A high-level meeting was held on October 20, at the Presidential Secretariat between Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and representatives of the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA). During the discussion, FUTA representatives outlined the challenges currently affecting the country’s university system, including delays in completing degree programs and difficulties faced by academic staff….

Students from the 2022/23 batch of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka have called on authorities to urgently resolve the severe shortage of hostel facilities on campus. They report facing extreme difficulties due to the lack of accommodation, with some students forced to spend the night in a…

The Ministry of Education has announced that the new curricula for Grades 1 and 6, under the upcoming education reforms, will be released soon. Secretary to the Ministry Nalaka Kaluwewe stated that teacher guides and academic timetables related to the new curriculum will also be issued accordingly. He clarified that no official curricula, teacher handbooks…

The Department of Examinations of Sri Lanka has officially released the re-scrutinized results of the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination. Students and parents can now access the updated results by entering the correct index number on the department’s official websites — www.doenets.lk or www.results.exams.gov.lk. The nationwide exam was conducted on August 10, 2025, and the…

The Government of Sri Lanka held discussions with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to mobilize a loan amounting to USD 100 million, coupled with an externally financed grant amounting to USD 6.9 million from the Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Trust Fund (Pandemic Fund) for the Implementation of the Strengthening Integrated Health Care and Governance…