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2010 Intel ISEF Ed Academy

Sri Lanka. 2010 Intel ISEF Ed Academy. Sri Lanka. Mr. Anura Dissanayake Director Secondary Education Modernization Project/Education for Knowledge Society Project Ministry of Education pd-semp@moe.gov.lk. Prof. M. T. M. Jiffry Vice Chairman

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2010 Intel ISEF Ed Academy

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  1. Sri Lanka 2010 Intel ISEF Ed Academy

  2. Sri Lanka Mr. Anura Dissanayake Director Secondary Education Modernization Project/Education for Knowledge Society Project Ministry of Education pd-semp@moe.gov.lk Prof. M. T. M. Jiffry Vice Chairman University Grants Commission/Chairman Advisory Committee of NSF/Chairman SLSEF SRC mjiffry@yahoo.com Eng. J. Meegoda Chairman Junior Inventor of the Year (JIY)/Chief Engineer Ceylon Electricity Board Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) cecolwest@yahoo.com “Shop Talk Presenter” Ms. Nadeera Science Promotion Officer/Coordinator SRPC National Science Foundation nadeera@nsf.ac.lk

  3. Educational Environment • 10,000+ schools • 200,000+ teachers • 4,000,000+ students • Over 90% literacy rate • Free education from KG to University • Education compulsory from ages 5 to 14 years • Maths and Science compulsory for Year 10 national examination

  4. Ministry of Education • Vision To reach excellence in global society through competent citizens who share the Sri Lankan identity. • Mission Develop competent citizens keeping with the global trends through innovative and modern approaches to education leading to efficiency, equity and high quality in performance ensuring stakeholder satisfaction. • Source: http://www.moe.gov.lk 4

  5. Science Fairs Sri Lanka Science & Engineering Fair (SLSEF) • Feeder fairs • Science Research Projects Competition (SRPC) of National Science Foundation (NSF) • Junior Inventor of the Year (JIY) competition of Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) • Partners • Ministry of Education (MoE) • National Science Foundation (NSF) • Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) • Intel Education • Over 700 students participated from all over the country.

  6. Science Fairs, Math & Science Curriculum What are the three biggest obstacles you face? • Needs more support from Schools to encourage students to participate in Science and Engineering fairs. • Teaching practices not fully geared to support project based learning. • Research culture is not deeply embedded in education system. Priyantha K. Weerabahu Intel Education Program Manager Sri Lanka/Director SLSEF Priyanthax.Weerabahu@intel.com

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