Education

Sri Lanka new govt instructs officials to expedite key educational projects

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2 years ago

October 23, 2024

Sri Lanka’s new government has instructed state officials to expedite key educational projects including modernizing school education, improving teacher training, advancing secondary education,enhancing technical education, and developing information technology education,the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

All the projects discussed were initiated and implemented under previous governments in the past.

“Both the President and Prime Minister instructed officials to expedite the implementation of these projects,” the PMD said in a statement.

“Attention was also drawn to reorganizing the current school system to ensure that educational reforms are more accessible and effective for all children.”

The government’s instruction came at a progress review meeting of the Ministries of Education, Science, and Technology. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during the meeting emphasized the need to rebuild Sri Lanka’s education system in alignment with global demands to achieve the country’s educational goals.

Dissanayake pointed out that that children must be equipped with knowledge to improve the nation’s human capital for Sri Lanka’s future progress and the responsibility of creating the workforce needed by the world over the next decade falls on education officials, stressing the importance of aligning educational projects with this vision, the PMD said.

Government officials in the past have said most educational reforms were either slowed or stopped by trade unions affiliated to Dissanayake’s Marxists Janatha Vimukthi Peremuna (JVP) in the past. – ECONOMYNEXT

Education

Peradeniya tops SL universities in global rankings

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3 weeks ago

August 19, 2026

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The University of Peradeniya has been ranked the top university in Sri Lanka in the latest 2026 rankings released by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).

The rankings assess universities based on indicators including educational outcomes, graduate employability, faculty quality, research, and overall performance.

The University of Peradeniya was ranked 1,695th among 21,291 universities worldwide.

The university administration said the ranking represents significant recognition of its international-level performance in education and research.

Education

Sri Lanka’s Omar Hazari wins global public speaking championship

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2 months ago

July 23, 2026

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Sri Lanka’s Omar Hazari has won the English-Speaking Union International Public Speaking Competition (IPSC) 2026, earning the country its second consecutive title at the prestigious global contest.

The 19-year-old, representing Royal College, Colombo, won the final held in London with a speech inspired by his own experience of childhood bullying. He spoke about overcoming a severe stutter with the support of others and later launching an anti-bullying campaign at his school that has reached more than 3,000 students.

The IPSC brings together national champions from 45 countries and regions and is regarded as the world’s largest public speaking competition, involving more than 100,000 students each year. Sri Lanka also won the 2025 title through Sashane Dassanayake.

Education

Ja’pura Uni. publishes international case study on Port City Colombo

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2 months ago

July 18, 2026

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The Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, in collaboration with Port City Colombo, has co-authored and internationally published an academic case study and accompanying teaching notes for students, examining the project’s potential role in shaping Sri Lanka’s long-term economic future.

Published by Nova Publishers, New York, USA, the study titled “Port City Colombo: Catalysing Sri Lanka’s Emergence as a Global Investment Hub” provides a multidisciplinary analysis of the project’s urban planning, strategic, economic, regulatory, and sustainability dimensions.

The case study is featured as a chapter in the book, “Is Sri Lanka Revitalising its Economy? An Analysis of Economic Policy and Technological Adoption,” edited by S. Perera, N. Nanayakkara, G. Samarakoon, and S. Bamunusinghe, and published under the 21st International Conference on Business Management (ICBM), the flagship conference of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce.