By Thilina Surgana Jayarathna, The University of Iowa, a major public research university located in Iowa City in southeast Iowa, USA. This is one of the biggest universities in USA. This is very famous for Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Chemistry and Engineering. There are 21 Sri Lankan students. 15 grad students, 2 post doc, 2 under-grads […]
Universities
TED talks – Sir Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity
TED Talks bring together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. These talks contain some of the most exciting, provocative presentations on the web. If you haven’t watched one, herewith I am posting one of the most watched videos (downloaded 4 million times). In this talk, creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. […]
IFO++ IT and computer science exhibition @ UCSC Colombo
IFO++ (Ideas Free and Open) exhibition organised by University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) to celebrate 25 years of formal IT education at Univesity of Colombo will be held from 8 – 30 October 2010 from 9.00 am to 8.00 pm at university premises. As UCSC has a vast experience in IT and computer […]
Get a free professional degree level qualification with Higher National Diploma
Those who have passed G. C. E. (A/L) Examination in or before year 2009, can now apply for Higher National Diploma (HND) and National Diploma Courses conducted by Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIATE). Compared to other technical education courses in Sri Lanka, recognition for these courses may be more as these institutes […]
Five Sri Lankan Universities to be upgraded to International Level
Higher Education Secretary Dr. Sunil Jayantha Navaratne, told the media that five National universities will be upgraded to International level by restructuring the courses, providing further training to university lecturers and developing many other aspects of the universities. Five Universities selected for this program are Moratuwa, Colombo, Peradeniya, Sri Jayawardenapura and Kelaniya universities. Related Categories […]
Should Sri Lanka need Private Universities? – Example from UK system
Many media in Sri Lanka and government ministers seem to support the idea that Sr Lanka needs private degree awarding institutes, as only few can be allowed to enter National Universities. However, some Sri Lankan University Student Associations, oppose the idea of Private Universities, and Medical students have voiced their concerns on the Private Medical […]
Higher education and career options in IT, Computer Science after A/L
Career and Higher education options in IT (Information Technology) and Computer Science presentation was done by Anuradha Fernando, Senior Deployment Engineer, Aepona International Lanka (Pvt) Limited at the seminar on Career and Higher education options after A/L was organized by studentlanka.com, in collaboration with Young Biologists’ Association, Sri Lanka on 7 September 2010 at National Museum Auditorium, […]
Free Seminar on Career and Higher education options after A/L
Updated 2011 August: Career and Higher study options after 2011 A/L Facebook event A free seminar on Career and Higher education options after A/L will be organized by studentlanka.com web site, in collaboration with Young Biologists’ Association, Sri Lanka for those who have completed GCE Advanced Level examination in 2010 August. Aim of this seminar […]
The Open University of Sri Lanka
The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) operates based on the concept Open and Distance Learning (ODL). It caters to a wider population of people scattered over the country to pursue higher education at their choice. The university policy on admission would enable a person to register at the lowest ‘Level’ only with basic educational […]
Become a Government School Teacher – Admission to National Colleges of Education (Vidya Peeta)
[ratings] Update 2022 July – Admission of Student Teachers to National Colleges of Education based on 2019 and 2020 A/L examinations https://ncoe.moe.gov.lk/ncoe/ Special Notice for NCoE Applicants in the year 2022 Applicants who have passed the G.C.E.(A/L) in the years 2019 and 2020 can apply Application deadline – 12 August 2022 More Info. Vidya Peeta […]