Political deadlock: President, Parliament and protesters
Sri Lanka is at a political deadlock. Protesters want the President and parliamentarians to go home. Parliament wants the President to go home. And the President wants the protesters to go home. But no one is going home. Meanwhile, we cannot change the President without changing the prime minister. We cannot change the prime minister [...]
Schools hit by strikes once again
Educational activities which are already behind schedule on Friday suffered another setback with almost all schools closed due to a general strike. A student seen outside a school in the Puttalam district. Pic by Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe
G.C.E. O/L exams to go ahead as planned on May 23: Exams Commissioner
The Examination Department has finalised arrangements for the conduct of the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination due to begin on May 23 and have drawn plans to go ahead with the examinations without interruptions. Admission of school candidates will be dispatched from tomorrow onwards while the admission papers for private candidates will be uploaded on the [...]
Sixteen new class one officers for the Ed. Ministry and related institutions
Sixteen education administrative service class one officers have been appointed to positions of Education Director and Commissioner Posts by the Education Ministry recently, a Ministry official said. They were appointed to positions in the Education Ministry and the institutions under it with the approval of the Education Committee of the Public Service Commission. The newly [...]
Student population dropped by more than 33,000 last year
The student population in the country has gone down by 33,529 last year compared to the previous year, the Central Bank said. The Central Bank’s 2021 annual report released this week stated that the country’s student population of 4,272,289 in the year 2020 had reduced to 4,238,760 in the year 2021. The government school population [...]
PM calls for Cabinet proposal to uplift nursing education
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa asked the Health Ministry to formulate a Cabinet proposal to establish a National Nursing University. The Premier made this request at the meeting on this matter held at the Prime Minister’s office in the Parliament. He said as proposed by him some time back, it was useful to upgrade nursing education [...]
New chancellor for the University of Peradeniya
Prof G.H. Peiris has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya. He received his letter of appointment from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday. He passed out from Peradeniya University with a First Class Honours in Geography in 1960 and went on to complete a doctorate at Cambridge University in 1965. [...]
CB says Govt. should maintain online education infrastructure
It is vital that the Government continues to maintain the online education infrastructure base initially developed during COVID-19 pandemic to reduce the existing disparities in the country’s existing education, the Central Bank’s annual report for 2021 said. The report released this week also encouraged the state to assess the quality of online learning outcomes and [...]
Faculty of Management Studies, The Open University of Sri Lanka
MBA in HRM One of the prime objectives of management professionals with the expectations of climbing up the ladder in their career is to obtain a Master of Business Administration. In business organizations that operate in modern day dynamic environment, a very high demand exists for management professionals, particularly in the field of Human Resource [...]
PIM Alumni Association appoints its new president and the executive committee for 2022/23
The Postgraduate Institute of Management Alumni Association (PIMA), the vibrant professionals’ association of the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), recently concluded their Annual General Meeting appointing the new President and the Executive Committee for the Year 2022/23. At the AGM,outgoing president Denzil Perera showcased the many milestones achieved during his year.These included the biennial oration [...]
Gateway to Introduce Artificial Intelligence curriculum through AIClub – USA Partnership
With the advent of the fourth industrial revolution and a new wave of globalisation where technological breakthroughs are defining and disrupting boundaries of economy, state, and the world of work, students need to be adept at a host of new technologies, to stay abreast. As such, Gateway’s model of holistic learning, coupled with integrated and [...]
Practical Education and Learning Excursions at NCHS
After being constricted to online education and interactions, the students of the USA programmes at NCHS eagerly awaited their physical learning excursion to the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Sri Lanka. A part of the module ‘Art History – The Modern World’, 34 young scholars were enthralled with the displays and information available. The [...]
Seeking a Carpenter’s Advice before Getting a Haircut
I know of a person whose area of specialisation is in one respective field, yet he advises people on a variety of fields without any hands-on experience about the subject. The saddest part is that many have inclined their ears towards him and made irrevocable decisions in their life. I am not at all blaming [...]
Start your Monash Foundation or Diploma at UCL with Pending results in the June intake
Monash University rises seven places to rank 57th Globally and 4th in Australia Universal College Lanka (UCL) is proud to be the exclusive partner for Monash Education in Sri Lanka offering the only guaranteed pathway to Monash University Australia and Malaysia for discerning students. The June/July intake of Monash programmes in Sri Lanka is now [...]
World Class Education made affordable at UCL with UClan Degrees
June/July intake is now open for students with pending results Universal College Lanka (UCL), www.ucl.lk Sri Lanka’s premier transnational higher education provider offers guaranteed jobs to graduates in leading multi-national and blue-chip companies upon graduation as well as a transfer option to the prestigious University of Central Lancashire, UK. (www.uclan.ac.uk) UCL is the exclusive partner [...]
SLIIT Team creates landmark history as the first-ever Sri Lankan entry to advance to Microsoft Imagine Cup World Championship 2022
‘Nana Shilpa’ is the winner of ASIA and will compete with winners of America and EMEA regions The SLIIT Team ‘Nana Shilpa’ has created a landmark in history as the first-ever Sri Lankan entry to be chosen to represent Asia and advance to the grand finals of the Microsoft Imagine Cup World Championship 2022. As [...]
CFA Institute Research Challenge Sri Lanka 2022: University of Sri Jayewardenepura teams’ shine
CFA Society Sri Lanka is delighted to announce the four student teams of promising future financial professionals that have qualified as finalists in the local leg of the 15th annual CFA Institute Research Challenge held recently. “The CFA Institute Research Challenge is a global competition that serves as a training ground for equity research and [...]
Hotdog Showdown 2022 is just a step away. Come hungry!
Don’t waste your weekend by just staying at home spending hours deciding which movie to watch. Instead, take a walk in the park and enjoy the warmth of the sun and the coolness of the breeze around you. Even tagging along with a few friends wouldn’t matter, as long as you have a legendary story [...]
ACCA AWARDS THE PRESTIGIOUS GOLD STATUS TO PPIM
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the globally recognised professional finance qualification endorsed by many employers worldwide, has designed a special program that assures their learning providers meet and demonstrate challenging performance targets, representing best global practices in the provision of ACCA course tuition and support. The ACCA approved learning partner status comprises of [...]
Excelsia College, Sydney strengthens bonds with Sri Lanka!
A senior delegation from one of progressive higher education providers, Excelsia College visited Sri Lanka recently. Excelsia College, located in Macquarie Park, Sydney NSW offers bachelors to PhD and one of the only college to have 5-schools – business, education, social work, counselling and performing and creative arts, and have gained the reputation for excellence [...]
Convocation of AECD Studies 2022
The 56 students Graduated with Diploma in Early Childhood Studies in the BMICH on the 1st of May 2022 and the chief guest was Mrs Ama Dissanayake.
Full Scholarships from REC Campus: Best wishes for the winners
Peoples’ Friendship University (Lumumba State University) in Russia together with REC Campus, conducted the Olympiad Scholarship Examination in Sri Lanka on 02nd of March 2022 at REC Campus premises. Recently the university summed up the results and six Sri Lankan students were received full scholarships to study Medicine & Engineering degree programmes in the university. [...]
Fadna Tea reinvigorates lifestyles with ‘Diabe Tea-Sabaragamuwa’
Fadna Tea (Pvt.) Ltd., a pioneer in the Sri Lankan herbal tea industry, is making waves with the launch of their new product, “Diabe Tea-Sabaragamuwa”. Fadna introduced the concept of sharing the natural goodness of conventional beverages with the world and now brings its own functional herbal tea products by preserving their natural goodness, while [...]
Creative Careers in Graphic & Visual Communication Design
Chanuka Wijayasinghe loves what he does for a living, and appears to embody the famous adage: “Do what you love, and you’ll never work another day in your life.” A graduate from the Academy Of Design’s first batch of its BA (Hons) Visual Communication Design programme back in 2010, Chanuka has no regrets in having [...]
THE AMBASSADOR OF SRI-LANKA TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION VISITED KURSK STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
On April 8, 2022, a delegation of the Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic (DSR) of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation (RF) headed/led by Her Excellency Professor Janitha A. Liyanage, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, visited Kursk State Medical University (KSMU). KSMU has a long history of productive cooperations with the DSR of Sri Lanka. [...]
CA Sri Lanka’s YCAF donates essential equipment to Lady Ridgeway Hospital
The Young Chartered Accountants’ Forum (YCAF) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently organized a CSR project to donate essential equipment to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital in Colombo. The funds to purchase the required equipment for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit were raised [...]
ESOFT Metro Campus holds 20th HND Convocation
The 20th HND Convocation of ESOFT was held at the Bandaranaike International Memorial Hall (BMICH) on recently. Attended by many distinguished guests to celebrate 450 successful students receiving their Pearson BTEC Higher National Diplomas. In addition, gold medals were awarded to the batch toppers, and special awards to the top achievers of the programme in [...]
Study Hospitality and Tourism Management in Australia
Rapidly growing industry with few skilled staff and global career opportunities Hospitality and tourism management is an industry with lot of practical work and lot of learning about people, cultures and tourism industries. The industry has been the fastest growing industry in the world for over six years until 2019. Though the industry was affected [...]
Flexible pathway for higher studies with Master of Business (MBus) from the University of Kelaniya
The Department of Accountancy (DoA) of the University of Kelaniya, as a leading department in accounting education in Sri Lanka, proudly offers the Master of Business Accounting & Master of Business Finance programmes, which are the first-ever online master’s degree programmes offered by a national university. The Master of Business (MBus) is a high-quality programme [...]
SLIIT – News 1st Tech Bus SL programme host series of events to educate younger generation on technology and digital literacy in rural Sri Lanka
To educate the younger generation in rural areas on digital literacy and technologies of today, SLIIT and News 1st hosted a programme titled ‘Tech Bus SL’ with a series of informative events at exurban schools islandwide and also via online platforms. The programme was conducted in collaboration with News 1st, a premier news network with [...]
NO COVID SLOWDOWN: TRINITY INTERNATIONAL CONTINUES TO GARNER VISA SUCCESS DESPITE MANY CHALLENGES
It is no secret that the pandemic’s and economic crises’ ramifications have affected this industry hard, posing unanticipated border restrictions, declined foreign transactions and unpredictable timelines. When questioned how Trinity International has continued to thrive despite these challenges, director Mrs. Dehamis’ response For over 18 years, Trinity International has been retaining its’ triumph in the [...]
Shine as an Effective Communicator
Communication is the key to improved understanding, improved relations with those around us and success in all dimensions of life. Ability to communicate effectively is a great strength to all. Even as Sri Lanka is challenged with many problems, the clock of time in our life span is ticking. Are we doing our best to [...]
Ten Fabulous Ladies to Showcase at Chokolaate MDFD 2022 Grand Finale
Colombo, Tuesday 03rd May 2022: The highly anticipated Chokolaate Mother-Daughter Fashion Designer 2022 returns in the month of May with a Grand Finale featuring ten fabulous ladies. The ten designers selected after a stringent selection process will showcase their collections of Casual, Sports and Evening Wear for mother-daughter duos at the finale show to be [...]