Moratuwa University:

NDB Bank sponsors training

Chief Operating Officer Indrajit Wickramasinghe launching the programme. Higher Education Minister S. B Dissanayake, Deputy Higher Education Minister Nandimithra Ekanayake, NDB Endowed Professor in Entrepreneurship Professor Ananda Jayawardane, Moratuwa University Vice Chancellor Professor Malik Ranasinghe and YESL President Patrick Amarasinghe.

NDB Bank, in partnership with the Moratuwa University and the Young Entrepreneurs Sri Lanka (YESL) sponsored entrepreneurship training for university students for the first time in Sri Lankan higher education system.

The Young Entrepreneurs Business Programme provides the students training on practical business, economics and entrepreneurship concepts, giving them an opportunity to set up and operate their own business ventures. The first phase of the programme was successful in producing eight companies, formed by close to 300 students who officially launched their businesses and introduced their products, services and business ideas at a ceremony held recently.

NDB Bank CEO Russell de Mel said, "Our sponsorship of these students ties in with NDB Bank's strategic CSR, where we focus on education and entrepreneurship both of which play a key role in NDB Bank's business strategy."