http://www.sundaytimes.lk Official website of the Sunday Times Newspaper in Sri Lanka Sat, 18 Jun 2022 19:21:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/poson-poya-ceremonies-in-schools-486218.html 18 June 2022 @ 5:35 pm lt;img class= quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-486219 quot; title= quot;main quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/220619/uploads/2022/06/main.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;600 quot; height= quot;400 quot; / gt; Poson Poya was marked with religious ceremonies nbsp;in schools this week. One of the ceremonies was held at nbsp;Viharamaha Devi nbsp;Balika Vidyalaya in Colombo 10. Ven K... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/next-years-school-supplies-will-be-bought-through-indian-and-chinese-credit-lines-ed-minister-486216.html 18 June 2022 @ 5:34 pm Sri Lanka will bank on Indian and Chinese assistance to provide next year rsquo;s text books, printing material and uniforms for school students for next year, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said. The Minister said discussions have already been held regarding the assistance to ensure that education activities can be continued without an interruption next year. He said permission has ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/online-appeals-for-schools-with-scholarship-results-486214.html 18 June 2022 @ 5:33 pm An opportunity to appeal for admission to grade six classes, with the results from the 2021 grade five scholarship exams will be available until June 30, Education Ministry sources said. However the appeals can be made online only. The Ministry sources also said only one appeal can be made per student, and they can name three schools. Those finding it difficult to fill the online form can ge... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/limited-schools-days-may-become-a-reality-486212.html 18 June 2022 @ 5:33 pm Education authorities are currently discussing the possibility of limiting school days, given the crisis situation and proposals have been submitted to the ministry by the Ceylon Teachers Service Union (CTSU), the Sunday Times learns. A series of proposals pertaining to limiting school days have been discussed with the Education Minister but there is no reaction yet, CTSU Secretary Mahinda Jaya... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/teachers-engaged-in-paper-marking-ask-for-advanced-payments-486210.html 18 June 2022 @ 5:33 pm Teachers involved in the 2021 O/L exam paper marking have requested for an advance from the Education Department to cover their travel expenses. nbsp; It is learnt that they are undergoing great difficulties in reaching the nbsp;paper marking centres because of lack of public transport. Moreover nbsp;they are unable to use their own vehicles because of the shortage of fuel in the country. As... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/nibm-poson-poya-day-dansala-2022-486192.html 18 June 2022 @ 5:28 pm [gallery link= quot;file quot; columns= quot;4 quot; orderby= quot;rand quot;]... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/european-union-promotes-art-for-peace-among-children-in-sri-lanka-and-the-maldives-486173.html 18 June 2022 @ 5:17 pm The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Sri Lanka and the Maldives recently concluded an online children rsquo;s art competition titled lsquo;Art for Peace rsquo; as part of the celebrations of the Europe Day. An award ceremony was held on 2 June at the EU Delegation premises to acknowledge and recognise the young winning artists. This interactive activity was aimed at engaging with as many ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/aod-design-camp-2022-a-multi-disciplinary-design-immersive-learning-event-like-no-other-486183.html 18 June 2022 @ 4:44 pm lt;div gt; lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-486184 quot; title= quot;PRESS-ARTCILE-IMAGE quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/220619/uploads/2022/06/PRESS-ARTCILE-IMAGE.gif quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;500 quot; height= quot;500 quot; / gt;Long gone is the career scape of black or white professions, as we make way for a post-COVID work environment led by innovation and resi... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/royal-institute-triumphs-amidst-countrys-uncertainties-486177.html 18 June 2022 @ 4:23 pm lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-486178 quot; title= quot;IMG_0935-RIC quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/220619/uploads/2022/06/IMG_0935-RIC.gif quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;500 quot; height= quot;333 quot; / gt;Royal Institute International School Empathy, experience and excellence have earned Royal Institute International School (RI) an unblemished reputation which ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/orel-academy-launches-internship-program-to-foster-the-countrys-next-generation-of-innovators-486172.html 18 June 2022 @ 4:20 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_486174 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;500 quot; caption= quot;The teams of OREL Corporation and UCL at the event quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-486174 quot; title= quot;Pic-1 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/220619/uploads/2022/06/Pic-1.gif quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;500 quot; height= quot;249 quot; / gt;[/caption] The Orel... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/the-llm-commercial-law-degree-by-bristol-institute-completes-their-4th-successful-intake-486101.html 18 June 2022 @ 4:15 pm lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-486169 quot; title= quot;commercial-law quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/220619/uploads/2022/06/commercial-law.gif quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;400 quot; height= quot;267 quot; / gt;In these interesting times where globalisation and disenfranchisement of established political, social and legal order are taking place across domestic, regi... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/trinity-college-drums-and-dance-troupe-celebrates-50-years-486163.html 18 June 2022 @ 3:30 pm The ves induction for students of the Trinity College drums and dance troupe was held last Saturday to commemorate 50 years of the Trinity College Drum and Dancing National Troupe. This was a part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Trinity College which runs until January next year. The troupe was formed in 1971 and was known as the Trinity College Ranga Salhawa. In 1976 it was officia... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/revised-circular-for-grade-one-admissions-486161.html 18 June 2022 @ 3:24 pm The Education Ministry has issued a revised circular for the admission of students to grade one classes in the state schools next year. The Cabinet has approved the circular on the matter which was submitted by Education Minister Susil Premajayantha on Monday. Applications and the relevant instructions including procedures to enroll students can be obtained from the ministry website (www.moe... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/candlelight-vigil-by-scouts-of-bt-methodist-central-college-486158.html 18 June 2022 @ 3:23 pm lt;div gt; lt;img class= quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-486159 quot; title= quot;22 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/220619/uploads/2022/06/221.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;600 quot; height= quot;450 quot; / gt; Students of Batticaloa Methodist Central College held the lsquo;Raththu Mal rsquo; candlelight vigil at Kalladi beach on June 14 under the patronage of the sch... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/teaching-and-learning-need-new-reforms-says-education-minister-486154.html 18 June 2022 @ 3:22 pm New reforms should be made for teaching and learning, as these aspects of the education sector have not been changed for several years, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said. Mr. Premajayantha said the curriculum reforms for teachers and students are required to equip the teachers for professional development. He made these comments when addressing the 2nd Asia Pacific regional education ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/jpura-university-offers-master-of-arts-in-teaching-english-as-a-second-language-486152.html 18 June 2022 @ 3:20 pm Applications have been invited by the Sri Jayewardenepura University from eligible candidates for Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language scheduled to begin in August this year. This two-year programme (SLQF 10) covers the key areas of Structure of English, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Second Language Teaching Pedagogy, Testing and Assessment in ESL, Curriculum amp; Mat... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/new-deadline-for-national-ict-championship-competition-486150.html 18 June 2022 @ 3:19 pm The Education Ministry has extended the deadline for the 2022 National Level ICT Championship Competition to June 30. The unique competition consists of a national level school software competition, young computer scientist competition and creative teacher and teacher trainee competition. All participants are required to register only through the online form available on the Education Ministry ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/koreans-in-lanka-donate-learning-equipment-for-school-students-486147.html 18 June 2022 @ 3:19 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: center; quot; gt; lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-486148 aligncenter quot; title= quot;PHOTO-2022-06-17-11-52-37 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/220619/uploads/2022/06/PHOTO-2022-06-17-11-52-37.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;600 quot; height= quot;344 quot; / gt;A group of Korean people living in Sri Lanka handed over educational equipment amountin... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/the-future-is-bright-for-business-students-at-apiit-and-heres-why-2-486144.html 18 June 2022 @ 3:11 pm At a time when becoming an entrepreneur and having your own lsquo;start up rsquo; or finding a lucrative job in another country is the dream, the Business Degrees at APIIT Sri Lanka awarded by Staffordshire University in the UK meet the needs of the ever-evolving business world. Now more than ever, the business world needs versatile, forward-thinking and enterprising leaders capable of tackling t... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/bristol-institute-gathers-momentum-as-a-leading-institute-producing-top-leadership-talent-for-the-nation-2-486141.html 18 June 2022 @ 3:10 pm With the goal of preparing principled leaders that will have a positive influence on the country rsquo;s businesses, Bristol Institute that launched the highly ranked MBA programme from the University of the West of England, recently concluded their 11th intake with a record number of students signing up for the programme. lt;img class= quot;alignright size-full wp-image-486142 quot; title= quot;B... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/towards-understanding-the-role-of-viruses-in-the-human-gut-486138.html 18 June 2022 @ 3:10 pm lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt;Viruses have been in our lives and news-feeds almost incessantly in the last two years. We have been double-jabbed and masked for much of this time in an effort to avoid the SARS-CoV-2 virus. As we have learnt, these steps can limit the spread of COVID-19 disease and help us avoid SARS-CoV-2 infection. lt;img class= quot;alignri... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/creating-future-global-ceos-ucl-combines-with-top-corporates-to-provide-valuable-internship-opportunities-486135.html 18 June 2022 @ 3:04 pm lt;strong gt;UCL Careers Day 2022 lt;/strong gt; The UCL Careers day held on June 9th at the UCL Auditorium was well represented by key multinationals and blue-chip companies in Sri Lanka, in the calibre of John Keells Holdings, Orel IT, Orel Corporation, Virtusa, Dialog, London Stock Exchange Group, Unilever, MAS Holdings and Brandix. Whilst some representatives congreated at UCL some conn... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/create-your-global-career-in-a-trillion-dollar-it-industry-486133.html 18 June 2022 @ 3:03 pm lt;strong gt;Start your IT Degree at UCL with a World-Class University nbsp; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; The IT Industry world-wide is set at a staggering 53 trillion US dollar industry across the globe with professionals being absorbed to the industry for employment daily. In Sri Lanka itself there is a demand of over 7000 IT professionals annually to fill the vacancies in this dynamic and fast grow... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/australian-high-commissioner-visits-uts-college-sri-lanka-campus-486126.html 18 June 2022 @ 3:00 pm lt;em gt;Impressive progress in challenging times lt;/em gt; lt;strong gt;Since its opening in 2019, UTS College lt;/strong gt; Sri Lanka has continued to thrive even in very challenging times. So, when His Excellency David Holly, Australia rsquo;s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka ndash; who was present at the launch ndash; recently paid a visit to the campus, there was much to celebrate. Hi... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/studying-inside-a-noisy-factory-486121.html 18 June 2022 @ 2:46 pm Recently, I heard a true story about a labourer whose daily income was only thousand rupees (Rs.1000/=), out of which he had to spend six hundred rupees (Rs.600/=) on fuel for his motorbike so that he could get to work and go back home. All he had left was four hundred rupees (Rs.400/=), which he had to use very carefully as that was all he had to feed three meals for his family of four members. I... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/jehan-perinpanayagam-appointed-as-chairman-member-network-panel-of-acca-sri-lanka-for-the-year-2022-2023-486117.html 18 June 2022 @ 2:45 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_486118 quot; align= quot;aligncenter quot; width= quot;600 quot; caption= quot;Standing (Left ndash; Right) ndash; Navin Karunadasa , Adrian Perera, Chaaminda Kumarasiri, Shehan Fernando , Darshana Gunasekara, Suyama Jayasinghe , Prasenna Balachandran, Praveen Ruberu quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-486118 quot; title= quot;New-Pic-2 quot; src= quot;http:... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/be-a-part-of-the-top-1-in-the-world-486112.html 18 June 2022 @ 2:38 pm lt;em gt; lt;strong gt;NCHS ndash; the guaranteed pathway to Swinburne lt;/strong gt; lt;/em gt; On the Quest for Quality, the Nawaloka College strives to bring world renowned undergraduate programmes to Sri Lanka from international leaders in higher education. Located in the heart of Colombo, Nawaloka College offers qualifications in collaboration with the prestigious Swinburne University of... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/oneli-perera-gains-admission-to-harvard-university-486108.html 18 June 2022 @ 2:36 pm Oneli Perera of Asian International School has gained admission to the Harvard College Class of 2026. nbsp; She has been admitted on a generous financial aid package amounting to over USD 80,000 offered by the university. Oneli joined AIS for her Advance Level having completed her Ordinary Level examinations at St. Bridget rsquo;s Convent. She is an outstanding tennis player who has won several ti... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/aquinas-college-of-higher-studies-486102.html 18 June 2022 @ 2:31 pm Established in the year 1953 by the late Rev.Fr. Peter A Pillai OMI with the blessings and inspiration of His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Cooray OMI, 6th Archbishop of Colombo, Aquinas College of Higher Studies is an esteemed non-profit institution administered by the Catholic church under the patronage of the Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Soon after registering with the Ministry of Education of... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/complete-a-curtin-university-computing-degree-at-sliit-international-in-colombo-486087.html 18 June 2022 @ 1:44 pm Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), a pioneering non-state higher education institute in Sri Lanka, has expanded its long-standing partnership with Curtin University, Australia to offer Curtin University full degree programmes in Computing, Engineering and Business at the SLIIT INTERNATIONAL Campus in Colombo. Sri Lankan students can now complete a full Australian university deg... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/innovative-virtual-poson-commemoration-by-sliit-interactive-media-students-486075.html 18 June 2022 @ 1:39 pm lt;img class= quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-486076 quot; title= quot;Image-2 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/220619/uploads/2022/06/Image-21.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; width= quot;600 quot; height= quot;296 quot; / gt; Commemorating the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka by Arahant Mahinda, SLIIT Virtual Poson Zone was launched on 14th June 2022, Poson Full Moon Poya Day. For Bu... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/engineering-degrees-from-curtin-university-australia-ranked-among-the-top-1-in-the-world-arwu-2021-486070.html 18 June 2022 @ 1:26 pm Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), a pioneering non-state higher education institute in Sri Lanka, has expanded its long-standing partnership with Curtin University, Australia to offer Curtin University full degree programmes in Engineering, Computing and Business at the SLIIT INTERNATIONAL Campus in Colombo. Sri Lankan students can now complete a full Australian university deg... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/bright-it-grad-chameera-does-sri-lanka-proud-486067.html 18 June 2022 @ 1:21 pm Chameera De Silva is a final year student studying Bachelor of Software Engineering at the Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) who is studying for ldquo; Emerging Technology rdquo; has done Sri Lanka proud by getting selected as a finalist for the 18th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2022) in Dubrovnik, Croatia where he presented h... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/business-anti-biotic-during-a-recession-chapter-1-strategies-to-manage-understaffed-teams-due-to-brain-drain-486064.html 18 June 2022 @ 1:19 pm Brain drain is the migration of highly trained or qualified personnel, in search of the better standard of living and quality of life, higher salaries, access to advanced technology and more stable political conditions in different places worldwide. Evidence indicates, however, that low-income countries are disproportionately affected by the exodus of young, skilled people. Unemployment, lack o... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/gateway-graduate-school-delivers-486061.html 18 June 2022 @ 1:17 pm lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;Internationally recognised Pearson, Cambridge and Microsoft Teaching qualifications lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; With the advancement of private education, teaching is emerging as an attractive career in Sri Lanka and the world over. nbsp; In addition to being a rewarding career, teaching is considered by many as a profession that provides a good work-life balance. One of t... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/apiit-to-provide-hcl-200-top-it-graduates-annually-486055.html 18 June 2022 @ 1:14 pm [caption id= quot;attachment_486056 quot; align= quot;aligncenter quot; width= quot;660 quot; caption= quot;The Chairman of APIIT Bandula Egodage and Resident Director/ Vice President HCL Technologies Thothathri nbsp;signed the signature MOU quot;] lt;img class= quot; wp-image-486056 quot; title= quot;1 quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/220619/uploads/2022/06/110.jpg quot; alt= quot; quot; w... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/h2h-marketing-businesses-do-not-have-emotion-people-do-486049.html 18 June 2022 @ 9:18 am At a recently held National Marketing Day event of Sri Lanka, Professor Philip Kotler happened to mention the importance of H2H marketing. Today rsquo;s article is dedicated for Professor Philip Kotler ndash; Father of Modern Marketing as he celebrates 91 years. [caption id= quot;attachment_486050 quot; align= quot;aligncenter quot; width= quot;400 quot; caption= quot;Figure 01; Main enablers ... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/nibm-partners-with-australian-universities-to-offer-higher-education-to-sri-lankan-students-486047.html 18 June 2022 @ 9:06 am The National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) with its legacy of over 54 + years of excellence as a fully state-owned higher education institution with vision of becoming the best Management Higher Education Institute in Sri Lanka offers you a wide range of opportunities in the fields of Business, Computing amp; Engineering, Languages, Humanities and Design. In the field of higher educatio... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/excelsia-college-sydney-offers-most-affordable-higher-education-experience-for-students-486043.html 18 June 2022 @ 9:05 am [caption id= quot;attachment_486044 quot; align= quot;alignright quot; width= quot;200 quot; caption= quot;Bobby Abraham, Chief Admissions, Global Engagement amp; Partnerships quot;] lt;img class= quot;size-full wp-image-486044 quot; title= quot;Bobby-Abraham,-Chief-Admissions,-Global-Engagement- amp;-Partnerships quot; src= quot;http://sundaytimes.lk/220619/uploads/2022/06/Bobby-Abraham-Chief-Ad... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/curveup-to-offer-free-aws-restart-cloud-skills-training-programme-in-sri-lanka-486039.html 18 June 2022 @ 9:03 am The 12-week programme helps unemployed and underemployed individuals build cloud skills and launch a career in tech In order to address the widening skills gap in the cloud computing sphere and provide individuals the opportunity to build cloud skills, CurveUp, a leading technology consultancy and education provider, is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide free cloud computin... http://www.sundaytimes.lk/220619/education/study-engineering-at-kyoto-university-of-advanced-science-in-japan-486031.html 18 June 2022 @ 8:57 am Kyoto University of Advanced Science (KUAS) is an accredited private university located in Kyoto, Japan, one of the most technology-driven country. KUAS is offering an innovative Engineering programme in English language to meet the global demand for street-smart engineers. KUAS ensures that all its graduates will be ready for career opportunities not only in Japan but also internationally.[galler...