All preschools and early childhood development centers that were closed due to the emergency disaster situation and are now deemed safe to resume operations will be reopened from 16 December 2025. The National Secretariat for Early Childhood Development has announced this in a statement.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that the government has approved investment projects totaling US$1.3 billion in the area surrounding the Colombo Port City development. He said the government will introduce investor-friendly policies to support further growth and will present a new State Enterprise Management Act to Parliament next year to strengthen the governance of state-owned…
Three Sri Lankan universities are appeared among the top 2,000 universities in 2023 / 2024 global university rankings according to the latest university rankings released. The government’s objective is to add more local universities among the top 2,000 universities list in the world. www.examlabs.com “Webometrics” new university ranking released. Webometrics released 2023 Sri Lankan state…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Sri Lanka has highlighted the growing role of universities, research and indigenous knowledge in tackling climate change as Acting High Commissioner to Kenya Ruvini De Silva opened the Second African Universities and Communities Climate Week 2026 at Kenyatta University. De Silva attended the opening ceremony as the Chief Guest, joining researchers, academics,…
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education has extended the application period for the 10th phase of its interest-free student loan scheme until December 15. The application window, originally scheduled from November 1 to November 30, 2025, was extended in response to the ongoing disaster situation in the country. According to the…
The new timetable under the education reforms for Grade 1-6 starting next year will extend the school time from 7.30 am to 2 pm from the current 7.30 am to 1.30 pm schedule. The classroom period will be also reorganised with 3 periods of 50 minutes each in the morning, before a 20-minute interval, following…
Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, has requested all Members of Parliament to wear pink or pink-shaded attire on Tuesday (Oct. 22) to mark Global Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to a statement from the Department of Communication of Parliament, the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus has also organized the distribution of awareness badges…
Sri Lanka has become one of South Asia’s most AI-exposed economies, showing rapid growth in artificial intelligence–related employment but also facing mounting challenges from automation, according to the World Bank’s South Asia Development Update: Jobs, AI, and Trade (October 2025). In its latest chapter, “Artificial Intelligence, Real Impact: Labor Market Implications of AI Adoption in…
THIMPHU, Bhutan — Sri Lanka and Bhutan have agreed to explore deeper cooperation in education and vocational training, including opportunities for Bhutanese students to study medicine, dentistry and allied health disciplines at universities in Sri Lanka. The discussions took place during a bilateral meeting between Sri Lankan Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education…
Do you know Goal Setting Theory ? No matter how much you motivated and turn into positivity if you fail to set SMART goals, you will not be a successful individual. So, goal setting is an integral part of achieving life challenges. So, first, lets’ identify what are the characteristic of a goal. Simply, a…
