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International Business Management at APIIT

International Business Management at APIIT

The BA (Hons) degree in International Business Management offered by APIIT as an internal degree from the Staffordshire University, UK has gained popularity with many student enrollments during the last intake. We realized a high demand for International Business Management graduates locally as more of our businesses and organizations interact and expand their presence globally. [...]

Live-Study-Work in Australia!

Australia is a safe, friendly and harmonious country. It is exciting and vibrant, there is so much choice in selecting where to live, where to work and where to relax and holiday. The infrastructure is well developed and all major cities, regional locations and country areas are well serviced by up to date public transport [...]

ANC partners with University of Albany – The State University of New York (SUNY), USA

ANC partners with University of Albany – The State University of New York (SUNY), USA

Mr John D. Pomeroy, the Chief International Admissions Officer & Senior Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Albany – SUNY, USA, will be at ANC Education on October 25th and 26thto conduct admissions meetings and spot admissions for University of Albany. Students hoping to continue their education in USA will find this [...]

Hospitality Management Degree after A/Levels

Hospitality Management  Degree after A/Levels

Pursuing a career in “hospitality” has many meanings and the demand for leaders who understand how this multifaceted industry works is clear. Whether your dream is to manage a large hotel chain, lead a kitchen crew, plan major events, have an office that sails around the world on a cruise ship, or have your name [...]

Pathway to Monash University after A/Levels

Just finished local AL? Your son or daughter can follow their way to Monash while waiting for results instead of waiting usually 1 year to start local university after AL exams. Or if your son or daughter narrowly missed the required results from London AL exams for direct entry into the degree of their choice [...]

Wycherley Students excel at Cambridge O/Levels and A/Levels 2013

Wycherley Students excel at Cambridge O/Levels and A/Levels 2013

In today’s competitive World, Education has become a pivotal point of progress in developed as well as developing countries. Wycherley has always had its headlights focused on Education in the Elementary, Primary, Junior and Secondary tiers. From its inception, Wycherley has had success stories year after year. The dedicated teaching staff and the unmatched quality [...]

Help from Australia with love

Help from Australia with love

In the Kuchchaveli Provincial council, Trincomalee, within the Valaiyukku Nilaveli Grama Niladari division internally displaced families were living in temporary shelters after the war. They were living with the hope of gaining land and housing, through governmental sponsorship. It was during this time that Ms.Lexi, Ms.Erica, Mr.Barry and Mr.Mark from Australia arrived in Sri Lanka [...]

What will I do with My Degree: BSc in Business Management (Special) Degree at NSBM

What will I do with My Degree: BSc in Business Management (Special) Degree at NSBM

As a student who is looking forward to do a degree after facing the advanced level especially in the field of Business Management, I’m sure you are asking lots of questions by now: “What do I want to do after I become a graduate?” “What can I do with that degree?” “What kind of business [...]

UCSC recruits new students for specialized JavaSE and JavaEE Short-term ICT training programmes

UCSC recruits new students for specialized JavaSE and JavaEE Short-term  ICT training programmes

The University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC), the trusted name for high-quality ICT higher education in Sri Lanka, announces that it has started recruiting new students for specialised, short-term ICT training programmes scheduled to commence in September and October this year. UCSC is a centre of international repute in training in Information and Communication [...]

Quality Education | Lowest Cost | Best Option

Quality Education | Lowest Cost | Best Option

UNIVERSITY ADMISSION ON 5TH OCTOBER EUROPE – LATVIA An opportunity for students to get registered for a high quality european higher study program with affordable cost at seven state universities and colleges from latvia represented by ebiz study abroad – Latvian University Admissions 2014 Will Be Held On The 5th October 2013 | Time 9 [...]

Study for a recognised bachelor of education(B.Ed.) degree at Horizon Campus

Study for a recognised bachelor of education(B.Ed.) degree at Horizon Campus

Are you a graduate teacher seeking to add a Bachelor of Education degree to your profile? Or are you a diploma holding teacher with experience looking to study for a degree,which would permit you to broaden your horizon’s in the education field? Horizon City Campus now offers you the opportunity of reading for a UGC [...]

Learn Best Practices from the Leader in Business Management -NIBM

The NIBM is the only government backed higher education provider that provides world class Diploma programmes and degrees in affiliation with National School of Business Management, the Degree School of NIBM. NIBM offers two degree programmes in Management and HRM from University College Dublin, Ireland in association with NSBM. It is a great opportunity to [...]

25 Years of moulding a Successful New Generation

25 Years of moulding a Successful New Generation

As Asian International School prepares to celebrate a milestone in the history of the school, we took the time to speak to a few parents about the school, the achievements of the school thus far and the unique aspects of Asian International School that has made it a sought after educational destination by many students. [...]

Be a High Achiever with University of Sydney

Be a High Achiever with University of Sydney

The University of Sydney (Uni SYD) is one of Australia’s leading research and teaching universities ‘down under’. From its beginnings in 1850 Uni SYD has wide opened doors to a world of possibilities, helping the students to grow, discover and develop their passions. Following are the excerpts of an interview held with Regional Manager – [...]

ICBT Campus wins prestigious Gold Large Award at SLCBCC Business Star Awards 2013

ICBT Campus wins prestigious Gold Large Award at  SLCBCC Business Star Awards 2013

The leader in Private Sector Education sector in Sri Lanka ICBT Campus was awarded the Service sector Large Gold Award at the Sri Lanka China Business Co-operation Council Business Star Awards 2013 at the Galadari Ballroom held on 23rd September. Chief Guest was HE Wu Jianghao- Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China. Awards were [...]

Prospects Education launches diploma programmes in psychology

About Prospects Education Prospects Education, a member of the Prospects Education Group, is a leading, well established, and a reputed organization based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, engaged in the provision of conducting academic and professional qualifications in different areas of study. Prospects Education has affiliations with over 50 educational institutes, universities and professional bodies overseas [...]

Scholarships for Business and IT Degree Programs from OCBT Campus with internships

OCBT Campus, one of the leading professional higher educational institutes in Sri Lanka, currently conducting degree programmes in collaboration with overseas universities with world wide acceptance, has introduced several programs in IT and Business streams. OCBT is expected to provide partial scholarships for these programmes and more details can be obtain from the OCBT Campus, [...]

Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) at WCMT Campus

Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) at WCMT Campus

A CSR initiative from WCMT Campus WCMT Campus takes this opportunity announces “Youth Leadership Camp” to be held on 15th and 16th of October in our premises, for recent school leavers. WCMT Campus was established in Sri Lanka in year 2010 as a BOI Approved venture with a clear purpose of serving Human Development and [...]

Edexcel Level 7 at HRMI: The Strategy for grooming promising managers beyond The Peter Principle

Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull in their 1969 book The Peter Principle proclaimed that ‘in an organisation where promotion is based on achievement, success, and merit, staff will eventually be promoted beyond their level of ability’. The principle is commonly phrased, “Employees tend to rise to their level of incompetence.” In more formal parlance, the effect could be [...]

Wariyapola Sri Sumangala geared to face future challenges confidently

Wariyapola Sri Sumangala geared to face future challenges confidently

Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College is a premier boy’s college situated in the historical city of Kandy. The school has a long history of 133 years. It was initiated in 1879 at the premises of St. Paul’s Church, close to the Temple of the Tooth Relic under the name of St. Pauls’, as the junior school [...]

Dharmawickrama GS Kandy maintains an extensive range of opportunities

Dharmawickrama GS Kandy maintains an extensive range of opportunities

Dharmawickrama Girls’ College, Kandy is strong enough to be classed amongst the leading schools in the Kandy District due to its excellence in education. The college is surrounded by the picturesque Hantana Mountain Range and is situated in a land of 40 perches. Dharmawickrama GS was inaugurated in 1907 as a mixed school with 15 [...]

Meeting new challenges, D.S.Senanayake College

Meeting new challenges, D.S.Senanayake College

Down the quiet and cool passage of Gregory’s Road in Colombo 07, stands D.S. Senanayake College in all its glory and splendour. D.S.Senanayake’ College though fairly young, in terms of the num­ber of years since its inception, is a school that has reached great heights and demon­strated to greater Sri-Lanka the potential that a school [...]

University of Greenwich

University of Greenwich

Many high flyers have studied for a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree to help their careers take off. This qualification gives an edge over those who conclude their University education at Bachelors level. And a lot of ambitious students take the opportunity to study their MBA overseas, so giving them international experience at the [...]

‘German Open Quiz ‘ – Another opportunity for Sri Lankan Quizzers!

The German Quizzing Association has invited the International Quizzing Association (IQA) Sri Lanka branch to take part in their first edition of the ‘German Open Quiz’ to be held on Saturday, 5th October ’13. IQA Sri Lanka has thus arranged to conduct this quiz at JAIC Hilton, No 200 Union Place, Colombo 02 for the [...]

Children’s reading shrinking due to apps, games and YouTube

Children’s reading shrinking due to apps, games and YouTube

Nielsen Book data suggests that 32% of children read books every day, and 60% every week. But these percentages are falling as digital entertainment rises According to a survey of 2,000 British children and parents conducted by Nielsen Book in June this year, 50% of family households now own at least one tablet, up from [...]

From ‘School of Corporate World’

From ‘School of Corporate World’

(London & Colombo) NEXT CAMPUS launched it’s much awaited UK Degree programme in September with an unmatched combination of internships in reputed companies along with personal coaching from renowned CEOs to produce a new breed of ‘management trainees’ that are sought after by many leading multinationals and local companies. Many students who completed the GCE [...]

Educational Partners ANC Education and University of West London strengthen ties with the launch of MSc. in Psychology Next intake Commences in October 2013

Educational Partners ANC Education and University of West London  strengthen ties with the launch of MSc. in Psychology Next intake Commences in October 2013

ANC Education has successfully established themselves as a top choice for tertiary education amongst the students of SriLanka. ANC education, with the philosophy of providing transnational education opportunities to Sri Lankans, offers a variety of educational options, with transfer programmes to USA, Australia, UK, Canada, and Malaysia as well as the choice of completing a [...]

IESL New South Wales (Australia) Chapter donates books to Jaffna University E’ Faculty

IESL New South Wales (Australia) Chapter donates books to Jaffna University E’ Faculty

The IESL New South Wales (Autralia)Chapter donated engineering books to the University of Jaffna at a simple handing over ceremony held at the university premises on 13th September, 2013. The books were officially handed over to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jaffna, Snr. Prof. (Ms) Vasanthi Arasaratnam by the President of the IESL, [...]

Lankan students enjoy Iowa State

Lankan students enjoy Iowa State

Both Mannooj Chandrasekeran (L) and Pradeen Barthiban of Asian International School (www.ais.lk) were recently placed at the Iowa State University (www.iastate.lk) to major in engineering by Scholarships for USA (Pvt) Ltd (www.scholarshipsforusa.com) with its highest international scholarship. Following are the observations of freshly arrived Mannooj; My experience in Iowa State University is great. I have [...]

AOD’s best graduate design talent at REVEAL 2013

AOD the International Design Campus that has been responsible for developing the top design talent of Sri Lanka for over a decade, is now showcasing the best design talent for tomorrow at REVEAL 2013. REVEAL 2013, presented by AOD international design campus in partnership with one of Europe’s top 5 design academia Northumbria University UK, is set to [...]

National Apprentice and Technical Training Authority, the forerunner of development

National Apprentice and Technical Training Authority, the forerunner of development

Sri Lanka National Apprentice and Technical Training Authority is dedicated to provide opportunities to the young men and women who take an interest in vocational training for a happier, fuller and pleasanter future after leaving school. The authority has implemented an effective programme with the help of several leading business establishments, and factories to provide [...]

Musical Theatre enthralls  the crowd 

Musical Theatre enthralls  the crowd 

The much awaited wide screen of the ‘Musical Theatre’ was opened at Dharmarajah  Auditorium on September 7 mesmerising the audience with what it offered that was beyond expectation. Those who witnessed the outstanding rare show said ‘ We saw something with quality, deference and value for the ticket money and a show of a highest standard [...]

Dilini Halvitigala radiates from her stardom in Interior Design

Dilini Halvitigala radiates from her stardom in Interior Design

Starting from an amateur attempt to design her newly born daughter’s nursery, Dilini Halvitigala has now become one of the leading interior designers in Sri Lanka directing her expertise in a range of fields from residential to mammoth scale commercial project. Proving that age has no relation to one’s career pursuit, Dilini commenced academically following [...]

Experience the Ballarat University MBA

The Ballarat University MBA is unique and modern, with subjects like Competitive Analysis and Change Management, Business Society & Planet being key subjects, which has been especially designed, based on the crisis economic climate that the business world operates. The MBA is focused to high intensity 1 year of study. University of Ballarat has around [...]

Your winning career move starts at IIHE

Join IIHE for Wales MBA October intake “The decision to select the Wales MBA at IIHE was the best strategic move I’ve made when aspiring to elevate my career to a higher level. I am indeed proud to be an alumni of probably the most challenging, yet rewarding MBA offered in Sri Lanka.” says Ray [...]

Marketing Architect by Marketing Alumni Association J’pura

Marketing Alumni Association is the official gathering of the passed out Marketing Graduates of the Department of Marketing Management of University of Sri Jayewardenepura. This has created an avenue to gather J’pura Marketers who are scattered throughout Sri Lanka. It intends to create a gathering of marketing professionals who can contribute to the growth of [...]

The First Australian Top-Up Degree to be Introduced in Sri Lanka

The University of Ballarat is a five star rated university for teaching quality, and had been running its modern MBA degree in Sri Lanka since 2011 with an outstanding faculty and moderators comprising the best professionals in Sri Lanka and Australia. Now, University of Ballarat, at the Sri Lanka Study Centre offers first Australian Top-Up [...]

BCAS Education and beyond

Dreams do not move into reality that easily. Let’s just say you have your sights set on becoming an engineer, a lawyer perhaps, maybe even a nurse? “At BCAS (British College of Applied Studies), your dream of a career driven education can definitely become a reality, if not more. Our programmes are offered to anyone [...]

Celebrating 56 years – The Overseas School of Colombo unveils a new vision & mission

Established on 23rd September 1957, Overseas Children’s School, as it was then known, commenced with just 9 students, to provide an international education to Diplomats and expats children. The first ever international school in Sri Lanka, it was located in Queens Road, Coninston Place, Mutthiah Road and finally in 1983 was set up in Pelawatte, [...]

112 years of glorious history

112 years of glorious history

A drama workshop and a stage show has been initiated by the Holy Cross College, which counts 112 years of glorious history for trusted excellence in the field of education towards young generation of Sri Lanka. This annual project is organized by the college prefect union, to uplift the spiritual and social values in the [...]

Prestigious British Qualification in Teaching English

Prestigious British Qualification in Teaching English

The Access Certificate in English Language Teaching (ACE) with international benchmarks from City and Guilds, International, UK, is one of the key courses on offer at the Rainbow Institute of Communication and English (www.rainbow.lk) The institute set up recently, at No 44/1, Haig Road, Bambalapitya, is led by a group of eminent Sri Lankan academics, [...]

IPM diversifies through HR development

The Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka (IPM), the nation’s leader in human resource management (HRM) training, recently diversified its services to include Human Resource Development (HRD) training. IPM will be providing HRD training through its latest course: the National Diploma in Training and Human Resource Development (NDTHRD), commencing from 20 October 2013. Similar to [...]

Mahen Muttiah , a part of the globally recognized lecturer panel at Mercury University of London Degree Programme

Mahen Muttiah , a part of the globally   recognized lecturer panel at Mercury University of London Degree Programme

When one looks at global business dynamics and the demand for talented human resources, the employment projection shows an increase during the next decade for popular jobs held by people with unique degrees. Students who pursue graduate degrees from a well known university in key areas of business functions such as finance, marketing and management are [...]

Naren in Sri Lanka: Creating an impact, empowering millions

Naren in Sri Lanka: Creating an impact, empowering millions

Burhani Serendib School proudly hosts Keep Moving Movement –‘Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn’ coordinated by the Interact Club of Burhani Serendib School. The impact TEACHERS can expect This KMM session will help in filling the teachers with a passion, where giving up is never an option.KMM will make teachers the R.I.G.H.T teachers. Resolute, Interactive [...]

Earn an internationally recognised MBA or BA degree online from University of St. Mark and St. John – UK

Earn an internationally recognised  MBA or BA degree online from University of St. Mark and St. John – UK

University of St Mark & St John has over 170 years of heritage, tradition, academic excellence and experience working in partnership with higher education institutions to offer a broad range of collaborative higher education programmes. WHY STUDY ONLINE? The BA (Hons) Business Degree and MBA online are offered through a state of the art learning environment, [...]

Project Management Campus, Sri Lanka, launches its first Master Degree – Executive MSc in Project Management

Project Management Campus, Sri Lanka, launches its first Master Degree – Executive MSc in Project Management

Evolution of Project Management as a key to business success changed the way many organizations worked over the last few decades. Turning dreams in to realities with its goal oriented approach, Project Management has become a Profession of choice, increasing the demand for qualified and skilled project managers the industry has not yet been able [...]

Glowing Performances at Youth Leadership Programme  

Glowing Performances from the 1st two batches of Senior Prefects of Visakha Vidyalaya, at the award ceremony of the Youth Leadership Programme The Award Ceremony of the Youth Leadership Programme conducted for the 3rd and 4th batches of Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo was held on 1st September 2013 from 3pm onwards at Visakha Vidyalaya premises. Members for the 3rd and 4th batches were [...]

Join IIHE for Wales BSc (Hons) Degree, Pending A/L results

With the sudden influx in educational institutes in Sri Lanka, there are a number of questions that students, parents and potential investors want answered. It is a given fact that in today’s world one of the most important requirements for climbing the corporate ladder is a recognised qualification from a recognised University. About IIHE? IIHE [...]

American University Degree Programme

American University Degree Programme

Internationally recognised American degrees Are you wondering what to do after A/Levels? Many students are at cross-roads after A/level examinations and are undecided about their future education and career options. In an increasingly competitive job market, a good university education has become a necessity. Employers demand not just a paper qualification, but for internationally recognised [...]

PIM Alumni felicitates Sri Lanka’s Future Managers

PIM Alumni felicitates Sri Lanka’s Future Managers

The Postgraduate Institute of Management Alumni successfully concluded the 27th programme of “Developing Managers for the Future”, designed and conducted to raise the skills level of emerging managers. PIM Alumni hosted a lavish certificate award ceremony to felicitate the participants of the programme earlier this month at Hotel Galadari.

IHRA, University of Colombo introduces diploma in shipping, transport and logistics management

Shipping and Aviation Information Research (Private) Limited Shippers’ Academy Colombo Institute of Human Resource Advancement (IHRA) of the University of Colombo-UOC in partnership with the Shipping and Aviation Information Research Institute (SAIRI) and the Shippers’ Academy Colombo (SAC) for the first time has introduced a diploma in shipping, transport and logistics management for students who [...]

5th Annual ACCA Students’ Conference, an immense success

5th Annual ACCA Students’ Conference, an immense success

Themed as ‘Success through Synergy,’ the 5th Annual Students’ Conference of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) was held recently at Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo. The conference commenced with a welcome address by the President of the ACCA Students’ Committee, Mr. Devruwan Fernando. The President of ACCA Sri Lanka Mr. Rajiv Casie Chitty also addressed [...]

New IPM Council – Promoting the HR Profession in Sri Lanka

New IPM Council – Promoting the HR Profession in Sri Lanka

The new council members of the Institute of Personnel Management (IPM) for the year 2013 – 2014 were recently elected. Being designated responsibility for the most prestigious HRM institution in Sri Lanka, especially at a time when the institute is taking bold and swift strides towards firmly establishing the human resource management (HRM) profession in [...]

Sun Tan Beach Resorts brings international Centara brand to Passikudah

Sun Tan Beach Resorts brings international Centara brand to Passikudah

Sun Tan Beach Resorts, the owning company of Centara Passikudah Resort and Spa, is a pioneer in establishing the international brand “Centara” in Sri Lanka’s East coast. It is also the largest property on the famed Passikudah bay comprising of 125 rooms. Being the largest resort on the East coast offering six categories of rooms, [...]

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