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Education

Sri Lanka's Port City to have international university

Will offer undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes including in medicine and IT.

June 24, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka diaspora fund online learning platform to provide education for all ages

Operated by Regent Global, it has been funded by the Sri Lankan diaspora in the UK.

June 14, 2024 2 min read

SAITM to be handed over to University of Moratuwa

University to make pre-arrangements before commencing academic studies in January 2025.

May 31, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka to resume Suraksha student insurance

Coverage across all types of schools, for students from low-income families earning less than 180,000 rupees annually

May 22, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka's Asiri Academy and Malaysia's Sunway team up

MoU enables students who have completed AAHS Foundation in Health Sciences to progress directly into undergraduate progr

Sri Lanka's hill-country Tamil community faces systemic barriers: UN rep

Empowering hill-country Tamil community through education and research

Sri Lanka's GCE Advanced Level exams will likely be delayed by one month: minister

The exams were previously scheduled to be held from October 17 to November 12.

July 4, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka announces week-long school holiday in face of fuel crisis

The lost school dates will be recovered through the next term holidays.

Dulya de Silva
July 3, 2022 2 min read

Schools in Sri Lanka to open for three days as fuel crisis continues

Online classes will be held on Monday 27 and Friday July 01, the ministry said.

June 25, 2022 1 min read

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka's fuel shortage forces closure of schools, largest state university 

Fuel crisis hits education institutions.

June 19, 2022 1 min read

Bear Necessities

Lanka’s Deadliest Mammal: No Apex Predator but misbranded for sloth.

Mark Hager
March 24, 2022 9 min read

Over 16 pct Sri Lanka state uni students sexually harassed, 1.5 pct forced into sex: study

The study covered a cross section of universities: old and new unis, and those situated in previous conflict zones.

March 22, 2022 4 min read

Paper shortages force schools in Sri Lanka's western province to postpone exams

Final term tests for grades 9, 10 and 11 would therefore have to be postponed to the next school term.

March 19, 2022 2 min read

Ensuring equal access to EdTech for all students in Sri Lanka

Do we teach the rich and the poor differently?

Kshama Ranawana
March 19, 2022 6 min read

Sri Lanka former PM calls for pause to power cuts till advanced level exams end

"Because the outages occur at different times in different areas, they can file a fundamental rights petition,” he sai...

February 23, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka Technological Campus gets Rs290mn infusion after acqusition

To set up a city campus

January 29, 2022 2 min read
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Sri Lanka's power crisis detriment to online education: opposition leader

This government is unable to facilitate distance learning. It is only able to keep people in the dark,” said Premadasa...

January 24, 2022 2 min read
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Sri Lanka president appoints new vice chancellor at Colombo University

Karunaratne's appointment will come into effect on April 12.

January 12, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lankan medical students waiting to return to China to be prioritised: Wang Yi

“I must share with you that the Chinese government has already listed Sri Lanka on the first batch."

Chanka Jayasinghe
January 10, 2022 3 min read

Dolphin Detail

In deep with Lanka’s Bottlenose buddies.

Mark Hager
December 24, 2021 7 min read

Sri Lanka school teachers threaten trade union action again

“The education ministry has not implemented the cabinet decision,” said Stalin.

December 22, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka to finally hold long-delayed GCE advanced levels exams

Non-programmable calculators will be allowed for the subjects of accounting, bio-systems techn, engineering tech, etc.

Mahadiya Hamza
December 17, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Tempest PE Partners lead SLT Campus acquisition

SLT exits for Rs 410mn

December 15, 2021 1 min read

Schools in Sri Lanka may be shut again if current COVID-19 case trend continues: officials

"Adults must act responsibly as the virus is more likely to transfer from them to children."

Chanka Jayasinghe
November 17, 2021 6 min read

Sri Lanka to open schools for all grades as doctors warn of increasing screen addiction

“Contrary to what many seem to think, we have taken a decision not to close schools again," the official said.

Chanka Jayasinghe
November 15, 2021 3 min read

Sri Lanka to allocate Rs 30 bn for teachers' pay hike to be paid in one go

“This is in addition to the current allocation of over 109,000 million rupees on teachers' and principals' salaries."

November 12, 2021 1 min read