EDEX 'Think Green' initiative to activate youth - Minister
Sanjeevi JAYASURIYA
The environment impact will be embedded in the school curricula as
basic principle of sustainable living in a bid to educate students to
protect environment. The Think Green initiative of EDEX is exemplary to
all Sri Lankans and this concept will truly educate, engage and activate
our youth towards sustainable living, Education Minister Susil
Premjayantha said at the opening of EDEX 2010 at BMICH yesterday.
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Education Minister Susil Premjayantha with EDEX Organizing
Committee Chairman Kamal Abeysinghe, stall holders and
invitees at the EDEX 2010 opening ceremony held at the BMICH
Exhibition Centre in Colombo yesterday. Picture by Saliya
Rupasinghe |
The EDEX exhibition has been keeping pace with changing technologies
providing knowledge not only for students and parents, but even for
teachers on the numerous avenues that are available to pursue higher
studies with a career path suiting their skills, he said.
This is the seventh consecutive year the National Higher Education
and Careers Exhibition EDEX was conducted taking the challenges of
providing the youth a path to realize their true potential and drive the
country to 21st century. With the dawn of peace in the country and from
the contribution of educated and skilled youth, we can now usher an era
of economic prosperity to the motherland.
The Government's desire is to spearhead future development activities
based on a knowledge society. The, EDEX's effort to make the youth aware
of contribution to the nation's development is highly commendable, he
said. The spectrum of education is constantly changing. Computers have
replaced the use of printed books. Many international companies have
launched hand held e-book readers. Students too will be using such
technology for education soon.
I also envision that the youth will also contribute to the
development of technology and an event such as EDEX will give the youth
initial boost, he said. |
