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Institute of Chartered Accountants Bangladesh Honour Lakshman R Watawala a leader in the Accountancy Profession in the South Asian Region

The institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh Hosted a Welcome Dinner to Honour Prof Lakshman R Watawala for his dedicated services to the accounting profession during his visit to Dhaka Bangladesh in May this year. He is a Past President South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) and Founder signatory to the formation of SAFA in Institute of Chartered Accountants Bangladesh Honour Lakshman R Watawala a leader in the Accountancy Profession in the South Asian Region

Education Reforms : Classroom work to count for 30% of Grade 5 scholarship exam marks

Announcing several reforms in the local school curriculum, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said that 30% of the marks of the Grade 5 scholarship examination will be derived from the classroom work in the 4th and 5th grades.  Premajayantha said that the scholarship examination and evaluation of children’s education cannot continue in its present form.  The Education Reforms : Classroom work to count for 30% of Grade 5 scholarship exam marks

“Unlocking Career Success: The Power of Networking for Today’s Graduates”

Networking has always been one of the most influential and determinative steps in the development and success of people all over the world, beginning in prehistoric times. Still, it is important to note that in today’s world ways of networking are vastly different from what might have been the case a few decades back. For “Unlocking Career Success: The Power of Networking for Today’s Graduates”

Vitebsk State Medical University Belarus and Manipal University College Malaysia Producing Best Medical Doctors to Sri Lanka

IMC Education: No. 1 Medical Education Placement Organization in Sri Lanka IMC Education, the leading medical placement organization in Sri Lanka, has once again proven its excellence by guiding students to top achievements in the ERPM/ACT 16 examination. Recognized with the Gold Award for Global Medical Placement at the ICSG Awards 2024, IMC Education continues Vitebsk State Medical University Belarus and Manipal University College Malaysia Producing Best Medical Doctors to Sri Lanka

ACCA Sri Lanka Hosts Ceremony to Honor Tutors and Lecturers instrumental in uplifting the nation’s Accounting Talent

Keynote speaker, Dilshan Rodrigo, presenting ACCA’s forward-thinking vision of “Accounting for a Changed World.” The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) recently held a distinguished Tutor Recognition Ceremony to appreciate and felicitate its dedicated tuition providers and its key lecturers. The event celebrated the exceptional contributions of six learning partners in Sri Lanka and Maldives ACCA Sri Lanka Hosts Ceremony to Honor Tutors and Lecturers instrumental in uplifting the nation’s Accounting Talent

Online applications open for 2023/2024 university admissions

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that online applications for university admissions for the academic year 2023/2024 will open on June 14, 2024. UGC Chairman Sampath Amaratunge said that applications can be submitted starting at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow by logging into the UGC’s official website at https://www.ugc.ac.lk. The deadline for application submissions is July 5, Online applications open for 2023/2024 university admissions

2,500 new teachers for national schools by July 3 : Education Minister

Minister of Education Susil Premjayantha has announced that 2,500 new teacher appointments for national schools are scheduled for July 3, the President’s Media Division said.  Arrangements have been made to recruit 2,100 teachers for subjects including Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Mathematics, Technology, and Foreign Languages. Additionally, 500 teachers will be appointed based on the results of 2,500 new teachers for national schools by July 3 : Education Minister

Gateway Launches Bachelor of Education (Hons) Degree

Prof. Prasad Sethunga, Director General of the NIE, addressing the gathering at the Launch Gateway Group one of the largest educational organizational networks in Sri Lanka with a reputation of having high standards of education at all levels launched yet another exciting programme for the upliftment of teachers. With the advancement of Private and International Gateway Launches Bachelor of Education (Hons) Degree

Generative AI And Data Protection: What Are The Biggest Risks For Employers?

If you’re an employer tempted to experiment with generative AI tools like ChatGPT, there are certain data protection pitfalls that you’ll need to consider. With an increase in privacy and data protection legislation in recent years – in the US, Europe and around the world – you can’t simply feed human resources data into a Generative AI And Data Protection: What Are The Biggest Risks For Employers?

Salary anomalies : Teachers Union warns of islandwide strike

The Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) has warned of an islandwide strike due to the failure of authorities to increase the salaries of teachers and principals as promised in Budget 2024. CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin told the media today that a strike action will be launched on June 26 if the authorities fail to address Salary anomalies : Teachers Union warns of islandwide strike

World University Rankings 2024

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 include 1,906 universities from 108 countries and regions, based on the new WUR 3.0 methodology. This methodology uses 18 performance indicators to measure universities in five areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook. This year, the analysis looked at over 134 million citations from World University Rankings 2024

A/Level exam : Update from Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education expects to conduct the GCE Advanced Level Examination by September in 2025, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.  The Education Minister said, however, that the examination has been scheduled for November this year. He further said that steps are being taken to ensure that students who complete their GCE Ordinary Level Examination A/Level exam : Update from Education Ministry

SLIIT MSc Programmes empower professionals with industry-relevant courses to unlock new opportunities

Providing students, the platform to expand their horizons, enhance skills and extend their qualifications, the Master of Science (MSc) programmes at SLIIT offers the ideal solution to empower professionals with industry-relevant courses to unlock new opportunities. SLIIT offers a variety of MSc programmes such as the MSc in Information Technology, Information Management, Information Systems, Information SLIIT MSc Programmes empower professionals with industry-relevant courses to unlock new opportunities

Reminder second academic term for the year 2024

The Ministry of Education says the second academic term for the year 2024 for Muslim Government Schools will begin on Thursday this week. According to the Education Ministry, the second term will commence on June 14 and conclude on September 13. The second term for Sinhala and Tamil schools commenced on June 03 and is scheduled to end Reminder second academic term for the year 2024

School Development Officers Association stages protest

The All Ceylon School Development Officers Association has launched a protest in Colombo today. According to media reports, the protest is being staged calling for School Development Officers to be absorbed into the teaching service immediately. Over a thousand School Development Officers are said to be participating in the protest which has caused severe traffic School Development Officers Association stages protest