Education Minister to visit Canada

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Education Minister Susil Premajayantha is on a visit to Canada to participate at the 40th meeting of the Board of Governors of the 'Commonwealth of Learning (COL)', which takes place in Vancouver, Canada on June 28 and 29.

On his way to Canada, the Minister engaged in discussions with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, United States of America today (26) to address matters related to the education sector in Sri Lanka. The Commonwealth Institute of Learning fully sponsored this trip.

The COL is an international organization with its headquarters in Canada. It was established by the Commonwealth Heads of Government to promote the development and sharing of open learning and distance education resources and technologies.

Minister Premajayantha is the Asian regional representative of the body of governors of this institution. The support provided by the 'Commonwealth of Learning' will be instrumental in enhancing access to quality education in Sri Lanka.

The progress of USAID assistance to Sri Lanka was reviewed, and new approaches were explored to strengthen existing partnerships during the discussions held today (June 26) between USAID and the Minister.

USAID, a long-term development partner of Sri Lanka, supports sustainable development initiatives in the country and these discussions have significantly contributed to the education sector in Sri Lanka, particularly with regards to the continuation of the school mid-day meal programme. (Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama)

Comments - 18

Nihal S Tuesday, 27 June 2023 01:42 AM

The Ministers have started it again - many of them are in overseas tours right now at the tax payers expenses. Why not ...... good use for IMF money. There should be a system to report the expenses of these visits?

Alli Pattiya Tuesday, 27 June 2023 02:43 AM

These ministers will find any excuse to go abroad. These guys are no difference to the previous bunch of looneys who destroyed the country. In someways you can't blame the ministers when the president is doing the same thing in a much larger scale !

We are able to get good jobs in the Western countries precisely because the Western Secondary School education in state schools has gone to dogs. Tuesday, 27 June 2023 03:04 AM

If the Minister crosses into USA then he can see it for himself , Sri Lankans who had their full secondary school education in Sri Lanka, doing well in the American Universities as Professors and Researchers , in American private enterprises as Computer Technologists , in American Courts practicing as Defence Lawyers , and working as Economists and Accountants. So, there is nothing wrong with Sri Lankan school education which is of course complemented by highly talented Private Tutors. So, please don’t copy bizarre education theories introduced in these conferences and take them back to Sri Lanka and damage our good already existing secondary school education.

Jude Tuesday, 27 June 2023 03:45 AM

Utter waste of money,, yeah!!

Tissa Fernando Tuesday, 27 June 2023 04:00 AM

World tours by the 225 before time runs out.

Lion Tuesday, 27 June 2023 04:04 AM

I feel sorry for the people of this country, these people are wasting our money on foreign tours enjoying their life while ordinary man making an endless struggle to earn a living to sustain his life.we are counting days to see when this curse ends.

Punchi Tuesday, 27 June 2023 04:54 AM

Is he going to shirtfront Trudeau and tell Trudeau we are going to cut our aid to Canada in retaliation for Canadas support of anti Lankan activities

suwasiri Tuesday, 27 June 2023 08:04 AM

Country bankalot but everyone minister and boss travelling..... why go to Canada to assess education system?????

Nimal Tuesday, 27 June 2023 09:09 AM

Please don't. Canada is a respectable country. You will teach utter filth to the Canadians.

Asanga Tuesday, 27 June 2023 09:16 AM

Minister is on a trip to educate himself?

H Senanayake Tuesday, 27 June 2023 09:37 AM

I hope he disappears in Canada like the athletes and police officers. Come on, make the jump man!!!

Gamini Tuesday, 27 June 2023 10:53 AM

What is the benefit to the country compared with the expense on this travel? Is this why we are paying such huge taxes?

D.M. Ariyapala - Retired Principal Tuesday, 27 June 2023 11:04 AM

Susil, still you did not solve the exam paper correction, but you visit Canada may be with your family to enjoy the holidays. What a curse.

G.M. Ginige (attorney-at-law) Tuesday, 27 June 2023 11:06 AM

Mr. Education Minister, before you guys are chased away, make all your pre-planned jolly trips to other countries with your family members.

Prof. Murugan Thambirajah Tuesday, 27 June 2023 11:08 AM

Will Canada invite rotters like you Susil? You are wasting the public funds on your foreign travels. You must show the account what you have spent on this Canada trip.

Citizens Tuesday, 27 June 2023 02:53 PM

Hopefully you will learn something from this first. You have a loooooong way to go!

Wiraj Tuesday, 27 June 2023 03:57 PM

Hope he does not repeat the unparliamentary filthy language in Canada as well.

Bulla de Soyza Tuesday, 27 June 2023 06:26 PM

Do thetravelling soon. You will not be there in the next parliament.

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