Goethe institute conducts workshop for German teachers
A three day German language teachers’ workshop conducted by the Goethe Institute’s language department at the Nuwara Eliya Grand Hotel recently. Pic by Wasantha Ramanayake
Guidelines for state unis to re-open will be issued next week: UGC Chairman
The University Grants Commission (UGC) will release guidelines next week for the re-opening of all state universities amid the COVID-19 situation in the country. The Health Director General has already given the approval for the re-opening of universities. UGC Chairman Sampath Amaratunga said they hope to first re-open universities before conducting examinations. Thereafter they hope [...]
Tuition classes for more than 100 students await permission to re-open
Conducting tuition classes for more than 100 students at a given time will be permitted only after an expert technical committee analyses the COVID-19 situation and gives permission to allow mass gatherings, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said. The Health Services Director General has given permission to conduct private tuition and tuition classes in the Western [...]
National exams postponed by nearly a month
The Education Ministry has announced the dates of the national exams for school children that will be held this year. Due to the time lost because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, all exams will be postponed by nearly a month so that syllabuses can be completed this year, Education Minister G.L. Peiris said. [...]
Opportunities for skilled workers with formal vocational training and German fluency
A new Skilled Immigration Act would allow skilled workers with formal vocational training and a good knowledge of German to migrate to Germany to work in German companies, newly appointed Goethe Institute Colombo Director Stefan Winkler said. He said nurses were high in demand in Germany, even before the pandemic. However, there are ethical questions [...]
Around 20,000 teachers still not paid for A/L paper marking duties: CTU
The Examination Department still has not paid around 20,000 teachers who were involved in paper marking after the 2020 A/L exams, the Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) said last week. CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin said although the Treasury had allocated a sum of Rs 280 million for payments none of these teachers have been paid yet. [...]
Kingswood College raises money for “old boys” union secretariat
Kingswood College in Kandy held a raffle draw recently for the collection of five million rupees for a secretariat for its “old boys” union; perhaps the first of its kind in any school. This secretariat will house all the relevant material of the College’s old boys , as well as those who are leaving and [...]
Key 2 Learning offers an amazing Australian experience for international students!
Key 2 Learning College (RTO 88191, CRICOS 03644F) is an innovative institution providing vocational education and training, consultancy and professional development services. At Key 2 Learning College our point of difference is our ability to contextualize training and consultancy to meet your needs. We have experience in continuous improvement, management and service provision across a [...]
Measuring Your Child’s Potential and Progress Through Cambridge Evaluations
Wycherley International School sets standards by pioneering to be the First and Only School to follow the CEM Assessments System of evaluation endorsed by Cambridge University. The Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM) is part of the Cambridge family which promotes in measuring your child’s potential and progress and is an invaluable tool in understanding [...]
Seminar on “Important Aspects of Cosmetics” conducted by Institute of Chemistry Ceylon
Cosmetics have been widely defined as ‘a substance or preparation intended for placement in contact with any external part of the human body.’ Humans have been using various cosmetic substances for at lesser 10,000 years for purposes of beauty and maintenance. Cosmetics have turned into a huge need in society today and is now one [...]
Rotary supports – Global Covid-19 vaccination drive
With almost 139 million Covid -19 cases and closing on 3 million deaths worldwide Rotary International announced that a joint task force has been created to guide and support the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and also play a lead role from the community for people to get vaccinated. The newly formed group will also share [...]
A range of top-notch programmes from QS world ranked university
When choosing which University to attend, it can be easy to get distracted by the old guard: those institutions that have been around for centuries, and that dominate the upper echelons such as Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Princeton spring to mind. But many more institutions also deserve your attention. In recent Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings reveals the top 1,000 universities [...]
Sense and Nonsense
You may consider it harsh when I say “Don’t talk with everyone”. Just think for a moment, what do you think would happen if you toss a few pearls before a pig? It will simply walk over it, as a pig would not have any clue of the value of pearls. Similarly an Ayurvedic doctor [...]
Enough Money to Start a Company?
But to start and grow are two different things. Even if you can start with $ 10,000, how much would you need to run an IPO-worthy business? Here is the difference in the striking number. Even if these numbers were adjusted, they should be logarithmic. So, why the difference? Possible explanations are: Some businesses choose [...]
The Impactful Researcher: South Asian first-ever partnership in conducting a virtual research programme
The Research and Publication Unit of the Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, has collaborated with the Emerald Publishing and College of Healthcare Management and Economics, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE, in launching a four-month research programme on ‘Writing Impactful Research.’ The programme’s whole objective is to develop impactful researchers by enhancing [...]
Education and Soft Skills – the Combination Needed to Make You a Leader
Tertiary education, commonly referred to as higher education, is the period of education that equips the students with the knowledge that lays the foundation for the rest their lives. It is necessary therefore to select a degree programme that will provide interest and set the stage for the future. Don’t Limit Yourself: Follow Your Dreams! [...]
If music is your oxygen, be part of the ‘Global Online Music Audition’ to start your journey at Excelsia College!
Ready to audition? Excelsia College is thrilled to unveil our Global Online Auditions program. We are excited to be offering virtual auditions for the domestic and international community starting from April for our world-class creative degrees. This initiative allows prospective students to audition online for the Bachelor of Dramatic Art, Bachelor of Music and Bachelor [...]
an opportunity to win valuable prizes, laptops for S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia students
There are 30 laptops that will be given away for the best essays in Sinhala, Tamil and English, and you have until the end of 2nd term 2021 to participate. The essays will be on a topic that will challenge both your writing skills and also your ability to research into the contributions made by [...]
Horizon Campus to open pioneering university complex at Knowledge City Malabe
Leading private university Horizon Campus continues its pioneering streak in the journey of educating Sri Lanka’s next-generation, with a multi-space new university facility within the ambitious development project ‘Knowledge City Malabe’ which was launched on 10th April. “We are passionate about education and we believe that creating the right spaces can help students and staff [...]
SHMA brings the best of Swiss hospitality to Sri Lanka with the launch of VET by EHL
The Swiss Hotel Management Academy (SHMA) launched VET by EHL, a Vocational Education Training Programme by Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), Switzerland on the 25th of March 2021 at Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo. The event was graced by its chief guest Hon Minister of Education Prof G L Pieris and saw the participation of many industry [...]
Annual Convocation of IDM NATIONS CAMPUS, nurturing hope amid the pandemic
IDM Nations Campus celebrated its annual convocation ceremony on a grand scale on the 03rd of April 2021 at the BMICH, Colombo, where over 700 higher diploma and degree holders graduated in the disciplines of IT, Business Management, Law and Psychology. A large batch of graduates received their awards in two sessions due to the [...]