KDU students pitch in to combat COVID-19
Kotelawala Defence University students had produced medical equipment and other apparatuses, which would be useful to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Faculties of Engineering, Computing and Medicine took the leading role in the production of a ventilator and robot, among other equipment. Pic by Rekha Tharangani Fonseka
Plans underway for schools to reopen next month
The Education Ministry had drawn out a plan in regard to the reopening of schools from May 11 onwards. The plan will be implemented on a staggered basis, but it will be subjected to health advice, a senior Education Ministry official said. According to the Education Ministry Secretary M.H.M. Chithrananda initially 50 per cent of [...]
Genomic sequencing carried out for the first time in Sri Lanka
The University of Sri Jayewardenepura, with one of Sri Lanka’s leading laboratories, is carrying out diagnostics for COVID-19. The university had ventured into ‘whole genomic sequencing’ – research on the process of determining the complete DNA sequence of an organism’s genome at a single time. The University said several strains of the SARS-CoV2 virus are currently circulating [...]
J’pura and Colombo University hostels to be used to quarantine foreign university students
The Government had taken over some of the Colombo University and Sri Jayawardenapura university hostels to accommodate university students brought back from overseas, a senior University Grants Commission official said. UGC Chairman Prof Sampath Amaratunga said the hostels will be used in future to quarantine the batches of students who will be brought back from various [...]
CTU: Government should bring back stranded scholarship students free of charge
The Government is over charging overseas students for air tickets, to bring them back from countries they were trapped in due to the pandemic situation. But a spokesperson for SriLankan Airlines said they were compelled to charge higher amounts due to increased cost, the Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) said last week. CTU General Secretary Joseph [...]
ANC & Partner Universities in U.S/Canada Safeguard all Sri Lankan Students during Covid-19 crisis
When the going gets tough, the tough get going! Even though the Covid-19 spread is vast in the U.S, and contrary to how some parts of the U.S are handling the crisis situation, the U.S and Canadian Universities have shown solidarity and compassion towards all their students during this crisis and have revealed how tough [...]
Health-focused universities ‘catapulted into the limelight’
Higher education institutions across the world that are leading on healthcare and measures of well-being have described how they have been “catapulted into the limelight” as Covid-19 draws attention to the impact of universities. These institutions are also now being celebrated in THE’s Impact Rankings 2020, based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A [...]
The role of CREATIVITY emphasised by COVID-19
If there is o7ne word which goes hand in hand with marketing it’s none other than creativity. It’s the most powerful word a marketer can ever hear and a marketer can ever behold. The need of the hour is to use creativity in the right way for the right purpose to make sure that the [...]
SLIIT Graduates geared with necessary skills to contribute to Sri Lankan economy during life after COVID-19
In the past few months, COVID 19 has become the common enemy for humans across the world, and dealing with its impact on everyday life has become crucial. In Sri Lanka too, the prevailing situation presented a new set of challenges for all sectors and segments of communities. During curfew and lockdown periods, accessibility of [...]
Creativity during the lockdown
As moral runs low, and we all seek new ways to keep occupied and positive, the Sunday Times Education team spoke to an up and coming young artist, Shahdia Jamaldeen (thereal_slimshahdi), who is doing her part to keep her followers entertained through her own lock down journey. Shahdia is an Artist and qualified Architect, who [...]
Request for a more cautious and measured approach regarding re-opening of Schools
Due to the concerns raised of over the health and safety of 4.5million students and over 200,000 teachers, a group of credible and responsible citizens spearheaded by the members of the Voluntary Initiative for National COVID-19 response effort – Education sector, have come together to request from H. E. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the government [...]
Will the Rs. 55 billion Dialog brand get hit by Covid-19?
It is said that the lifeblood of an organization are the brands it owns. However, when an economy like Sri Lanka crashes from a +2.5% GDP growth experienced in 2019 to a -0.5% as per the latest forecast by the World Bank in 2020, it will sure have an impact to the overall value of [...]
Overseas students in Australia face ‘unequal’ support packages
Long treated as second-class citizens in Australia, international students are now bristling at inequities in the multimillion-dollar hardship packages bankrolled by universities. With the government excluding foreign students from taxpayer-funded coronavirus assistance schemes, universities have shouldered the responsibility themselves. Almost all have unveiled funds for students affected by the pandemic, open to local and international [...]
Study Medicine at the prestigious Melaka Manipal Medical College (MMMC)
Free Information Webinar IMC Education (Pvt) Ltd is privileged to host the “Free Information Webinar” on Study Medicine at the Prestigious Melaka Manipal Medical College (MMMC) for prospective students and their parents who lively interact with Ms. Barbara Er, Head of Marketing and Student Enrollment of Melaka Manipal Medical College (MMMC), Malaysia (https://www.manipal.edu.my) right in [...]
“Over 1300 children take part in the online inter Montessori Art Competition” conducted by Wycherley International School
Wycherley International School organizes an Inter Montessori Art Competition every year in the month of April collaborating with all Montessori’s in and around Colombo. This year happened to be its 10th Successful Year and with the prevailing situation in the country, the organizers of the event looked at a unique way of getting the little [...]
AAH in Partnership with IMI Switzerland offer Hospitality Management Programme
QS World Ranking # 12 / International Students from 40 Countries / International Paid Internships Australasian Academy of Hospitality (AAH) in Partnership with International Management Institute (IMI) Luzern, Switzerland offer a unique Transfer program for Sri Lankan students. The 2+1 transfer program (two years in Sri Lanka at AAH and the final year at IMI [...]
Are you taking care of yourself?
If you’re feeling overwhelmed or stressed by everything that is happening in the world, be reassured that this is a very normal response. However, it’s important to go easy on yourself and to take time for self-care. Stay active It’s pretty well known that exercise is really good for both our physical and mental health. [...]
IIT’s online seminars in ICT help O/L and A/L students continue their exam preparations
In view of the ongoing lockdown in Sri Lanka caused by the COVID-19 threat, Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), the pioneer in British higher education in Sri Lanka and the country’s premier IT and Business campus, has increased its ongoing series of online support seminars in ICT, that help prepare Ordinary Level (O/L) and Advanced [...]
NIBM Worldwide: A Total Solution for online teaching
Recapitulation of the Study Introduction The disruption in our lifestyles, economic and social activity due to COVID-19 has undoubtedly impacted all of us all over the world. It is forcing us to rethink and relook at our strategic approach, to enable us to stay relevant in our own domains. With the outbreak of COVID-19 being [...]
Things to keep you busy in lock-down
As rewatchable as ‘Friends’ are, the trick to staying positive is going to be keeping things fresh. If cabin fever is hitting in, it is important to have regular things to look forward to. Music If a party of one would make you smile, follow ‘the_travelling_dj’ for weekly quarantine house parties! Some other personal favourites [...]
Be your own life coach
In its simplest form, the role of a life coach is to help people solve problems. Life coaches can be a wonderful means to help you discover new ways of doing things and defeat bad habits. While the role and concept of life coach is an evolving and upcoming one in Sri Lanka, it is [...]
Rotary launches unique project- Stop the Spread!
The Rotary Club of Colombo Reconnections in a very ambitious initiative has launched a unique project termed ‘ Brand:Stop the Spead’. The objective of the project is to mobilize the 16,000 like minded people in the country- Rotarians, Rotaractors and Interactors to practice and lead the ‘ containment’ of the Covid-19 virus in Sri Lanka [...]
Distance Learning Plans in Uncertain Times
The Overseas School of Colombo’s Distance Learning Plan (DLP) has been a bedrock of stability in the learning community since March 12, 2020 when the Government of Sri Lanka closed all schools. The very next day we changed our motto from “Unity in Diversity” to “Unity in Adversity” and came together as a community to [...]
Cyber Homeschooling Programme with CIT Kids
Are you looking for a stable routine of studying for your child during this lockdown period? Then CIT Kids has got it for you! We are thrilled to introduce the below-mentioned program until the Lockdown is lifted. The details are given below: Age: 5 to 8yrs Duration : Ongoing till the Lockdown is lifted Program [...]
Achieve your Higher Education dream during Covid-19
Is your university dream halted due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic? Some of the pioneering universities located in Russia offers Sri Lankan students guaranteed secure admission in awake of COVID-19 pandemic. ANC Future Center the pioneers and the market leader in student placements to leading universities abroad, ANC Future Center is the leading direct placement [...]
Presenting The Future Architects- Nurtured by City School of Architecture
“Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light.” Le Corbusier has the right grasp of the concept, for it is evident that these young minds have learned the game, and went a step further to prove that what was learned was mastered; all through the platform laid out by [...]
Australia’s high fees ‘not viable’ after pandemic
Australia’s international education trade may only be viable in the post-pandemic world if universities slash fees for foreign students. Former University of Canberra vice-chancellor Stephen Parker said universities had been “caught out like luxury brands have been caught out”, with prices reflecting prestige names rather than the “intrinsic superiority of the product”. He said Australia had priced [...]
“Keeping the doors of learning open”
With the outbreak of Coronavirus being declared a Pandemic by the World Health Organization, people worldwide are facing a major challenge. “We are in a state of emergency and must react with different ways of teaching our students” says Mr. Malith Kumarasinghe – Coordinating Principal Wycherley International School – Gampaha. “I’m keen on keeping the [...]
Commence your Australian University Transfer Programme at AIC Campus
Australia remains to be one of the most attractive options for Sri Lankan students for their higher studies. The high quality education options, internships and post degree work opportunities combined with excellent and world ranked universities make Australia one of the best choices for students in all study fields ranging from Engineering; Medicine, Biomedical and [...]
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University invents a number of products useful in combating COVID-19 pandemic
With the intention of easing out the current national crisis of COVID-19 the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) has taken several initiatives of Research and Development to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and to mitigate its impact. These initiatives are diverse, highlighting several areas of importance, spanning from improving people’s health, diagnosis of SARS-COV [...]