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National Science Library and Resource Centre (NSLRC) (Sinhala: ජාතික විද්යා පුස්තකාලය හා සම්පත් මධ්යස්ථානය -ශ්රී ලංකාව, jātika vidyā pustakālaya hā sampat madhyasthānaya -śrī laṁkāva) of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka is a library, the National Focal Point for the ...
The National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS) (Sinhala: ජාතික මූලික අධ්යන ආයතනය) is a government multidisciplinary research institute in Sri Lanka, [1] established in 1981. The NIFS is the only Institute in Sri Lanka which exists for the sole purpose of conducting research in natural and social ...
The exams are held in three mediums Sinhala, Tamil and English. The exam is the basic Certificate awarded in Sri Lanka as proof of completion of Secondary Education. The GCE O/L examination is an important milestone for students as it determines their eligibility to pursue further studies at the Advanced Level (A/L) or vocational training courses.
In 1900, Blaze wrote the first comprehensive school textbook on the history of Sri Lanka. It ran to several editions before it was superseded by the works of one of his earliest pupils at Kingswood, G. C. Mendis, who served for many years as a lecturer (and later reader) in the Department of History at the University of Ceylon. [6] [13]
The apex body in Sri Lanka for government research funding is the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka. [2] The Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD), a joint program between the Sri Lankan government and the World Bank, provides research grants to Sri Lanka's higher education institutes.
The Sinhala script is a Brahmi derivate and was thought to have been imported from Northern India around the 3rd century BCE. [5] It developed in a complex manner, partly independently but also strongly influenced by South Indian scripts at various stages, [6] manifestly influenced by the early Grantha script. [3]
Harasbedda Sinhala Maha Vidyalaya, Harasbedda 1C 478 Walapane Walapane Kotabe Maha Vidyalaya, Rupaha 1C 260 Walapane Walapane Madulla Secondary School, Madulla 1C 552 Walapane Walapane Sri Vidyapradeepa Secondary School, Udamedura 1C 366 Walapane Walapane St. Leonard's Tamil Maha Vidyalayam, Halgranoya 1C 782 Walapane Walapane
Kala Keerthi Sybil Wettasinghe (Sinhala: සිබිල් වෙත්තසිංහ) (31 October 1927 – 1 July 2020) was a children's book writer and an illustrator in Sri Lanka. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Considered as the doyen of children's literature in Sri Lanka, Wettasinghe has produced more than 200 children's books which have been translated ...