Schools celebrate World Teachers’ Day
Schools throughout the country held celebrations to mark World Teachers’ Day this week. Here students of Ruwanwella Primary School are seen welcoming teachers at a “Teachers’ Day” event. By Ravindra Welagedara
Colleges of education to be upgraded to university level
Faculties for different subjects and streams to be included The Education Ministry has planned to upgrade the colleges of education to university status which will enable teachers to enter the profession with a degree in education. Under the plan 19 educational colleges will be turned into universities with a range of faculties in specified areas, [...]
Additional Rs. 4B for mid-day meal programme
The Cabinet has decided to allocate an additional Rs. four billion for the school mid-day programme, to the Rs. four billion already allotted to the programme. This decision was announced by Transport and Highways and Mass Media the Minister Bandula Gunawardena in a Cabinet briefing held on October 4, broadening the scope of mid-day meals [...]
Japanese classes islandwide from October 17 onwards
The Government is to begin Japanese classes islandwide from October 17 onwards, to cater for Japanese employment opportunities, Social Empowerment State Minister Anupa Pasqual told Parliament this week. In Parliament on October 4, Mr. Pasqual said the Government is to select divisional secretariats in each district and begin Japanese classes on October 17, in commemoration [...]
Online appointments for public day with Higher Ed. State Ministry
People can now log on to the Higher Education State Ministry website and make an appointment to meet the Minister and discuss their issues and grievances and even put forward suggestions. Higher Education State Minister Suren Ragavan said an online calendar will give the Minister and officials an idea of the issue at hand and they [...]
SLTC undergrads take tourism to Jaffna
“” (let’s go to Jaffna) was a project organised by the Tourism and Hospitality Management undergraduates of the Sri Lanka Technological Campus (SLTC) Research University in commemoration of World Tourism Day. This year’s World Tourism Day theme was – “Rethinking Tourism”. The undergraduates of SLTC Research University decided to raise awareness of tourism in Jaffna [...]
UGC seeking “no ragging” guarantee to conduct physical lectures
The University Grants Commission (UGC) is seeking a guarantee from students at the Peradeniya University that no ragging will take place, so lectures can be resumed. UGC Chairman Sampath Amaratunge said they will be giving one more opportunity for the students to give a guarantee to resolve the dispute that started off about three weeks back. He [...]
‘V. N. Mathialagan Sollum Seithikal’ approved by the University of Jaffna
‘V. N. Mathialagan Sollum Seithikal’, a reference book authored by former Deputy Director General of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC)—V.N. Mathialagan—has been approved by the University of Jaffna as one of the reference textbooks for media studies graduate students. Media Studies Faculty Head Prof. C. Raguram said the faculty accepted the book entitled ‘V. [...]
Two dharma granthas to be distributed soon
The two dharma granthas—“Bavanaven Jeevithayata Suwaya” and “Dolosmahe Darma Deshana”—have been offered to the Malwathu Vihara chief incumbent Thibbotuwawe Sri Siddartha Sumangalabidhana Thero. These two granthas are to be distributed among the people as a dharma dhana soon, and anyone who wishes to obtain a copy can call 0714878822 or 077832488.
Akbar Brothers continues UoC Alumni partnership for 2022/2023
Akbar Brothers Group, the Leading Tea Exporter and conglomerate, extended its MoU with the Alumni Association of the University of Colombo (UoC), for another year up to 2023. The University of Colombo Alumni Partnership Programme is a continuing initiative of the Alumni Association of the University of Colombo which represents all Alumni of the University [...]
The perfect Australian pathway right here in Sri Lanka!
Join the AUC – Melbourne Polytechnic Australian pathway programme AUC is located in the Centre of Colombo, the lively commercial capital of Sri Lanka. The state of the art facility offers Srilankan students a quality Australian pathway programme in collaboration with one of Australia’s highly reputed institution Melbourne Polytechnic. AUC is a prominent higher education [...]
Be sharp and focus on IT skills
The Chief Guest at the most powerful Rotaract Club in Sri Lanka – Moratuwa University celebrated the appointment of the new President last week with the Chief Guest bring Dr Rohantha Athukorala who heads the South Asia’s top AI company for brand mapping Clootrack Sri Lanka, Maldives and Pakistan. In his key note address a [...]
AOD joins hands with ORIT Lanka to launch aspiring young designer Nishaka Hettiarachchi into global spotlight
The fashion industry is a dynamic one, but even more so one of the most competitive in the design sphere. Sri Lanka’s textile sector in particular – as a key manufacturing destination on the global stage- has even more reason to want to keep up with evolving international trends. For this, apparel industry heads are [...]
APIIT launches a pathway programme that guarantees entry to 2nd year of a university of your choice!
For the first time in the Sri Lankan higher education sector, NCUK International Year One (IYOne)—a first-year undergraduate programme that prepares and qualifies international students for entry to the second year of undergraduate degree programmes offered by the NCUK partner Universities—was launched by APIIT Sri Lanka on 27th of September 2022. The event was held [...]
Join with REC Campus
Gain world recogniSed degree in Medicine from Russia/Belarus Beginning of a new dawn with more than two decades of excellent service to the Sri Lankan nation, REC Campus offer educational opportunities in Medicine, Engineering, Management, Marine and Maritime education in various destinations around the globe. On the significant occasion of expanding its destinations, REC takes [...]
Starting an Australian university adventure in Colombo
Students with pending O/L results can enrol now for October intake. When we consider the unique challenges of the last two years, it’s reassuring to see students with determination reaching their education goals. Young Sri Lankans with talent and ambition deserve every opportunity to succeed, and since its opening in 2019, UTS college Sri Lanka [...]
SLTC Research University Recognised with ‘South Asian Business Excellence Award’ at South Asian Partnership Summit in Dhaka
The SLTC Research University has been conferred the Educational Institute with best Academic & Industry Interface Award under Education, Learning & Development Category at the South Asian Partnership Summit & Business Excellence Awards 2022 held in Dhaka, Bangladesh this week. The South Asian Business Excellence Awards were introduced to acknowledge and reward the exceptional work [...]
What does your future hold?
Identify your interests and select the career of your dreams INTRODUCTION Choosing a career path can be very intimidating for a high school graduate. But at the same time, it is really important to make the right choice at the right time. How do we decide which choice is the right choice? We are living [...]
Begin your higher education in the clothing industry with BCC!
Since 1996, Brandix Corporate Campus (BCC), a subsidiary of Brandix Lanka Limited, has been offering pioneering clothing technology courses to those interested in becoming professionals in the apparel industry. BCC believes in providing their students with a ‘Gateway to a Career in the Apparel Industry,’ and to that end, they offer over 100 specialised technical [...]
Breakfast for a Vacant Mind
Health science allots great importance to the need of a healthy breakfast for the human body. Yet, it is indeed so sad to witness that even the people who have a healthy breakfast, struggle the entire day because their mind is not strong enough to face the daily battles. The entire world should prioritise attaining [...]
Tiny Tots Montessori’ Aweriwatta Road, Wattala celebrating their 25th Anniversary
Tiny Tots Montessori at Aweriwatta Road, Wattala, celebrated 25TH YEAR BY DONATING MONEY TO LADY RIDGEWAY HOSPITAL, Colombo. Present Directress Shiromie Amaratunga, (Dip.in AMI and Child Psychology) started Tiny Tots Montessori in the year 1997 with few students and three teachers. As there was no separate building for the Montessori, she did conduct classes at [...]
MSU / MSI World Tourism Day Celebration 2022 (UNDER THE TOPIC- Rethinking Tourism)
MSU currently ranks in the QS Top 100 among the world’s top young universities; QS Top 150 among Asia’s best universities; QS Top 30 among Southeast Asia’s best universities; QS Top 301+ for Graduate Employability Ranking; QS World University Rankings 2023 and Times Higher Education Top 300 for University Impact Rankings 2022. Top 200 in [...]
Students and Parents Visit Curtin Colombo
Curtin Colombo conducted its first ever physical open day on October 1, at their brand-new campus at Nawam Mawatha, Colombo. The event was attended by students after A/L who were looking for studying at a top ranked Australian university in Sri Lanka. During the open day, the prospective students were able to seek clarifications about [...]
“Existing – New” Strategic Options in Tackling Market Pressure
The Ansoff matrix was introduced by Igor Ansoff in 1965 and is used to develop strategic options for businesses. It is one of the most used tools for this type of analysis due to its simplicity and ease of use. It’s so simple to apply for any context and to any business as it paves [...]
Factors To Consider Before Choosing The Right Medical University
What you need to know about selecting a medical university Choosing your medical university is one of the most important decisions you will make during your academic career. It’s a decision that will have an impact on your entire life and having it wrong could lead to multiple concerns. The good news is that with [...]
Become a top-notch legal professional with the University of London LLB degree
Study Law from the world’s sixth ranking college of the University of London Royal Institute of Colombo (RIC) offers the world-class Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree under the academic direction of University College London (UCL) that is ranked 6th in the world according to the World University Rankings 2022 by subject along with five other [...]
Over 300 new Chartered Accountants receive membership from CA Sri Lanka to drive the corporate world
107 new ACAs elevated to Fellow status 05th October 2022: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) on Wednesday conferred the distinguished Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) designation to 301 new members, making way for them to take on challenging new corporate positions with the ability to steer businesses across diverse sectors [...]
Why you need Australian Aged-Care Qualification
Global Opportunities for personal care/Individual Support workers Have you considered a career in aged care in Australia and the western world? The forecast looks great: the sector is continuing to grow, while the demand for qualified workers is set to soar! If you love working with people (and not just little people!), studying aged care [...]
SLIIT’s gains global research prominence for MBA programmes with another successful journal paper published with H-Index 367
Recognised for its strong foundation of higher learning based on critical thinking and innovation, SLIIT’s recent milestones in research is a testament to the university’s thriving research ecosystem. As a hub of exploration and research, SLIIT has once again, achieved success gaining a H-index 367 with a recently published journal paper. SLIIT MBA student Presant [...]