UoK students protest against suspension of peers;
This week students from the Kelaniya University held a protest outside the University Grants Commission (UGC), demanding the university authorities to lift the suspension of 27 students on allegations of damaging a CCTV camera system at the university premises last February. Pic by Priyanka Samaraweera
Nearly 800 new national schools for Sri Lanka, within three years
The Government has decided to increase the number of national schools to 1,169, under a plan which is due to be implemented during a three year period. Accordingly 796 national schools will be coming up during the period, a senior Education Ministry official said. These schools will be in addition to the existing 373 National Schools [...]
Ed. Ministry requests teacher training colleges to be released
The Education Ministry has asked the Defence and Health Ministries to look into the possibility of releasing teacher training colleges presently in use as quarantine and COVID treatment centres. “All 19 teacher training colleges in the country were taken for quarantine and COVID centres, following instructions given by the Defence and Health Ministries, during the [...]
Laptops for university students: Concessionary loan scheme begins
The programme to provide laptops on a concessionary payment scheme to students who are eligible to enter the state universities began last week, under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The programme had been launched by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in collaboration with the assistance of People’s Bank, with the intention of digitising the [...]
Legal education in schools should be mandatory, says MP
Subjects related to Law, crime and conviction should be mandatory in the school curriculum, as children should be educated in these matters from an early age, a Parliamentarian said recently. The Parliamentarian Weerasumana Weerasinghe made the proposal at the ministerial consultative committee on justice meeting held on Thursday in Parliament, when the committee met under [...]
Two dates announced for reopening WP schools
The Education Ministry’s random announcements about the date of schools reopening in the Western Province is spreading fear in the minds of parents, who are anxious about the possibility of their children contracting the COVID-19 infection in classrooms, the Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) said recently. The CTU said the Education Ministry had announced two dates for schools [...]
FOS TV: A milestone for UoC’s Faculty of Science
“Great things are rarely achieved by just one person. Usually, they are accomplished by a group of people, and when everyone is committed to the overall goal, teams move faster with innovation and success.” FOS TV is yet another such accomplishment by FOS media. FOS TV was in cyberspace all day from January 21 to [...]
UoC Alumni Association and KWA Architects sign MoU for upcoming swimming pool complex
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the University of Colombo Alumni Association and KWA Architects for the architectural and structural work for a new 50 metre swimming pool for the university. The University of Colombo (UoC) Alumni Association has undertaken to construct a professional swimming pool for the university, which had been a [...]
APIIT Sri Lanka holds its annual Convocation 2020
The Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) Sri Lanka held its annual Convocation at the Main Hall of the BMICH on 10 February 2021. Chairman, University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka, Senior Professor Sampath Amaratunge graced the occasion as Chief Guest while Managing Director, Nestlé Lanka PLC, Mr. Fabrice Cavallin joined as Guest of [...]
Excel in your Higher Studies with Academic English
Have you studied in the Sinhala or Tamil language and are you switching over to the English medium for higher studies? Whatever your level of English maybe, English for higher studies, or “Academic English”, as it is called is specialised. As you compete in the globalized environment using the English medium, it is important to [...]
Rebuilding the Business Landscape in a Post-Covid Era
The year 2020 has no doubt been, and will probably continue to be known as one of the most challenging years that this century has ever faced and this too, not only for all Sri Lankans but globally as well. From around the end of 2019 and upto now, the world gradually got acquainted with [...]
AOD’s Merit Based Funded Design Education Programme for Visual Communication Design
AOD, Sri Lanka’s pioneering design educator in collaboration with CIT LABs, the design and innovation hub of Colombo Innovation Tower launches an opportunity for emerging design talent to follow the industry renowned prestigious British Degree in Graphic Design Visual Communication from Northumbria University, UK. The fully funded program is a means of opening doors to [...]
Sweet Bitter gourd and Bitter Sugar
At the age of 22, back when I was in Australia, I had a relationship with a beautiful Australian girl named Jewel, as her name depicts, she was actually as beautiful as a jewel. Life seemed so fascinating that I almost lost focus of the priorities in life. I began to deviate from my higher [...]
SLIIT launches the Officiate Website for ASGROPTIC: Success Stories of AHEAD Projects at SLIIT
Association of Sri Lanka Growers of Plant Tissue Culture (ASGROPTIC) was formed as an outcome of the RIC (Research Innovation and Commercialization) grant offered by World Bank through AHEAD Operations in 2019. The RIC grant: ‘Commercialization of Low Cost (CSUP) Micropropagation for Export and Production of Improved Ornamental Plants through Genetic Modifications’, was offered to [...]
HOW JEFF BEZOS STARTED
If I were to redo my college, and if I could have anyone I wanted for professors, I would enroll in the “How People Actually Start Something” course co-taught by Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and a few others. This wouldn’t be a business course but the first class one would take [...]
“Books are their most profitable Investment”
Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and Elon Musk are amongst the most successful men in today’s world. However, money isn’t the only thing that they have in common. They all credit their success to their appreciation for reading. “I had a lot of dreams as a Kid. I think most of it grew out of the [...]
Preparing Sri Lankan students for Australian university success
There’s an exciting opportunity for Sri Lankan students who have ambition and O-Levels (completed or pending). They can now prepare for success at a leading Australian university while they study right here in Colombo. UTS Foundation Studies, at UTS Sri Lanka, is a highly regarded qualification around the world. Successful completion of this course opens [...]
IIT bags multiple awards including first-ever “BCS Chairman’s Award” at National ICT Awards (NBQSA) 2020
Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), the pioneer in British higher education in Sri Lanka and the country’s premier IT and Business campus, won multiple awards including the first-ever BCS Chairman’s Award at the recently-concluded National ICT Awards (NBQSA) 2020 held at the BMICH, continuing its winning trend in this prestigious annual award ceremony. The BCS [...]
International Women’s Day Art competition
Youth and adults who are talented in Art are invited to express themselves creatively for international women’s day, contributing to the development of women in Sri Lanka and stand a chance to win attractive prizes. Details are as follows THE ME: End Period Poverty in Sri Lanka FOR WHOM: Females and Males AGE GROUPS: 15–18 [...]
Banking breakthrough for ambitious graduate
In an increasingly competitive job market, having a world-recognised degree from a respected university enables young graduates to stand out from the crowd on the race for employment. Sri Lankan graduates have been able to gain the knowledge and expertise required to stand out in a competitive job market at the University of Melbourne. As [...]
A Fully Regulated Alternate Public Qualification for A/L – Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) at AIBS
If there’s one thing that makes every parent restless is the availability of uninterrupted higher education options that would not affect their children’s future. Children are considered to be “apply of the eye” for every parent, because they invest time and energy to bring their kids up as decent citizens of a country, inculcating values [...]
Study Engineering, IT,Business and Bio Medical in World Ranked Universities in France
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 remain to be the most popular destinations. The French economy is well [...]
NCHS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Nawaloka College of Higher Studies, Colombo Academic excellence awards held on Thursday, 11th February, 2021 at The Ambassador, Nawaloka Auditorium
SLIIT – Curtin University Virtual Open Day 2021 Highlights Curtin Programmes Offered in Colombo
SLIIT hosted a Curtin University Open Day on 16 January 2021 to provide prospective students with vital information about the Curtin University Computing and Engineering programmes offered at SLIIT International in Colombo. In view of health concerns, the Curtin Open Day was held via online platforms such as Zoom, Facebook and YouTube. The event was [...]
Are your investments safe?
On 10 September 2020 the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued Guidelines on Individual Accountability and Conduct (Guidelines) to be effective from 10 September 2021. For several years the MAS has been focusing on culture and conduct in Financial Institutions (FIs) to achieve two key outcomes: ethical business practices that safeguard customers’ interests and ensure [...]
“NAMADIMU” Paying homage to the teachers, an example to the country by the OBU of St. Benedict’s College
St. Benedict’s College, Colombo 13, with a rich historical heritage of more than 155 years, is proud to have an Old Boys’ Union, that has always come out with unique and new concepts, which has immensely benefitted both the college and the society in the past. They have yet again launched a project to honour [...]
Merit Scholarships Awarded up to LKR 1,000,000 at the US & Canada Virtual University Fair 2021 Organized by ANC
Many Students that received admission to study at Algoma University, University of Saskatchewan and other well recognised universities in Canada were awarded Merit Scholarships worth over LKR 1,000,000 at the recently concluded US & Canada Virtual University Fair 2021 held on 22nd of January in Colombo & Kandy at ANC premises. ANC partner universities from [...]
Benefits of Coaching and How Important it is in a Technologically Driven Era?
Today the technology has taken a vital role in our day to day lives. More use of online platforms and technological advancement are continuing to reshape our ways of living. While reaping the benefits of these technological development it is also important to understand how well the human behavior need to strike a balance with [...]
Celebrating fifty four glorious years of D. S. Senanayake College
Fifty four years ago, a teacher of Royal College, Colombo started a school which teaches its students to put their ‘Country Before Self’. D. S. Senanayake College – Sinhala: ã’tia’fiakdkdhl úoHd,h (known as D. S.), celebrated its anniversary on the 10th February 2021. Established by the late Mr. R.I.T. Alles who cleared up the ‘koombi [...]
Canada opens doors to more international students in 2021
Immigration quotas in Canada drastically increased this year, targeting more immigrants and international students from around the world, this is good news for many who have been waiting to pursue their higher education in the best world recognised universities. Why Canada? Canada is the second largest country in the world with a very low population [...]
SLTC – Deakin Intake now on; Four New Degrees Offered by Prestigious Deakin University, Australia
Sri Lanka’s foremost provider of quality foreign education in technology and related disciplines, Sri Lanka Technological Campus (SLTC), has opened its 2021 intake coinciding with the institution’s partnership with Prestigious Deakin University, Australia. Through this partnership, STLC will provide onsite ‘study support’ for four highly sought after Deakin University degrees, namely, Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence [...]
Seminar on Environmental and Health Impacts of Micro plastics conducted by Institute of Chemistry Ceylon
Microplastics (MPs), present in the environment in different forms as very small pieces, such as fragments, fibers and foam, are generated from plastics. MPs, which enter natural ecosystems from a variety of sources, including cosmetics, clothing, and industrial operations, have negative impact on the environment as well as on human health due to high level [...]
Sri Lankan Initiates World’s First ‘College-As-A-Service’ Platform;
Sri Lankan entrepreneur Sesiri Pathirane, Co-founder of The London Institute of Business & Technology (LIBT), recently announced the launch of the world’s first ever ‘College-As- A-Service’ platform successfully adopting principles of ‘Software-As-A-Service’ or SAAS into higher education. LIBT will differ from conventional learning platforms because it will enable prospective students to enjoy a ‘trial period’ [...]
‘USJP Fighters’ crowned as winners in the Virtual League E-sports championship
Japura Voice , the Official Broadcasting Unit of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura marked a milestone in state university history by taking the initiative to conduct a state level E-sports championship. As the fastest growing sport in the world, E-sports capture the attention of a significant percent of the world population. Still in Sri Lanka, [...]
The first intake of Bristol Institute’s LLM degree draws huge numbers
Developed to put legal business practices into the context of the global marketplace, giving students the knowledge and skills to work effectively within both local and international corporations, the LLM Masters in Commercial Law offered by Bristol Institute in partnership with the University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE Bristol), recently completed it’s first successful [...]
Rotary youth launch ‘ get vaccinated against covid-19’
The Rotary youth consisting of 13,000 Interactors and Rotaractors launched a new Campaign Under the theme ‘ Get vaccinated against Covid-19’ under the cutting edge Stop the Spread campaign which has so far reached around 1.5 million households namely in the school going and university segments across Sri Lanka said the Chairman of Rotary Youth [...]
Trinity College Kandy OBA signs exclusive partnership with HNB
Launch of TCK OBA Affinity card bundled with exclusive deals and offers Flexible payment options for Trinity College Kandy admission and school fees HNB contributes to Trinity 150 (T150) project fundraiser. Establishing the Student Savings Unit to help inculcate savings habit Expanding its support to Sri Lanka’s most prestigious educational institutions, HNB announced another landmark [...]
CSSL elects new executive council
The Annual General Meeting of the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) was held on 26th January 2021, and the new executive council for the year 2021 was duly elected. Mr. Damith Hettihewa, Managing Director, Nimbus Cloud Lanka Ltd, was elected as the President, whilst Dr. Ajantha Athukorale, Deputy Director, University of Colombo School of [...]
True love at Kingsbury
In honour of St. Valentine and the celebration of true love, The Kingsbury Colombo has an exciting line up of events, carefully curated to make this Valentine’s Day meaningful and memorable. Indulge, celebrate and enjoy the day of love on February 14 with ‘A High Tea To love’, ‘A Classic Valentine’s Day Romance’, Cocktails and [...]
Keep the fire burning this Valentine’s Day with Rakuten Viber’s Cupid Bot, Disappearing Messages, and a lot more
As COVID-19 remains to be a health concern not only in Sri Lanka, but also across the globe, Valentine’s Day this year may look a bit different. For couples who are apart and for single people who’d want to get a shot at love, things will have to go virtual. Of course, nothing can replace [...]