Enhancing Young Entrepreneurs education in Universities

The University of Moratuwa's entrepreneurship initiative under Prof Ananda Jayawardane and NDB Bank in collaboration with the Young Entrepreneurs Sri Lanka (YESL) has initiated entrepreneurship training for university students for the first time in the Sri Lankan higher education system. The first session of this program is now ready to expose young venturers into real-world experiences.

The nine companies formed by around 300 students of the University of Moratuwa will launch their businesses and introduce their products, services and business ideas to the public.

The Company launch will take place at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute on October 27 in the presence of Minister of Higher Education S.B. Dissanayaka as the chief guest, Deputy Minister of Higher Education Nandimithra Ekanayake as the guest of honour, Dr. Sunil Jayantha Nawaratne, Secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education, Prof. Gamini Samaranayake, Chairman University Grants Commission, Prof. Malik Ranasinghe, Vice Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa, Vice Chancellors of Other Universities, business leaders, media personalities, renowned engineers and several other guests.

YESL is a Member/Franchise Holder of Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide commenced in 1919 in USA, spans the globe with a wide variety of learning experience for young people between 5-25 years.

JA is the world's largest and fastest growing program around the world empowering young people to own their economic success through programs in the core areas of financial literacy, entrepreneurship and workforce readiness. YESL initiated the programs in schools in 1998.