C.W.W. Kannangara remembered on 50th death anniversary
The 50th death anniversary of C.W.W. Kannangara, the father of Free Education was marked at a ceremony at the C.W.W.Kannangara Vidyalaya this week, with Zonal Education Director for Galle, S.P. Chandrawathi as Chief Guest. Flowers were offered at the statue of the educationist, who made a large contribution to provide free public education. Pix by [...]
No public display of students’ achievements at exams- MoE
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has imposed a ban on principals advertising students’ achievements at public examinations, to reduce the negative psychological impact on other students who haven’t fared as well, an MoE official said. A circular to this effect has been issued to the Principals, preventing them from advertising campaigns usually done after the [...]
CTU threatens strike over 3,000 principals’salary anomalies
The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) last week said it will have to resort to strike action again, if the salary anomalies of over 3,000 principals is not resolved immediately. This follows the Ministry of Education (MoE) agreeing to grant promotions to principals of public schools, stagnating since 2015.Last week, in a discussion with the Education [...]
Temporary identity cards for O/L practical exam candidates
The Department of Registration of Persons (DRP), in agreement with the Examination Department, has decided to issue temporary identity cards for Ordinary Level students, to enable them sit their practical exams next week. This follows the DRP experiencing a paper shortage to print the National Identity Cards (NIC). DRP Commissioner Viyani Gunatilake said that there [...]
2019 A/L Arts stream Aesthetic subjects from Oct.28-Nov.8
The Department of Examination (DoE) announced that the practical exams for Aesthetic subjects of the Arts stream of the 2019 Advanced Level exam will be from October 28- November 8. There will be 174,778 candidates performing before 1,295 examination Boards. The candidates will be judged on Eastern Music, Western Music, Karnataka Music, National dance, Bharata [...]
Resurrecting Jaffna’s only bilingual School destroyed by the ‘war’
The nearly 3-decades civil war in Sri Lanka damaged or destroyed many buildings of importance, of which, the Jaffna Sinhala Madya Maha Vidyalaya (J/SMMV) was one of them, in May 1985. Today, the property is occupied by the Army. While the students of this school excelled in academic activities, sports, drama and writing, they were [...]
Rs 3.5m restoration of Tissapura Junior School, Weerawila by H’tota Int’l Port Group
The Tissapura Junior School situated in Andalla, Weerawila, received a facelift, with the Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) officially handing over a new 2-storey building along with completely restored outer buildings for the use of 300 students and a teaching staff of 24. At the handing-over ceremony, Chief Guest, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Cheng [...]
Rains bring floods
Parts of the Puttalam district were hit by floods this week. Among the affected areas was the Mahakumbukkadawala area. Students seen wading through floodwaters to school this week. Pic by Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe.
Center for Conflict & Humanitarian Studies visits Parliament
Students from the Center for Conflict & Humanitarian Studies (CCHS) in Doha, Qatar, visited Parliament on Thursday (24). They were taken on a tour of the Parliament and engaged in a discussion with Speaker Karu Jayasuriya on Communal & Religious Harmony in Sri Lanka. Students from Syria, Afghanistan, Palestine, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Qatar and [...]
St. Aloysius’ College Galle ‘92 Group’ Get-together on Nov.2
St. Aloysius’ College Galle ‘92 Group’ Get-together on November 2, at Hotel Aradana, Richmond Hill Road, Galle, at 6pm. We kindly invite all ‘92 members and ‘79 Admission members to attend the event. Contact 0772 706 196 / 0777 906 406 for details.
Grandpass Centre wins Championship
The SIP Academy Sri Lanka held its 15th National Abacus & Mental Arithmetic Competition, and training for children between the ages of 5 and 12, using the Abacus Methodology. More than 800 children from 23 SIP Learning Centres in Sri Lanka participated at the event held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium Colombo. The theme for [...]
Variety show to mark World Children’s Day
To mark World Children’s Day, students of the Rainbow English Academy, Magazine Road, Borella, recently held a variety show. The ceremony was inaugurated by Pragna Pradeepa founder and former Western Provincial Councillor Jayantha de Silva.
‘Master of Fine Arts Degree’’ on Oct.28
The ‘Master of Fine Arts Degree’’ show organised by the Department of Visual & Performing Arts of the Kelaniya University, will be declared open at the JDA Perera Gallery at 6 pm on Monday (28). The show will be opened to the public on October 29-30.
Hindu schools to close on Monday (28) for Deepawali- MoE
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has decided to close all Hindu schools on Monday (28) for Deepawali festival. An MoE press release said that Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has directed that all Hindu students and teachers in schools across the country, be given a holiday on Monday (28), on account of the Deepawali festival falling [...]
More than 2000 students receive certificates at the SLIM Certification Ceremony 2019
The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) held its Certification Ceremony in September 2019 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) on a grand scale to recognise and reward the students who have successfully completed its educational programmes. They include the Preliminary Certificate in Marketing (PCM), Certificate in Pharmaceutical Marketing (Pharma), Certificate in Digital [...]
Tantalize launches their ground-breaking concept – Tantalize Rewind 2019
The ground breaking concept which is the redefined version of tantalize was launched at the press Conference held on the 24th of October 2019 brought the attention of over 40 media organisations and sponsors that made their way to APIIT premises to witness the official ticket launch of Tantalize Rewind 2019. It was followed by [...]
IMC Education presents “Feel the beat of a medical doctor”
A Workshop on Medical Career, Simulation of Surgical Procedures and Personality Development INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKSHOP “FEEL THE BEAT OF A MEDICAL DOCTOR – Workshop exclusively for students after OL’s and AL’s “ is organised by IMC Education http://www.imcedu.com), the undisputed leader in Medical and Science Education in Sri Lanka and Overseas placements. This event is open [...]
PIM Genesis conducts Entrepreneurs Live 3.0
Genesis, the Business Incubator of the Postgraduate of Institute of Management (PIM), conducted its signature event ‘Entrepreneurs Live3.0’on the 2ndOctober 2019 at the PIM Auditorium. The event featured five successful entrepreneurs who are MBA alumni of the PIM.They shared their thoughts on the theme:“need for innovation in the Sri Lankan SME sector.”The event was attended [...]
MSU offers a range of degrees relevant to the future business landscape
In 541st QS World Ranked University in Sri Lanka, the Management & Science University (MSU) Malaysia, since last 10 years proudly offers its award-winning industry recognised degrees in Sri Lanka in several key disciplines that are geared to meet the needs of the future business landscape. These include the bachelor’s in international business (Hons); Bachelor of [...]
DESIGN & INNOVATION SEARCH 2019
Offering a fantastic opportunity for young creators at high school level and above, AOD–Sri Lanka’s celebrated educator for design and innovation–has announced a unique competition. The AOD DESIGN & INNOVATION SEARCH allows the next generation of creative thinkers, designers and innovators to win their place at AOD’s annual graduate design showcase this November. The competition [...]
Gateway continues its supremacy at MUN
Within a fortnight of winning the ‘Best Delegation’ award at the Sri Lanka Model United Nations (SLMUN), Gateway College once again emerged victorious at the 4th annual session of the National Youth Diplomacy Model United Nations conference that took place on the 19th and 20th of October 2019. The delegates of Gateway College proved [...]
Be an Innovator with a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology from Middlesex University-UK
Australian College of Business and Technology (ACBT), the pioneer in Australian higher education in the country, has proudly partnered with Middlesex University, UK to provide UK education in Sri Lanka . A range of degree programmes in Business and IT; designed, assessed and quality assured by Middlesex University; is now available at ACBT. Today, the [...]
Business English with an International Certification
Business English course at ACBT is a unique programme that, in addition to its tailor-made training on business communication, the course also leads to a globally recognised certification from Cambridge Assessment English, UK: a part of the University of Cambridge. Effective communication is essential to succeed in any profession irrespective of your designation, field and [...]
Venturing Into the Land Down Under- Discovering Unseen Potential with James Cook University!
Australia has always been the go-to destination for Sri Lankan students and has the reputation for academic excellence and one of the best countries in the world to study and live. There are well over 9,000 Sri Lankan students studying in Australia at any given time with diverse range of study options to choose from [...]
NBQSA 2019
With over 3,000 graduates that are currently empowering over 250 multinational and local blue-chip companies, the Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT) is renowned for producing innovators, entrepreneurs and business leaders. IIT once again bagged multiple accolades for innovation at the renowned ICT competition, the National Best Quality Software Awards (NBQSA) which was held recently at [...]
ICBT Kandy Campus, Champions of Sri Lankan Robotics Challenge (SLRC 2019)
Students from ICBT Campus Kandy became the University Category Champions of Robotics Challenge 2019 organized by University of Moratuwa held on the 20th of October at the Civil Auditorium of University of Moratuwa. Team comprising Chathuranga Karunarathna, St. Thomas College Matale. Dinuka Rajapaksha, Maliyadeva Boys College Kurunegala. Nelaka Abeyratne, Kegulu College Kegalla and Ruchika [...]
About VLT Campus
The VLT campus was established in 2013 with professional management programmes. During the last 6 years, VLT Campus emerged a top place in Sri Lanka in providing Management courses starting from Foundation to Ph.D./DBA courses. Many students who got their education through VLT Campus started their own businesses. Also many found the learning advantageous to [...]
Teacher of 21ST CENTURY… with BCAS CAMPUS
Established in 1999, British College of Applied Studies popularly known as BCAS CAMPUS has rapidly grown into one of the few leading vocational and tertiary training providers in Sri Lanka with comparatively a large number of students in the private sector higher education with strong UK collaboration. We, BCAS Kandy Campus being the pioneer facilitators [...]
Trinity College classical orchestra of the Oriental Music Society wins 1st place
The classical orchestra of the Oriental Music Society -Trinity College Kandy won the first place in the annual all island music and drama competition organised by the ministry of education in the year 2018. The item received *wishistathama angaya* award in the awarding ceremony held at the national college of education, on the 8th of [...]
The National Youth Orchestra wows the audience in Kandy
Last Friday the Dharamaraja College auditorium was the venue for a unique and artistic evening of classical and contemporary orchestral and choral music that featured young talent being honed to perfection to exceed the mere act of playing music; it was a wonderful collaboration of over 300 youngsters from age 11 to 25 – a [...]
CA Sri Lanka’s CPD Academy introduces virtual classrooms for face to face digitalised learning
In a novel concept aimed at helping the country’s professional community enhance their knowledge on a variety of topics, the CA Sri Lanka CPD Academy under the guidance of the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Committee has introduced a series of virtual classroom sessions to help professionals including business leaders stay at the comfort of their [...]
Teacher’s Day celebration at Amana International School, Paragahadeniya
Teachers’ day was celebrated at Amana International School Paragahadeniya on the 5th of October 2019 with great enthusiasm. The students were trained to show the teachers that they do a commendable duty to society. It came out as a pleasant surprise for the members of this school when the students organized various events for them [...]
Study Engineering, Business and Biomedical Science in a World Reputed University in France
France remains to be one of the most developed countries in the world. France is a member of European Union and is of the most visited tourist destination in the world. The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Louvre, Montmartre, Arc Triomphe, Versailles, and River Seine remains to be the most popular destinations. The French economy is [...]