Adyapana 2013 kicks off on 4 October
By P. Waruni For the eighth consecutive year the Adyapana 2013 Higher Education and Career Exhibition will be take place on 4, 5 and 6 October of 2013 at the BMICH from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m, with the...
View ArticleIncreased opportunities for intl. schools in Sri Lanka from British Council
The British Council has been creating opportunities and empowering the lives of school children and teachers of English island-wide for over 60 years. One of the main ways in which the organisation...
View ArticleCommunicators invited to show off their talents at ‘SLIM Speech Idol 2013’
The Toastmasters Club of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), the national body for marketing, will be hosting ‘SLIM Speech Idol 2013’, the National Speech Contest giving the sales and...
View ArticlePeople’s Bank hosts Yes Account youth program at Kandy City Centre
People’s Bank recently hosted a special event at the Kandy City Centre to bring the innovative and attractive services of the ‘Yes Account’ closer to the younger generation. Popular musicians, various...
View ArticleNew service management courses for global job edge
SCICOM Education Group launches its presence in Sri Lanka with a trio of service management study programs designed for those who wish to ride the wave of the service industry that is transforming...
View ArticleGlobal CIMA survey reveals Gen Y is ‘Generation Aspiration’
A new Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) survey shows an ambitious global generation aiming for professional success on their own terms. The global survey of more than 4,300 Gen Y...
View ArticleIdeamart overnight Hackathon at University of Moratuwa
It was a night of high-tech wizardry as the first ever overnight Hackathon at a Sri Lankan university took place from 2-3 August 2013 at the University of Moratuwa. The event was organised by the...
View ArticleUS helps youth make a difference with Youth Empowerment Grants
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Michele Sison recently awarded US$ 173,481 (approximately SLR 22.5 million) to 18 Youth Empowerment Grant winners whose projects will help enhance their local communities....
View ArticleCIS wins SLMUN yet again
The Colombo International School (CIS) emerged winners at the Sri Lanka Model United Nations conference held last month, marking their sixth consecutive year of victory. The team of 24, led by CIS MUN...
View ArticleLankan students enjoy Iowa State
Both Mannooj Chandrasekeran 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...
View ArticleSLIIT Computing and University of Keele UK to conduct MSc in Project...
Classes to commence on 2nd week of OctoberSLIIT Computing, a subsidiary of SLIIT, steps into a new frontier with the prestigious University of Keele UK, to give students the opportunity to follow a...
View Article5th 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...
View ArticleSLIIT commences enrolment for Sheffield Hallam University and Curtin...
For over a decade, SLIIT has been recognised as the premier degree awarding institute in the country which provides a broad scope of academic opportunities for students in the fields of Computing,...
View ArticleMontana State Uni.’s Brent at the British School Colombo
Brent Leavell International Specialist of Montana State University (www.montana.edu) seems to be making a dramatic point to an attentive group of senior students of the British School Colombo...
View ArticleHNB Assurance partners CIMA Toastmasters’ Quiz 2013 as Platinum sponsor
HNB Assurance will be joining as the Platinum sponsor for the much awaited CIMA Toastmasters’ Quiz 2013, organised by the CIMA Toastmasters Club, which is scheduled to take place on the 13 October 2013...
View ArticleChevening Scholarship application deadline 1 November 2013
The deadline for applying for the prestigious Chevening Scholarship for 2014/2015 is Friday, 1 November, 2013. Potential candidates from both Sri Lanka and the Maldives are strongly encouraged to apply...
View ArticleLimitless skies open up for youth courtesy of Elephant Corridor
Elephant Corridor launched its inaugural Youth Training Program yesterday at The Elephant Corridor Hotel in Sigiriya. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by the Director Board of Sierra Group...
View Article2014 Global Korea Scholarship for undergraduate courses
The Government of the Republic of Korea will provide full scholarships to two Sri Lankan students who wish to pursue an undergraduate (Bachelor’s) degree in Korea. The Global Korean Scholarship is...
View ArticleCA Sri Lanka student wins ‘Best Paper Presenter Award’ at International...
A student of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently won the Best Paper Presenter Award at the International CA Students Conference organised by the Board of Studies...
View ArticleBOC Male beats all financial institutions in the Maldives at Financial Sector...
The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) organised a Financial Sector Quiz Competition for the first time in the history of Maldives among the financial institutions operating in the Republic of Maldives....
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