On social entrepreneurship and design technology: Forbes 30 under 30, AOD Alumna Poornima Meegammana is empowering girls with tech education
Poornima Meegammana, Director of Youth Development at the Shilpa Sayura Foundation and founder of the NextGen Girls in Technology programme, has just made the prestigious Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Asia list for 2022; featuring the most impactful young visionaries, entrepreneurs and change makers in the region. An AOD alumna and lecturer, Meegammana was honoured under [...]
Uplifting research standards: CFA Capital Market Awards a springboard for equity research profession
The ninth annual CFA Capital Market Awards organized by CFA Society Sri Lanka – scheduled for June this year – looks to recognise and reward professionals who have established benchmarks for the advancement of domestic capital market participants. In the lead up to the event, the CFA Society shines a light on winning entities from [...]
The All Island Interschool Chemistry Quiz 2022 organised by the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon
The final round of the All Island Interschool Chemistry Quiz organised by the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (IChemC) was held on the 28th of May 2022 at the Institute premises for the 34th consecutive occasion. The preliminary round of the quiz was held at 10 university test centers around the country giving opportunity for almost [...]
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 [...]
Bringing life back to Hot Dog Showdown:
HotDog Showdown is one of the biggest hotdog eating competitions in Sri Lanka organised by the Rotaract Club of Informatics Institute Technology, tailored for all the passionate foodies roaming the street. Along with the renowned HotDog eating competition, which was categorised as male, female and this year a new addition of couples. There were a [...]
Many doors were open for the job candidates at AAT Job Fair 2022
The Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (AAT Sri Lanka) conducted a “Job Fair” at the auditorium of AAT head office. This was organized especially for the students who completed their A/L exam last month. This was the first time AAT conducted a job fair together with leading corporates in the country. The event [...]
Adaptation is the key for survival and success
Sri Lankan students have just completed the long awaited G.C.E Ordinary level examination. Apart from the exam being postponed, these students had to endure a range of difficulties that no other generation of students have had to experience. Preparing for an examination under the uncertain and unpleasant social, economic and political climate that Sri Lanka [...]
AkzoNobel honours students of City School of Architecture at Colour Awards 2021-2022 –
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AkzoNobel Paints Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., in partnership with the City School of Architecture (CSA), honoured the winners of the Colour Awards 2021-2022 at the CSA Graduation & Awards Ceremony held recently at the BMICH. A partnership initiated four years ago by the producer of Dulux paints in Sri Lanka, the annual competition [...]
‘Beyond the bottom line – A Marketers’ Perspective’: AIMGSL event a resounding success
May 2022, Colombo, Sri Lanka – The Association of International Marketing Graduates in Sri Lanka (AIMGSL) concluded its latest, and most successful Professional Series for 2022, on March 30, 2022, at Barnes, Jetwing Colombo 7. The event titled ‘Beyond the Bottom line – A Marketers’ Perspective’ welcomed 200 marketing professionals from around the island with [...]
Why People Don’t Do: Doubts On The Way To Creating
Written by Anna Vital Imagine you’re sitting and trying to creating something by yourself and the voices inside your head come out. Here is who they are: Mr. Fear, “…um, you might fail…” Mr. Procrastinator, “Is ti the right time to do this?” Mr. Over-optimism, “It’s taking too long.” Mr. Nothing’ New, “Has this been [...]
CIIHE – AIU Pre-Medicine pathway enables Sri Lankan students to study Medical Degrees in USA amidst soaring exchange rates
Medicine is one of the most popular higher education choices among students and entries to medical schools are very competitive anywhere in the world. Entering state medical colleges in Sri Lanka is extremely difficult and only the students who take government A/L are usually eligible to enter these universities. As a result hundreds of students [...]
‘Sangeetha – Rescheduled: A Tribute to Tamil Cine greats by Soundarie David
Sangeetha Megam- an evening of Tamil music directed by Soundarie David Rodrigo has been rescheduled and the team is determined to bring out some great Tamil music on Sunday, the 5th of June 2022. The turn of events in the country over the last few weeks was not conducive to have the show scheduled for [...]
Travellers’ Choice Award for Jetwing Hotels
Jetwing Hotels announced that it has been recognized by TripAdvisor as a 2022 Travellers’ Choice award winner for 17 of its hotels and villas across its portfolio, garnering the highest number of honours in Sri Lanka. Jetwing Colombo Seven, Jetwing Lake, Jetwing Lighthouse, Jetwing Jaffna, Jetwing Kandy Gallery, Jetwing Sea, Jetwing Lagoon, Jetwing St. Andrew’s, [...]
UCL Transnational Education Fair on 11th June 2022
Are you after O/Ls or A/Ls? Visit the UCL Transnational Education Fairto embark on a life changing experience and to take your life global with exciting higher education opportunities in leading study destinations such as Australia, Canada, UK, Malaysia and many more. We invite all parents and students to the professionally stylised education fair at [...]
SLIIT Postgraduate Programmes offer students competitive edge to navigate personal and professional development, self-sustainability and employability
Recognised for creating a unique learning and research environment with modern resources, SLIIT’s Postgraduate Programs are acclaimed for offering students a competitive edge to navigate personal and professional development, self-sustainability and employability. SLIIT has a significant history of Postgraduate study, commencing programmes in 2004 with the Master of Science (MSc) degrees and subsequently the Master [...]
Want to Study at aTop 100 University in Australia After O/Ls?
Join the Monash University Foundation Year at UCL Enroll in the June 2022 intake with Pending O/L results Australia is the NO.1 study destination for Sri Lankan students when it comes to University education. Thousands of Sri Lankan students choose to study there each year. Australia is home to some of the worlds’ top universities [...]
After Local to London O/Ls,Embark on your Higher Education Journey with the UCL International Foundation Programme
In this ever-changing world, embarking on your higher education at the right time is paramount for a student to succeed in his or her tertiary education. All you have to do is take the right decisions at the right time and to begin with an end in mind.UCL International Foundation Programme offered at UCL by [...]
Graduate from America with NCHS
Ushari Nimega, a past pupil of Musaeus College, Colombo 07 has just graduated from theUniversity at Albany, SUNY with a degree in Business Administration with a concentration of Marketing and Management. Ushari is the first NCHS student who was transferred to USA through the NCHS USA degree programme (2+2 degree programme) and therefore makes headlines [...]
Equipping Young Adults to Shine with Communication Skills
Have you completed your O’ level or A’ Level? Are you an undergraduate or young professional? As a young adult, how do you get that cutting edge to face the next steps with confidence in the competitive environment of today? Whilst the school curriculum focuses on academics with some extra- curricular activities, it is mostly [...]
Stay Relevant in the ‘Next Normal’ with Innovative Business Degrees from APIIT
At a time when becoming an entrepreneur andhaving your own ‘start up’ or finding a lucrative job in another country is the dream, the Business Degrees at APIIT Sri Lanka awarded by Staffordshire University in the UK meet the needs of the ever-evolving business world.Now more than ever, the business world needs versatile, forward-thinking and [...]
From O-Levels to a world-class Australian degree
A state-of-the-art campus in Colombo The purpose-builtcampus at 38 Thurstan Road, Colombo provides the same features as UTS College in Sydney. Students enjoy all the benefits of a world-class university from the beginning of their study pathway. These include well-appointed teaching spaces, state-of-the-art engineering and computer labs, communal student learning spaces (designed for effective collaboration [...]
CITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Over 36 Years of Excellence in Architectural Education Offers a practice oriented broad based teaching curriculum, for a Professional career in Architecture The City School of Architecture (CSA) with a history of over thirty-six years offers a path in architectural education towards a career in the building industry. The “sandwich concept” of learning with a structured [...]
Computing degrees from Curtin University Australia, ranked among the top 1% in the world (ARWU 2021)
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), a pioneering non-state higher education institute in Sri Lanka, has expanded its long-standing partnership with Curtin University, Australia to offer Curtin University full degree programmes in Computing, Engineering and Business at the SLIIT INTERNATIONAL Campus in Colombo. Sri Lankan students can now complete a full Australian university degree [...]
Colorful Journey Blackened by One Crazy Madness
What do you think made Zinedine Zidane, the king of French Football end his career in such an embarrassing, hot tempered nature on the 9th of July 2006? He was well known for his exceptional performance, class, elegance and almost majestic nature in possession. During the FIFA World Cup Finals which Zidane announced as his [...]
Datuk Beatrice Nirmala tells APIIT MBA Students ‘Do what your heart say and do not live somebody else’s dream!
The strongest Industry Linked Master of business administration degree( MBA) programme in Sri Lanka, the Staffordshire University MBA; presented by The Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology( APIIT) featured the 90th edition of the “ APIIT MBA Diary ” with an honoured guest of international repute Datuk Beatrice Nirmala the CEO and Founder of The [...]
Playing Startup
Doing a startup is relatively popular. You know it is when universities start offering “entrepreneurship” programmes. As is true for all things popular, there are people who actually do startups and those who play startup. Every startup needs to get users. If you are an actual startup you will do anything to get users – [...]
Shakespeare Drama Competition takes centre stage at Maris Stella’s Centenary Celebration
Young thespians of Negombo brought The Bard’s timeless genius to life recently at the inter-school Shakespeare Drama Competition organised in lieu of the school’s Centenary Celebration. Maris Stella College, the bastion of Catholic education in Negombo, is no stranger to Shakespearean theatre having clinched many accolades through the years which stand in testament to the [...]
11 Elizabeth Moir School Students win Places at World Top Ten Universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Yale & Stanford
Elizabeth Moir School students have won scholarships and financial aid worth a total of nearly US$ one million per year to enable them to attend some of the most prestigious universities in the world, despite the current economic situation. These places mean the school will have students at six of the eight Ivy League colleges [...]
Study Hospitality and Tourism Management in Australia
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 badly during the COVID pandemic it has bounced back since late [...]
Dr Nirodha Bandara is the New Treasurer for TISSL
Congratulations to Dr Nirodha Bandara for being appointed as the Treasurer to The International Schools of Sri Lanka for the term 2022/2024! It was once said that “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do”, and one [...]