COYLE, Colombo campus tie-up:

Entrepreneurial skills development program

The Colombo University and the Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE) launched an entrepreneurial skills development program for University students in Sri Lanka yesterday.

Under this initiative the Colombo University and COYLE plan to establish and interface a link among students, faculties and the companies owned by COYLE members by way of internships, on the job training, field visits, workshops, seminars and projects to improve entrepreneurial skills of University students, a media release said.

Once that link is functioning smoothly, then COYLE members will encourage and support prospective students, student groups to spin off enterprises by creating Entrepreneurship Development Cells within academic premises to promote innovations and commercialize those innovative business ideas.

In addition, COYLE will suggest curriculum upgrades and modifications to provide relevant knowledge, skills and attitude changes by carrying out structured programs in the first and final year semesters in selected degree programs.

COYLE and Colombo University will take this program for three years initially and plan to groom those entrepreneurial cells to a fully pledged Entrepreneur Development Centre to provide a spectrum services for our young entrepreneurs.