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So far, 25.45 million rupees has been spent on the construction work for the college.
When children graduate from school, they simply don't have the skills needed to enter the workforce
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Most DBI graduates have secured jobs before graduation ceremony
SEC aims to inspire new generation of forward-thinking professionals, fostering academic excellence and driving innovati
Weakening of Hizbollah and lack of support from Iran and Russia
"Vocational education should be a respected choice, while contributing directly to the economy."
This year, the US welcomed an all-time high of 1.12 million international students from more than 210 countries
India has formally doubled their grant support for upgrading 9 schools in the plantation sector - a total of Rs600mn
Sri Lanka has been in the process to implement new educational reforms
"Education authorities have been encouraged to "obtain the support of the public and private sectors to utilise AI."
Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (SEUSL) have sign agreement
Sri Lankan universities have fallen sharply in the world ranking in the past few decades
Sri Lankans spend $3 bln annually for higher education in foreign countries
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| US Dollar | 331.7485 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 443.7468 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 372.5204 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0969 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 233.0533 | 231.1659 |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.4948 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2499 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 861.6397 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.4403 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.3209 | 90.0766 |
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| S&P SL20 | 5,656.91 | -0.43% |
| CSE All Share | 19,927.30 | -0.28% |
| Turnover Rs | 1457.79 million | 1193.67 million |
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| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
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| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
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"ICT should be taught from Grade 1 to 13. And we will make it a compulsory subject"
"These organizations can achieve great things.
Wickremesinghe proposed smart classrooms in 2016 under his previous government
"We must re-look at the NVQ qualification and bring it in line with the Australian one,
To raise awareness and engagement among youth on Financial Management and Economic Transformation Bills.
Minimum qualification recognized for university admission by the 193 United Nations Member countries,
“We’re lacking in this area, and we are on the verge of increasing our teachers in the area of special education.”
“We will be giving priority to Korean, German, French, Hindi, Chinese and Japanese,”
"The primary focus of the grant is to establish a state-of-the-art educational infrastructure."
India will send 30 teacher trainers to train more than 2,200 Sri Lankan teachers in upcountry
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