COVID positive students allowed to sit A/L exams
Special arrangements were made for three students from Minuwangoda, who tested positive for COVID-19, to sit the G.C.E (A/L) exams at an exam centre in Trincomalee. Trincomalee Girls’ High School Principal Sandhaya Kanthi and Sandalatha Silva, a teacher from the same school, volunteered to supervise the students at the centre. A scene captured at the [...]
Lessons on the TV: State run media studios and channels to broadcast education programmes
Plans in the works to broadcast lessons from school syllabi over a three month period Teachers from leading schools picked to conduct lessons The Education Ministry has drawn up a plan to make use of electronic media channels to broadcast lessons to students, to make up for the time lost due to the COVID-19 situation [...]
Education Minister calls for report to look into disparities faced by 2019 A/L exam students
Education Minister Professor G.L. Peiris instructed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to submit a report regarding the admissions of students who sat for the 2019 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination. The report has been called to look into the matter to regarding disparity between the Old Syllabus and New Syllabus university intake. The Minister said [...]
New minimum standards for medical education: G. L. Peiris
Education Minister G. L. Peiris has proposed minimum standards of medical education and a gazette notification will be issued soon after final approval is obtained. “Two credit passes and one simple pass at the GCE Advanced Level (A/L) exam in one sitting, for chemistry, physics and biology are needed to apply for medical education,” Mr. [...]
CTU says teachers still not paid for election duty
The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) has said thousands of teachers who were called in for election duties in August this year are yet to be paid for their services. The Sunday Times learned that over Rs. 20 million remains as anoutstanding payment for the two to three days services rendered by teachers, at election polling stations. [...]
“Tuition mafia” should be checked and their fees should be reduced: CTU
Education unions have called on the Government to intervene and keep a check on tuition teachers who are charging exorbitant fees for online tuition. The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) complained that despite the economic difficulties suffered by people due to the recurring COVID-19 situation in the country, tuition masters continued to charge the same fees as [...]
First-ever virtual IIT Cutting Edge showcases innovative IT and business solutions of students
Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), the pioneer in British higher education in Sri Lanka and the country’s premier IT and Business campus, successfully concluded its first-ever virtual IIT Cutting Edge 2020 where the latest collection of ground-breaking IT and business solutions of IIT students were showcased. Cutting Edge is primarily an annual exhibition organised by [...]
ECU leads in facilities and resources – 2020 QILT
QILT results are based on hundreds of thousands of surveys completed by students from the 41 universities across Australia, both public and private. Over 88% of ECU students surveyed rated the facilities and resources positively. ECU was also the top-ranked Australian public university for undergraduate skills development (now six years in a row) and second-placed [...]
ACCA gears up their digital resources to upskill and support students and members
As a forward thinking professional accounting body, ACCA believes in being at the forefront in continuing to play a key role to support their students and members through the current challenges posed by the Pandemic and beyond. Whilst operating within official guidelines, ACCA has been playing an integral role in the continuity of delivering their [...]
AOD pioneers new role of future education as ‘Career Creator’ in partnership with CIT Labs at the Colombo Innovation Tower
AOD students will also have the opportunity to pursue their Masters education at AOD alongside their engagement with CIT LABs through a commercial model. Through this, students not only up their academic qualifications further, but also engage in inspiring design projects while also earning a stable income. With this unique opportunity provided by AOD, students [...]
Bitterness Steals the Sweetness of Life
We all face bitterness in some phase of life, where we will be compelled to walk through unpleasant feelings, hurtful circumstances, rejection, and betrayal which will undoubtedly have the capacity of depositing bitterness and resentment in our hearts and minds. If bitterness is not rejected at its inception, it will certainly take root within you [...]
Voice of Humanity
‘Manusath Handa – Voice of Humanity’ is a project done by Rotaract Club of University of Moratuwa which was chartered under Rotary International District 3220 Sri Lanka and Maldives in 1995. This project aims at reducing the difficulties faced by the visually impaired in their education. These difficulties faced by visually impaired children are further [...]
SLIIT to launch International Campus in Colombo
The Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) will create a landmark in the country’s higher education sector with the launch of their new ‘SLIIT International Campus’ during the first quarter of 2021. The new state-of-the-art university whose design and facilities would match its international peers, is a vital step in the institute’s plans to [...]
Naming Brands Execution of Branding Strategy
Last week’s article was on branding and positioning and more specifically on; selecting the competitive strategy on positioning a brand. It was evident that positioning is strategic because once the competitive position or the base of competition is chosen by a brand, it has to be pursued continuously without making frequent changes. What’s standing between [...]
SLIIT Invites Students to Commence Quest to Develop Talent and Brighter Future by Enrolling in 2020/21 Main Intake
Providing an excellent gateway to quality studies for your future profession and personal growth, SLIIT as the nation’s recognised premier non-state degree awarding institute has announced the commencement of its Main 2020 intake for Undergraduate Degree Programmes recently. Helping students unlock their potential, SLIIT offers a wide range of programmes in areas such as Computing, [...]
Starting an Australian university adventure in Colombo
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, knowing they’re on a pathway to complete their [...]
Kingswood Union passes new resolution: Current principal of school to be union president
The Kingswood Union, the old boys association of Kingswood College, has passed a resolution to give powers to the past students in the union. This motion was passed after an Education Ministry circular was released, which automatically makes the current principal of the school the union’s president. The resolution was passed at the recent 116th Kingswood [...]
Central Province schools become “Green Schools”
A three day training programme for new zonal education directors began recently at Hotel Topaz in Kandy. The purpose of the training programme is to acclimatise the new zonal education directors with the Tamil schools in the Central Province. In September six Central Province schools were introduced to the “Green Schools” concept. Following this, zonal education [...]
Strategic Partnerships to Rebuild the Economy – POST COVID 19 “THE NEW NORMAL OF BUSINESS”
We are on a Temporary pause due to the 2nd Wave of Covid19. By now, everyone knows that the shattering impact of COVID-19 has brought on a business crisis without precedent in recent memory. On one level, though, the pandemic represents nothing new. For years, we have been hearing and talking about the “VUCA” (volatility, [...]
“Rotaract” gears to bring the talents and skills of our youth to a greater stage
International Volunteer Day (IVD) is an international observance, mandated by the UN General Assembly in 1985, celebrated on the 5th of December every year. This year, United Nations Volunteers Sri Lanka will be featuring a series of articles and have invited Youth and Volunteer organizations to showcase their work in regard to COVID-19. ““Rotaract” as [...]
Creative Technology Solutions Achieves a Microsoft Gold Data Platform, Analytics, App Development and DevOps Competency
Creative Technology Solutions demonstrates best-in-class capability and market leadership through demonstrated technology success and customer commitment Creative Technology Solutions (Private) Limited, a leading provider of IT services and solutions announced it has attained a golddata platform, analytics, app development and DevOps competency, demonstrating a “best-in-class” ability and commitment to meet Microsoft Corp. customers’ evolving needs [...]
Excelsia College: Championing ‘Professional Leaders’ for the future
With almost 200 higher education colleges across Australia alone, making the right choice can be an overwhelming and daunting decision. Thankfully, Excelsia College exists to provide quality Higher Education courses to hundreds of domestic and international students from across the globe, including students from Sri Lanka. Having a strong educational ethos firmly built into its [...]
SLIIT School of Architecture invites students to embark on globally acclaimed Architecture degree
SLIIT BSc (Hons) Degree in Architecture is a 3-year full-time degree, awarded by the Liverpool John Moore’s University (LJMU) UK, and fully accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The programme provides recognised quality education within the shortest possible duration on par with international standards. Adaptability, timely decisions making, and responsible leadership, are [...]
Study a Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science) at Australia’s Top Public University for undergraduate teaching quality at the new Campus in Sri Lanka
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. Internationally recognised courses are created and delivered by industry-leading professionals that will [...]
Academics Group and IvyPlus Network launch “IVY Young Entrepreneur” and “IVY Girls Lead” Sri Lanka Edition for ambitious students
Academics Group, Sri Lanka’s first cross-sector education think tank, has collaborated with IvyPlus Network – a professional network of alumni from Ivy League and other leading universities worldwide – to launch IVY Young Entrepreneur (IYE) and IVY Girls Lead (IGL) in Sri Lanka. These programmes are designed for those aged 15 to 19. IVY Young Entrepreneur (IYE) Sri Lanka Edition is a 2-week [...]
“Let’s learn lessons from the culture”
The purpose of this article is to discuss how we as a country should consider the significance of the State Ceremony of Sacrifice of Pandu Cīvara to Sangha. First of all, it is important to preserve our homeland Theravada Buddhism, which has a Buddhist history for over two thousand five hundred years, and to preserve [...]
Looking for your Doctoral and Master’s Degree
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University is known as one of the best, highly recognized, higher education institutes in Sri Lanka. In addition to KDU been affiliated to International Association of Universities (IAU) and The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), KDU is also recognized by University Grants Commission. The Faculty of Graduate Studies of General [...]
The Open University of Sri Lanka the Pioneer in Distance Learning
We are the pioneer in distance learning education in Sri Lanka. If you have missed the opportunity to gain a degree after your A/Ls, then, we are here to give you another opportunity in keeping with its vision to enhance university-level learning to professionals and those who are keen to learn. Since its inception in [...]