Dialog Axiata Technology scholarships to students
Sri Lanka's largest mobile service provider Dialog Axiata PLC is
offering Technology scholarships to 54 students, who scored top marks in
the field of mathematics at the (General Certificate of Education) A/L
(Advance Level) examinations held in 2009 and 2010.
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Nadee Seneviratne a 2009 A-L student who entered the
University of Moratuwa receiving her scholarship from Higher
Education Minister S B Dissanayake while Prof. Jayawardene,
VC University of Moratuwa, Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Group
Chief Exective at Dialog Axiata PLC and Nirantheri
Kathireson, Senior Executive, Group Sustainability, Dialog
Axiata PLC look on. |
The Dialog Technology Scholarship which is in its ninth consecutive
year recognizes and rewards the top scorers from all 25 districts in the
mathematics steam at the A/L examinations. Under the scheme each
scholarship recipient would be awarded a monthly stipend of 4,000 rupees
during their university under graduate years.
The scholar batches comprise of students from the University of
Moratuwa and the University of Peradeniya pursuing studies in the fields
of Electronic, Electrical, Telecommunications, Computing Engineering and
Information Technology.
"The Government has embarked on a programme to make rapid
socioeconomic transformation through the use of ICT (Information
Communication Technology) to make Sri Lanka a leading player in
knowledge based economy in the South Asian region," Hon. S B Dissanayake,
Minister of Higher Education said.
"Dialog has emerged as a key driver of education development in Sri
Lanka, offering children from all walks of life the opportunity for a
better education. We look forward to their continued support in this
process of national transformation," Minister Dissanayake further said.
The Dialog Technology Scholarship Programme is the first
technology-related scholarship scheme in the country. The list of
students who are eligible for the scholarship scheme is selected by the
UGC (University Grants Commission) and is later communicated to Dialog
Axiata.
To date Dialog Axiata PLC has granted 493 A/L and O/L (Ordinary
Level) scholarships from 2003.
Dialog Axiata, with over 2,000 GSM and 1,200 3G base stations and
growing is the largest mobile service provider and one of the largest
ICT based solutions providers in the Island.
Dialog Axiata PLC, an ISO 9001 certified company, is a subsidiary of
Axiata Group Berhad. The company operates 2.5G and 3/3.5G Mobile
Communications networks supporting the very latest in multimedia and
mobile Internet services. |
