Science day Anamaduwa model school
Students of the Anamaduwa model school marked science day this week with an exhibition. Under the guidance of school principal Wimal Wijeratne. Prominence was given to an innovative item at the exhibition. Pic by Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe
Many higher education sector projects stalled due to lack of funds: UGC
Several projects in the higher education sector have come to a standstill as the World Bank has suspended funding after the Government declared its inability to keep to its debt commitments. As much as Rs three billion has been held back and therefore some important projects have stalled, University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Sampath Amaratunge [...]
Govt. to provide internet to more than 1500 rural schools next year
The Government is planning to provide internet facilities to more than 1500 schools in rural areas within the coming year. Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said a proposal has already been handed over to the Microsoft Company to provide the required software and related material for the educational institutions. He said the Ministry has appealed to back [...]
2023 Budget: Several proposals to advance education and higher education
The 2023 Budget presented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament on November 14, consisted of a range of education proposals. The provision of internet facilities to schools for the advancement of the education system with the latest technology was proposed. As a part of this proposal, free internet facilities to 1000 senior and junior secondary [...]
Sri Lanka to get US help to set up agro-tech university and modernise agriculture
“The Government is collaborating with the Californian university system to obtain assistance to modernise agriculture in Sri Lanka and to set up a new agro-technology university,” said President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the 70th anniversary celebration of the United States-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission Programme held in Colombo this week. The President said the new agro-technology university [...]
Virtual University Exhibition organised by Ladies College
Ladies’ College Colombo will host a Virtual University Exhibition tomorrow (Monday, November 21). Students, parents and teachers can meet online with 25 foreign universities from USA, UK, Canada, India and the Emirates to gather information about higher studies, scholarship opportunities, application processes and other topics on university education. The virtual exhibition will take place from [...]
J’pura University signs licencing agreement with Colombo Drums.lk
The University of Sri Jayewardenepura’s Department of Music & Creative Technology has signed a licencing agreement for nine industrial designs with Colombo Drums.lk for round two of the Research Innovation and Commercialisation (RIC) project, for the first time in the university’s history. The University of Sri Jayewardenepura, under the Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development Operation (AHEAD), [...]
Scholarships for undergraduates from “World Learning”
The US Embassy in Colombo has announced a scholarship scheme for undergraduate students under the Global Undergraduate Exchange Programme which is administered by a non-profit organisation called “World Learning”. According to its website (worldlearning.org) this exchange programme is sponsored by the US State department and funding is provided by the US government. Some primary goals of [...]
MSU MBA Leading To PH.D Will Take You For Successful Heights In Your Career
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 [...]
Honesty must be nurtured at Schools & Universities
If we analyse the reasons as to why Sri Lanka has become bankrupt- there can be many, but a core contributor is the dishonesty that has prevailed among policy makers and generally in the world of business. Whilst we can pass this off as the ‘ way of the world” it’s time that business schools [...]
Open doors to creative careers across a spectrum of industries- AOD’s futureproof Graphics and Visual Communication Programme
AOD alumni speak on career success that comes with a Graphics & Visual Communications Design degree In increasingly volatile times, job security and a rewarding career pathway are highest on the wish list when it comes to choosing a university programme. As a result, many parents and students are looking towards a qualification in graphics [...]
Gateway College launches SACE, a student-centric international education programme
Gateway College became the first school in Sri Lanka and the South Asian Region to introduce the South Australian Certificate and Education (SACE) to students by officially inaugurating the programme in a ceremony this week. The Sunday Times spoke with Mr Matt Clarke, Manager of Business Development at SACE International and Ms Virginia Thompson, Faculty [...]
University of Wollongong – Degree Pathways to Business and IT @ PCHE
Prospects College of Higher Education (PCHE) was established to provide Sri Lankan students with a holistic education. PCHE provides transfer pathways to some of the best Universities in Australia. A member of the Prospects education group along with Prospects Academy, which has been operating for well over a decade. PCHE has partnered with the University [...]
UCL Transnational Education Fair – 26th and 27th November
Explore Higher Education Opportunities in Australia, Canada, UK, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka Whilst celebrating excellence of transnational higher education for the past 7 years at UCL, we are committed to a continuous quest of providing parents the best global higher education choices for their children. We understand your anxieties and the many delays and denials [...]
Complete a globally recognised Australian degree at Curtin Colombo
Curtin Colombo, the latest addition to Curtin University’s global operations, is now offering its pioneering courses to students in Sri Lanka and the region. In recent years, Curtin University has achieved its highest-ever result in the QS World University Rankings by rising to 193rd globally and continues to be positioned in the top 1% of [...]
Scratching the Rash of Inferiority
One day whilst I was working at a supermarket in Clayton, Melbourne, a good friend of mine came and said that he is in need of some money urgently. Since I was in charge of the supermarket I was unable to leave the premises. Therefore, I immediately gave my bank card to him along with [...]
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2022 at SLTC – Press Brief
In partnership with The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka, The SLTC Research University will carry out a series of activities in celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2022. Hosted in Sri Lanka by the ICTA, Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a global initiative that recognizes and empowers entrepreneurs around the globe [...]
You Can Shine as an Effective Communicator
A confident and effective communicator will stand out as a leader and shine in his or her personal and professional life. EQUIPPING YOU TO FACE NEW YEAR As 2022, is drawing to an end, The Rainbow Institute of Communication and English as it marks 12 years of service, has designed exciting empowerment programmes starting in [...]
SLIIT continues to guide undergraduates to get published in High-Ranking international journals
The students of SLIIT Business School have once again published a journal paper with 367 H-index and PLoS ONE publications.. Publishing a paper of such calibre is a remarkable achievement especially if the authors are still in the course of their graduation. The paper titled ‘Tourism and economic growth: A global study on Granger causality [...]
A donation for Isipathana College in memory of a loving teacher
A book cupboard was donated to Isipathana College in Colombo in memory of Mrs. J.M.L. Perera, a dedicated teacher of the college for more than three decades. Mrs. Perera passed away on October 30, 2021. Her daughter Shiranthi Perera and granddaughter Guvani Amarasinghe handed over the much-needed book cupboard to Mr. Rajapaksha, the Deputy Principal of Isipathana [...]
CA Sri Lanka’s Business Level exam in October records 75% pass rate
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) announced that the Business Level I & II exams conducted in October recorded a pass rate of 75%. A total of 5,186 CA Students who are studying to be Chartered Accountants sat for the Business Level I and II exams held in October 2022 [...]