‘The great Indian Education Fair 2011’ was held recently at the ‘Sri Lankan Exhibition and Convention Centre’ with the sheer purpose of EDU INFO.!!!

Indian education fair
Text and pix- Amalshan Gunarathne

‘The great Indian Education Fair 2011’ was held recently at the ‘Sri Lankan Exhibition and Convention Centre’ with the sheer purpose of providing Sri Lankan students with insightful information on Indian University system. The exhibition gave its visitors the opportunity of gaining expert opinion, career guidance and comparative insights on how to compete with the current global education trends.


Indian High Commissioner Ashok K Kantha with the exhibitors

The event was organized by the ‘Affairs Exhibitions & Media Private Limited, India’. Speaking on behalf of the organizing committee, the Managing director of the Affairs Exhibitions and Media Pvt. Ltd, Sanjeev Bolia articulated: “The exhibition will demonstrate how Indian education can help students to achieve success in an extremely competitive world. The Indian education seeks to provide its students a very high brand of education at a relatively lower cost.”

Compared to western universities in United Kingdom, USA, Australia and Europe, the Indian education comes at a very affordable cost. In fact the cost of higher education in India is one tenth the cost of a European university. Even at such a lower rate, most reputed universities in India provide the students with best learning environment. They provide the students with a reputed international staff, plush interior, rich infrastructure and wide variety of outdoor sporting activities.


Indian High Commissioner Ashok K Kantha presenting certificates to exhibitors

Many of India’s most reputed, schools, colleges and universities participated to the exhibition. The exhibition was segmented in to two divisions. The first division showcased what India has to offer for the primary and secondary education.

Many reputed schools including, Woodstock School-Mussori, Singapore International School (Mumbai), Akash International School (Banglore), Comorin International School (Kanyakumari), St. Jhon’s Residential School (Chennai), Prudence International School (Mumbai), participated to the event. The schools cater to students in both primary and secondary level.


Indian High Commissioner Ashok K Kantha and other distinguished guests at the opening ceremony

The other division provided the visitors with a very in-depth analysis on the Indian university system. Many renowned universities including NITTE University (Bangalore), Alliance University (Bangalore), Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Science (Nagpur), KIT university (Bhubaneswar) VELS University (Chennai), Acharya Group of Institutions (Bangalore), Dayananda Sagar Group of Institutions (Bangalore) participated to the event.

The exhibition was also expected to bridge the gap between the two countries. Speaking at the opening ceremony Indian High Commissioner Askok K Kantha stated: “Considering that the education has always been an integral part of India and Sri Lanka’s multi facet relationship, the fair is expected to make a positive impact on the growing bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Through such collaborative effort we can take the regional growth to higher standards”

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The Colombo University is calling for applications for Masters, Postgraduate Diplomas and Diploma in Travel, Tourism Economics and Hotel Management.!!

Applications called for Masters, Postgraduate Diplomas
Nethli Struys

The Colombo University is calling for applications for Masters, Postgraduate Diplomas and Diploma in Travel, Tourism Economics and Hotel Management.

This aims to enhance the required manpower of tourism and hospitality industry with academic recognition and professional excellence, Colombo University Senior Lecturer and Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management Director General Dr DAC Suranga Silva said.

The duration of the two year part time program is two years. the first year will be devoted to the Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism Economics and Hotel Management (DTEHM) while the second year will be allocated for the Masters in Tourism Economics and Hotel Management (MTEHM) program. Diploma in Travel and Tourism Economics and Hotel Management provides practical and analytical competence in socio-economic, ecological, marketing, managerial, accounting, information technology and legal aspects of the travel and tourism industry through interactive and application-oriented study approaches.

The course targets those engaged in the travel and tourism fields at different professional levels, tourism related policymakers, planners and researchers, and also those who aspire to be in a career in the travel and tourism sector.

This course gives an opportunity for travel and tourism sector oriented personnel to benefit from studying at the premier national university in Sri Lanka, he said.

The duration of the course is one year. The closing date for applications is March 20. Applications and informations can be downloaded from http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/arts/econ/index.php or http://www.sltda.lk/education or collect from the library of the Department of Economics, Colombo University.

Application fee is Rs 1,500 payable at the interview. Inquiries can be made on (011) 2502722, 2582666, 2596889 or 5355809.

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