Art and photography exhibition by young zoologists
The Young Zoologists Association of Sri Lanka held a photography and art exhibition at the JDA Perera Art Gallery Colombo this week. The members were able to display their talents while delivering important messages about wildlife and nature conservation. The exhibition ends today. Pic by Indika Handuwala
No more National schools after next year’s education reforms come into place
Lead schools system to be introduced and several small schools will be improved under a new plan. The concept of ‘National schools’ is to be scrapped and replaced by a new system to be known as ‘Lead schools’ under new education reforms which will come into effect next year. Under the new plan there will be [...]
Allama Iqbal Scholarships for more than 390 Lankan students
The Pakistani Government sponsored Allama Iqbal Scholarships for 2022 were awarded to Sri Lankan students at a ceremony held at the BMICH recently. The ceremony was organised by the Pakistani High Commission and Higher Education Commission. Pakistani High Commissioner Umar Farooq Burki apprised the guests about the Allama Iqbal scholarships which are sponsored by the [...]
Education systems to undergo changes soon
A transformational change will be brought to the primary, secondary and tertiary education systems in the country, to take education to the next level, a Government official said recently. For this purpose a modernisation plan is to be introduced for the education systems in schools, universities and other higher educational institutes, the official said. Accordingly, [...]
Deadline to apply for 2022 A/L exams extended to November 4
The Exams Department has extended the closing date for applications for the correction of the 2022 A/L exams by two weeks. The new closing date for applications will be November 4, and applicants have been asked to apply online. The exams are scheduled to be held from January 23 to February 17, next year. The [...]
New recruits for schools: Thousands of teachers, principals to retire this year
The Government is planning to recruit 11,000 new recruits to the teaching profession to fill in vacancies that will occur in provincial and national schools next year. Around 8,000 teachers and 3,000 principals will be retiring from these schools at the end of this year. The Education Ministry has already called for applications to fill [...]
Extra holiday for Tamil schoolchildren
The Government has announced that all Tamil schools will be granted an extra holiday for the Deepawali festival falling next week. Accordingly all Tamil schools will be closed on Tuesday. However in lieu of the day the schools are scheduled to be opened next Saturday (October 29). The holiday was granted because most children do [...]
Sri Lanka to expand education ties with Russia and Belarus
Sri Lanka is currently working on closer co-operation with Russia in terms of education and in this regard a Memorandum of Understanding is to be signed, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said. Minister Premajayantha, while providing an update in Parliament about his recent visit to Russia and discussions held with Russian dignitaries, said discussions were also [...]
Advisor to Minister of Education, Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka, US Fulbright Senior Fellow, and Canadian Commonwealth Scholar
“We empower you to design your career path”, Prof Gunapala Nanayakkara Achievers – UniKey Campus will present an interactive session for its students on Saturday, 29th October 2022 from 10.00 am to 12.00 coinciding with its inaugural open day for current students as well as students interested in joining Melbourne Polytechnic courses in Sri Lanka. [...]
Choices Galore with NCUK at APIIT
Don’t limit yourself to one university! NCUK International Year One The NCUK International Year One is a first-year undergraduate equivalent programme that builds students’ knowledge and skills. It prepares and qualifies students for entry to the second year of undergraduate courses offered by NCUK universities. NCUK guarantees students a place on a programme of study [...]
Branding Opportunities that Sri Lanka lost – part ii
In one of the previous articles, I tried to highlight the opportunities that Sri Lanka lost in creating world-renowned brands in the space of carbonated Soft Drinks a local origin brand that came into existence in 1876 (with a history of more than 120) years and a brand in the ready-made garment fashion outlet chains [...]
After O/L or A/L, become a successfully qualified professional with Management & Science University Malaysia
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 Top 601+ of the world’s best universities in the QS World University Rankings (WUR) 2023 and Times Higher [...]
Feeding the Serpent & Starving the Watchdog
On Monday the 23rd of December 1985, in the little city known as Sparks, Nevada, Raymond Belknap and James Vance had spent most of the day drinking beer, smoking marijuana and listening to heavy metal records. The British metal band Judas Priest was amongst the albums Belknap and Vance believed to have listened to. At [...]
Curtin Colombo – Student Life on a Dynamic Campus
Music is the strongest form of magic. Bringing the joy of music and dance to campus life, the students of Curtin Colombo took the stage to showcase their amazing talents at “Unplugged 2.0” on Tuesday 4 October 2022 at the Curtin Colombo Campus at Nawam Mawatha. With students’ performances in music, singing, and dancing, “Unplugged [...]
Launching the digital wall
The digital wall facility was launched at the Sri Lanka Law College, on 21st October ,2022 in collaboration with the British Council, Sri Lanka. The event was graced by Chef Justice Honorable Jayantha Jayasuriya President’s Counsel, Honourable Sanjay Rajarathnam President ‘s Counsel, Attorney General of Sri Lanka, Mr. Saliya Peiris President ‘s Counsel, President of [...]
500th Tree planted @ Shangrila Hambantota on World Tourism Day
The District Governor Rotary DG Pubudu De Soyza, The Rotary one million Tree Project Chair Gowri Rajan together with the Director Capital Maharaja Shevaan Daniel, Ceylon Brewery CEO Rajeev Meewakkala and PDG Krish Rajendra celebrated ‘ World Tourism Day 2022’ at Shangrila Hotel Hambantota by planting the 500th signature tree. “ This was a signature [...]
TIIKM contribution towards Sri Lankan Research Culture
Along with the Maldives, Sri Lanka is one of only two countries in South Asia recognized by the UN as achieving “high human development.” It also performs well on other educational indicators, for instance elementary school enrollment, and mean years of schooling. Public secondary and higher education studies are free to all citizens, though those [...]
Game On!
UCL Champions the Champions in eSports When illusion and reality combine to combustion can cause a few sparks of genius! And this is what happened at UCL with the formation of the UCL eSports Club. The launch of the UCL eSports Club is a spark of genius and ingenuity by two master-minds Umar and Manuga, [...]
The World Education Fair 2022 – Supporting students for the 10th consecutive year
The World Education Fair 2022, organised by Campus Direct was held for the tenth consecutive year on Sunday 9th October at the Hilton Colombo. The event attracted over 850 prospective students looking to pursue their overseas study ambitions and had the opportunity to meet directly with representatives from over 35 world recognised universities from UK, [...]
The Largest event in the history of AIESEC in University of Moratuwa: Pathfinder is officially underway!
PATHFINDER’s very first physical session for undergraduates took place on the 1st of October at University of Moratuwa with the presence of well-esteemed personal Mr. Roshan Fernando – with a Diploma in Marketing (UK), Associated Member of Chartered Institute of Marketing, Master of Business Administration Cardiff University UK, Certified & Registered Investment Advisor Colombo Stock [...]
SLIIT ROBOFEST 2022 ignited teamwork and skills of future engineers and innovators
The much-awaited annual ‘ROBOFEST 2022’ competition organised by SLIIT, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering concluded recently showcasing teamwork and skills of the participants, igniting passion of future engineering and innovators beyond robotics. At the Grand finale conducted at SLIIT Malabe Campus Auditorium, teams representing the School and University categories persevered showcasing [...]
Sri Lankan-born humanitarian German Back to Sri Lanka
M. Shahul Hameed, Although he was a philanthropist who practiced his social work. Extremely respectful of all religions and cultures. A man of kindness and affection. After marriage Mr & Mrs Shahul left for Germany about forty five years ago. But Mr. Shahul, who loved his homeland dearly, made it a habit to come to [...]