Dialog scholarships for rankers
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Dr. Hans Wijesuriya
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Dialog Telekom presented scholarships to 27 students who had excelled
at the G.C.E Advanced Level Examination at a ceremony in Colombo
recently.
Top rankers in the mathematics stream in each district and the male
and female student who secured highest marks in the island were
recipients.
Dialog scholars will be supported during the duration of their course
of study at universities in the country.
Scholarships were presented in partnership with the Ministry of
Higher Education and the University Grants Commission.
Dialog Telekom has pioneered in introducing advanced technologies in
the education sector. Nanasa, the distance education network is an
initiative of Dialog Telekom implemented in collaboration with the
Ministry of Education.
Group CEO, Dialog Telekom, Dr. Hans Wijesuriya said Dialog helps
university students to improve their communication and negotiation
skills which are essential to be effective marketeers.
"Students should be geared to face challenges and inculcate good
leadership qualities during their university education", he said.
Dialog has awarded scholarships to over 400 students since the launch
of the program in 2003.
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