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Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 7.45 GMT |
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More Indian assistance to SL education |
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The government of India is continuing its assistance to the education sector in Sri Lanka. The Indian government is planning a major expansion in its scholarship programmes in Sri Lanka.
This was announced at a meeting between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh yesterday.
The Indian government annually offers a large number of scholarships to Sri Lankan students pursuing higher studies in India.
"Another significant initiative announced by the two leaders was the India-Sri Lanka Knowledge Initiative. Under this initiative, the Government of India will support the University of Colombo to establish a Centre for Contemporary Indian Studies," Indian Foreign Secretary Ms. Nirupama Rao said in a media statement.
The Indian government will also be assisting English language education in Sri Lanka under the aegis of the newly-established Sri Lanka-India Centre for English Language Training at Kandy and its regional and provincial centres.
"We will also provide technical assistance for the Presidential initiative on Trilingual Society in Sri Lanka and collaborate in the establishment of a research institute on agriculture in the Northern Province," the Indian Foreign Secretary further said.
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