challenges.SLIM has alsorenamed the programme as the “Postgraduate Diploma [...]
Appetite to Climb High
The natural desire or craving for something is known as “Appetite”. Many successful people were not born with silver spoons in their mouth, rather they thrived hard to succeed amidst arduous challenges. All they had was a positive attitude of never giving up and craving for success. When I started the second chapter in my [...]
Go Forward in your Career with Business English
Are you ready to face the new challenges of professional growth as Sri Lankan companies are grappling with challenges of Covid 19? Many companies have cut down on staff and reduced staff remuneration. The staff members who remain need to be extra smart, work extra hard and be extra motivated to do better than their [...]
Rotaract champions Covid Free Pera!
One of Sri Lanka’s premier Universities based on the picturesque hill capital Kandy is championing the ‘ Covid-19 Control Environment’ Certification process by putting the basic protocols in place like checking the temperature of the undergraduates, mandating hand washing and practicing social distancing with the new normal of the face mask stipulation. The Rotaract President [...]
SLIM and SLIC bring Sri Lankan inventors to the limelight with ‘Made in Sri Lanka’ under the Restart Sri Lanka national initiative
The National Body for Marketing in Sri Lanka (SLIM) together with the Sri Lanka Inventors Commission (SLIC) launched the ‘Made in Sri Lanka’ platform to bring about recognition to Sri Lankan inventors, which was launched recently at Gangarama. “Made in Sri Lanka” is an initiative aimed to assist and encourage inventors to come forward to [...]
The Global University pathway Programme delivered by AIBS & Rosedale Academy
Australia has a reputation for academic excellence and is one of the best places in the world to live while studying. There is a diverse range of study options for international students, with more than 1,200 institutions and over 22,000 courses to choose from. You can study at all levels of education from primary and secondary [...]
Should Supply Chain Management further be neglected, at the strategic level?
In simple terms supply chain management is to identify, plan, implement and control the activities from the point where an organization receives raw materials to the point where it dispatches the finished goods to the market. It can be different in manufacturing organizations and services organization depending on the scope of their business activities. However, [...]
Do you have the opportunity to Study in the European Union?
The opportunity for a child to have the European education was one of the most respected opportunities even in earlier times. It is widely believed that Europeans have a unique educational strategy of creating and socialising not only an educated individual but also a disciplined and an efficient person. Now all the Sri Lankans have [...]
Long Service Award of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon
Institute of Chemistry recognise the long service rendered by academic and non-academic officers of the institute and honour them by presenting a token of appreciation at the annual session. This year presentation was held on 13thof August at the Sri Lanka Foundation. Chief Guest of the occasion was Prof. Chandrika N. Wijeyaratne Vice Chancellor of [...]
IIHS successfully overcomes the teaching hurdle with a realistic Digital Learning System during the global pandemic
Sri Lanka’s pioneer healthcare education provider, International Institute of Health Science (IIHS) has proven to be a role model for Sri Lanka’s education industry by successfullyfacing the challenges of COVID-19 with an effective Distance Learning System. Being a responsible educational institute in Health Science, IIHS has implemented a remarkable Learner Management System (LMS) in order [...]
Special Needs Education at The Open University of Sri Lanka
The Department of Special Needs Education (SNE) of the Faculty of Education of the Open University of Sri Lanka has been conducting the Postgraduate Diploma in Special Needs Education programme (PGDSNE) since 2008 in the English medium and since 2010 in all three mediums. This programme recognises the importance of improving professional competencies of teachers [...]
Study Engineering, IT, Business and Biomedical Engineering at World Ranked Universities in France
Most affordable university education with work opportunities in the heart of Europe France remains to be one of the most developed countries in the world. France is a member of European Union and is the most visited tourist destination in the world. The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Louvre, Montmartre, Arc Triomphe, Versailles, and River Seine [...]
NIBM Diploma Awards Ceremony-2020
National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) proudly announces that its 38th Diploma Awards Ceremony will be held on 29th August 2019 at the Main Assembly Hall of Bandaranayake Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) under the distinguished patronage of Dr (Mrs.) Seetha Arambepola, Honorable State Minister of Skills Development, Technical Education, Research and Innovation. This year’s [...]
Canada Ranks No.1 for ‘Best countries in the world to study abroad in 2020’
Join the Largest Canada University Transfer Programme & Direct Placement offered at ANC. 98% visa success rate to Canada in year 2020 Over half a million international students are currently studying in Canada, and hundreds of students from all over the world select Canada as a sought-after study destination for their higher studies. The Official [...]
Mercmarine Training provides Sri Lankan youth a pathway to world-class marine education
Mercmarine Training, the maritime training institute of the Mercmarine Group, is ready to welcome its latest batches of students who are looking to pursue world-class marine education right here in Sri Lanka. Interested students can submit their applications now for a wide range of courses. The courses at Mercmarine Training include “Officer Training” which offers [...]
Get your bacholars degree from Middlsex University, UK @ ACBT…..
Do you wish to take your career further with a globally recognised qualification? Then Middlesex University – UK is your best option at ACBT. At ACBT, We offer internationally recognised degrees in the field of Business & IT directly awarded from Middlesex University – UK; BA (Hons) Business Management (Finance) BA (Hons) International Business Administration [...]
Sri Lanka ‘Women-led Startups’ braving C19 now vie for next level
How good is betting on a South Asian startup incubator dojo aimed at would-be-entrepreneur females with only a burning passion for their crafts and launched in the smack middle of the gloomy pandemic? Wagered by Hatch Works, the knowledge and growth hub for Sri Lanka’s nascent startups, a “business development programme” series called “Kickass Bootcamp” [...]
MBA in Strategy in KIU
KIU was founded on the vision of a group of like-minded academics and professionals, set out to capture the tertiary higher educational market with these fundamental principles; simply, to launch the most affordable, flexible, high quality and highest ranked local accredited postgraduate portfolio with the help of Japanese universities. It did this by combining three [...]