EDEX 2011 from Jan. 22-24

by Ananda KANNANGARA

Sri Lanka's largest Higher Education and Careers Expo, the EDEX-2011 educational exhibition will be held at the BMICH on January 22 - 24.

According to EDEX organising committee, which met at Royal College auditorium on Tuesday, 26 foreign countries will participate and over 300 stalls opened for the benefit of students, who need information on available higher educational programs.

Principal, Royal College Upali Gunasekara highlighted the importance of conducting the programs and said that it will benefit school leavers Ordinary and Advanced Level qualified students, unemployed youth, University graduates, undergraduates and job seekers.

EDEX, Chairman, Kamal Abeysinghe said that EDEX is the largest platform for local and foreign post-secondary educational service providers, skills development and training institutions and prospective employers to showcase their services and career pathway

especially to youth.

As Sri Lanka is aiming to increase the per capita income to US Dollars 4000 by year 2015, one of the biggest challenges the country faces will be to find competent personnel and EDEX could help achieve this.

He invited parents to participate at the exhibition as they must know how to guide their children, he said.

A two-day EDEX exhibition will also be held at Kandy City Centre on January 26 and 27.

The EDEX platform www.edex.lk was launched for the benefit of youth and participants could also contact the EDEX Secretariat on 0115521497 and 0113091086 for further information.

A higher education focused magazine and guidance `EDEX Plus' will be published in all three languages.