The British Council in Sri Lanka Archives

British Council’s networking event brings together latest cohort of Commonwealth Scholars from Sri Lanka The British Council in Sri Lanka successfully hosted its annual networking event to welcome home the most recent batch of Sri Lanka’s Commonwealth Scholars from the UK on completion of their studies. The event held at the Mövenpick Colombo was attended by a large number of Commonwealth Scholars from Sri Lanka along with British Council staff. The event featured an informative panel discussion with the participation of five of the returning scholars where they provided insights about their application process, choice of subject, learnings at their universities, experience of living in the UK and their short- and long-term plans on how they hope to apply their new learnings. This was followed by an interactive networking session. The returning scholars of 2023 have completed their postgraduate studies in diverse fields including Dementia Studies, Plant Molecular Genetics, Crop Science, ...

The British Council together with Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science and National Science Foundation hosts inaugural Alumni UK forum with ‘Transdisciplinary Approach for Sustainable Development’ theme The British Council in Sri Lanka -under its Alumni UK Programme – together with The Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) and The National Science Foundation (NSF), held the programme’s inaugural forum on Tuesday the 24 October. The enlightening symposium brought together a distinguished gathering of well-established scholars, researchers, and professionals (SRPs) from both Sri Lanka and abroad to address key national issues under the theme ‘Transdisciplinary Approach for Sustainable Development.’ The British Council -the most established primary provider of English language education and resources in Sri Lanka- is dedicated also to building connections and knowledge sharing to help foster a more sustainable, inclusive, and prosperous future for the country. In this vein, the British Council’s Alumni UK ...