Education continues amid the third wave of COVID-19
Student monks of Wickremasheela Vidyathana Pirivena in Bandaragama engage in educational activities whie following COVID-19 health guidelines. Pic by Indika Handuwala
Private sector continues to provide higher education for youth: Central Bank
Three new private higher education institutes and 18 new degree courses recognised by the Government last year The private sector continued to engage in the provision of tertiary education alongside the Government last year, the 2020 Central Bank annual report revealed recently. “By the end of 2020, there were 21 Non-State Higher Education Institutes (NSHEIs) [...]
UoC to partner with Malaysian university for research project
The University of Colombo will carry out a research project on the impact of advertising unhealthy food through electronic media platforms. The research project will be undertaken in collaboration with the University of Taylors in Malaysia. University students from nine countries in Asia will participate in the project. The International Research Centre in Canada will [...]
Govt. schools see a drop in student numbers
Student numbers in Government schools had reduced last year, while the student numbers in Government approved private schools and special schools had increased last year in comparison with figures for 2019. This was revealed in the Central Bank’s annual report for 2020. The Central Bank report highlighted the reduction of Government school students from 4,061,653 [...]
UGC to hand over uni. hostels as COVID-19 treatment centres
The University Grants Commission (UGC), after consultation with the respective universities, have decided to release almost all hostels located outside state university premises to be taken as COVID-19 treatment centres. Two state universities are yet to agree to release the hostels. The rest of the universities who have agreed to release the hostels as treatment [...]
EFSL draws up plan for schools to function during pandemic
An eight-point plan to mitigate education lost during school closure has come up with a strategic plan for more permanent solutions to keep schools open, was recently drawn up by the Education Development Forum Sri Lanka (EFSL). As a first step EFSL suggests for teachers to be vaccinated on a priority basis and children travelling [...]
Ed. Ministry pressurising teachers to conduct online classes daily: CTU
The Education Ministry is pressurising teachers to conduct online classes for students daily while schools are closed, the Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) said last week. CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin said provincial education directors, zonal directors and school principals have sent out directives to teachers to conduct classes from 7.30 am to 1.30 pm on [...]
Don’t Let Yesterday’s Regrets and Tomorrow’s Fears Steal Today’s Happiness
If you ask someone how they are, the most common answer you would hear is “Not too bad mate”. As a matter of fact, it is sad to see people describe their state of life using the term “bad” as the benchmark. Whenever someone asks me that question my dauntless answer is always “Well, I [...]
PIMA appoints new Executive Committee for new impetus for the year 2021/22
Positioned as Sri Lanka’s most active Postgraduate Alumni Association, driven by the vision to transform itself into a leading think tank of the nation with a profound community of thought leaders, shaping and redesigning the nation’s socio-economic fabric, the Postgraduate Institute of Management Alumni Association (PIMA) held its Annual General Meeting recently , in which [...]
Love is in the app… or not!
There are countless dating apps out there that can kick start the search for love or companionship. Even during lockdowns caused by the pandemic. “Technology is indeed both a blessing and a curse. It helps people spread their net far and wide to maximise the likelihood of finding ‘the one’. But it also gives people [...]
Seminar on “Polymer Recycling” conducted by Institute of Chemistry Ceylon
Polymers are everywhere. Look around you. Your plastic water bottle. The silicone rubber on household equipment. The nylon and polyester in your jacket or sneakers. The rubber in the tires on the automobiles. Now look in the mirror. Many proteins in your body are polymers, too. Consider keratin, the stuff your hair and nails are [...]
SLIIT launches new BA (Hons) Interior Design degree from LJMU to develop industry’s next generation of creative talent
Providing students, the knowledge and tools to create a new canvas to design stunning spaces and functional interiors, the SLIIT School of Architecture now offers a new BA (Hons.) Interior Design degree, from UK’s prestigious Liverpool John Moore University (LJMU). Through this new hands-on interior design programme, students will have the opportunity to explore commercial, [...]
Softlogic IT joins forces with SLTC to facilitate Laptop purchases for undergraduates
In an effort to help students adopt to digital transformation, Softlogic Information Technologies Pvt Ltd has joined forces with Sri Lanka Technological Campus (SLTC), in a pioneering initiative to make laptop purchasing dreams of undergraduates a reality. This ground breaking partnership enables over 1000 students of the 2021 intake of SLTC to purchase a brand [...]
Virtual Mother’s Day celebration by Brightzone International School
A mother – the epitome of love sacrifice and strength. No other being on earth can love us unconditionally as our mothers do. No creature in the universe can be as potent as a mother. She is the one who is probably endowed with all the power. It’s a unique ability that has been gifted [...]
SLMUN 2021: THE POWER OF DIPLOMACY
SLMUN is one of the largest conferences in South Asia, attracting over 1000 delegates annually for the past 13 years, where delegates congregate to discuss global issues, their impacts, and what can be done to mitigate or ameliorate them, while gaining knowledge on global problems and fine tuning their speaking, negotiating, and decision making skills [...]