More than Rs. 11 million in new scholarships is to be awarded to 160 young Sri Lankans in February 2019 under the 18th edition of the Ceylinco Life ‘Pranama’ Scholarships programme.

CDB Points Way Forward in Youth Careers

Thursday, 30 August 2018 11:53

Having nurtured a young team that has trailblazed unprecedented pathways in the NBFI sector collating multiple awards along that journey, Citizen’s Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) joins the popular EDEX Mid-Year Expo as “Official Financial Partner” to map pathways that will enable young school leavers to fit their dream careers into current employability trends.

SLASSCOM hosts Galle IT-BPM Week 2018

Monday, 20 August 2018 14:53

Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) in collaboration with partner organizations theAsian Development Bank, Ministry of Education, Information Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka and the Export Development Board organized the Galle IT-BPM Week 2018 recently.

The 2018 edition of Disrupt Asia, Sri Lanka's Premier Start-up Conference and Innovation Festival, was successfully concluded recently at the Trace – Expert City with the participation of a large number of individuals connected to the growing startup industry in Sri Lanka.

The British Council in Sri Lanka held its IELTS Awards Night on Tuesday, 14 August at Kings Court, Cinnamon Lakeside. Initiated in 2010, this annual awards ceremony is hosted by the country’s leading IELTS test centre, with the intention of recognising and celebrating its partner network across the island.

Disrupt Asia 2018 ( 15 Photos )

Tuesday, 14 August 2018 08:49

Disrupt Asia 2018, the third edition of Sri Lanka’s Premier Start-up Conference and Innovation Festival, took place on 11 August at the Trace – Expert City from 4 p.m. to midnight.

A capital market delegation comprising of representatives from the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) and 36 Stockbroker firms from Nepal recently visited Sri Lanka for a two-day knowledge sharing workshop hosted by the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE).

In July 2018, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, bestowed the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) University with an “Institute of Eminence” tag, reinstating the position the academy holds as the India's most acclaimed deemed-to-be-university.

Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), the pioneer in British higher education in Sri Lanka, has launched Sri Lanka’s first-ever fashion industry-oriented Masters programme with the introduction of the MA Fashion Business Management from the University of Westminster, UK.

Sri Lanka’s most popular junior golf tournament, the NDB Private Wealth Junior Masters Golf Championship, recently concluded its 2018 edition with a stunning exhibition of golfing acumen.

The British Council in Sri Lanka has appointed Third Space Global at Orion City as a reseller of its popular English assessment tool known as ‘Aptis’.