Current COVID issue no obstacle for A/L students
With academic activities hampered due to the curfew and the current COVID situation, a student engages in self-studying. Most students have been studying on their own during this period.
Plans in motion to accommodate more undergrads at state universities
More than 10,000 additional students from next year onwards Student numbers to keep increasing every year, UGC advised to expand existing facilities Preparations are underway to increase the intake of university students by 10,150 from next year onwards, based on the 2019 G.C.E (A/L) results, the University Grants Commission Chairman Sampath Amaratunga said. He said [...]
Funds for PPE delayed; A/L exam centre staff purchase items out of their own pockets
Last Week, the Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) made a complaint to the Auditor General’s department, saying the funds dispersed to around 2640 A/L examination centres for the purchase of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) had not been released to the centres on time. With four days remaining to complete the 2020 Advanced Level (A/L) exams the funds [...]
Thailand’s NIDA offers graduate programmes for Sri Lankans
Applications have been called for 26 graduate programme by an administrative institution in Thailand, the Education Ministry in Sri Lanka had announced. The Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) in Thailand has offered 26 graduate programmes from nine faculties and customised training courses for interested individuals in Sri Lanka for the 2020/2021 academic year onwards. Scholarships [...]
CTU: National Institute of Education lacks qualified personnel for syllabi preparation
The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) said the National Institute of Education (NIE), the body responsible for preparing all syllabi for 10075 public schools in the country, lacks qualified personnel to prepare the proposed new school curriculum. The Sunday Times learned that the institution uses the services of university professors and senior and assistant lecturers from local [...]
Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute now a University of Indigenous Medicine
The Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute, which was under the purview of the University of Kelaniya, has been upgraded to become a University of Indigenous Medicine. Education Minister G.L. Peiris has issued the relevant gazette notification. The gazette said the University is being set up for the purpose of providing, promoting and developing higher education in [...]
Starting an Australian university adventure in Colombo
Students with pending A-Level results can enrol now. Despite the current restrictions around international travel, Sri Lankan students who keep their options open for future overseas study can still look forward to an exciting and formative life experience. The good news is students can begin an Australian university experience right now, here in Sri Lanka, [...]
Australia offers world-ranked higher education programmes
In a world of constantly evolving economies, the main driving force has always been a nation’s human capital, which is primarily reinforced through quality higher education. Higher education is a powerfultool representing and shapinga nation’s workforce. The world today isa single global village,owing to advancements in technology and reduction in trade barriers between economies. Organisations [...]
NSBM Embarks on Phase II
NSBM Green University Town completed its proud 4 years of excellent service to the nation on the 26th of October 2020. Strengthening the Growth, Expanding the Presence: Being an exemplar in Sri Lankan Higher Education, NSBM has extendedits physical boundaries addinganother 15 acresadjoining to the existing university premises to expand the higher educational opportunities for [...]
NIBM: ANestfor learning to yield true happiness in life
Self-actualization leads to true happiness inside you and true happiness is enjoying your own company and living in peace and harmony with your body, mind, and soul. True happiness is a state of mind of constantly being in love with yourself. Learning and understanding yourself help you to find true happiness. It is something that [...]
One Direction, Many Pathways: Nawaloka College
At a time when the Covid-19 pandemic ravages the world, education has changed and options have become different. Online education has become the norm, and transfer programs have gained popularity. The door to open your American Dream In order to provide students with many options, the Nawaloka College of Higher Studies is proud to have [...]
British Council Enterprise Programme empowers women and youth entrepreneurs through skills and knowledge
With an aim of ensuring economic empowerment for women and youth, and supporting them to transform into successful entrepreneurs, the British Council in Sri Lanka through its Enterprise Programme has engaged in a series of initiatives to provide vital skills and knowledge needed to affect social change in their communities. The Enterprise programme, funded by [...]
HNB partners with Bristol Institute of Business Management
To provide support and encouragement to prospective students looking at pursuing good quality international standard higher education, HNB recently teamed up with Bristol Institute of Business Management to offer educational loans at special rates. Bristol Institute will also be providing concessions for all HNB youth account holders when they enrol for courses at Bristol Institute [...]
The 2020 2021 prefect investiture of Nimala Mariya BMV
The 2020 2021 prefect investiture of Nimala Mariya Balika Maha Vidyalaya Jaela was held recently. From left: teachers Udaya Kumari, Mangala Senaratne, Harshanee Wahalawaththa, Shiromane Nayanakkara, Rev Sister and Principal Nirmala Jayakody, S. K. Malkanthi, Anura Marcus, Ranee Ramanayake, Prashanthi Mendis and Achala de Silva.
Education in the “New Normal”: Parents should pay more attention to their children’s education
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit almost all countries in the world, and its impact on all sectors including the education sector, is significant. Education helps reduce inequalities and reach gender equality and is crucial to fostering tolerance and more peaceful societies. Education enables upward socioeconomic mobility and is a key to escaping poverty. In September [...]
What challenges COVID-19 has brought in to the process?
As we spoke of S-T-P-P last week and as we should continue to learn a bit more of positioning, I would dedicate this week’s article for those who want to know more about strategy and positioning. Strategy is a word which has mostly been used for Tactics. Strategy is essentially long-term whereas tactics are the [...]
Don’t let Regret Paralyse Your Mind
Why aren’t you in complete bliss? If you think carefully you will be able to find out that it is because you no longer have control over yourself, instead the regrets you have about life have taken control of you. Just think along with me for a moment, how are your thoughts behaving? Do you [...]
Study a Bachelor of Computer Science at Australia’s
ECU Sri Lanka – Bringing World Ready Home Edith Cowan University’s Sri Lanka Campus represents the future of university education in this country: local, accessible and integrated with industry, delivering an ideal learning environment and access to world-class learning experiences and teaching quality. Renowned for its teaching quality, ECU was recognised as the top public [...]
Soorya Partner Rotary ‘ Stop the Spread’ campaign
In the backdrop of Sri Lanka crossing a 9000 Covid-19 patients with 17 deaths and six suspected deaths as reported by media today, Rotary stepped up the campaign to ‘ Stop the Spread” with Sun Match Company brand ‘ Soorya’ hand washing stations and ‘ Sun disinfectant products’ partnership starting from the base hospital of [...]
ECU Graduates receive one of the highest starting salaries in Australia
The 2020 Quality Indicators of Learning and Teaching – (QILT) conducted by Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employmentfor undergraduate salaries of all public universities in Australia and confirmed that ECU graduates receive one of the highest starting salaries in the country. In 2020, and for the 5th year in a row, ECU received [...]
York St John University, UK welcomes Sri Lankan students to its campuses in City of York and London
Established in 1841, York St John University has a magnificent campus, located in the centre of the historic City of York. Its eleven-acre site on Lord Mayor’s Walk is in a stunning setting facing the world-famous York Minster across the city walls. The award-winning campus has undergone a £100 million transformation over the past 10 [...]
SLIM launches South Asian Journal of Marketing
The National Body for Marketing in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) recently launched the “South Asian Journal of Marketing” (SAJM), which is a peer-reviewed open-access journal. The bi-annual journal,issued in July and December was introduced in collaboration with Emerald Publishing, which is also the first ever Sri Lankan academic partnership with [...]