EDEX Expo- 2018 will be declared open by Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe at BMICH tomorrow (January 19) commencing at 9 am.
Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam , Principal Royal College B.A. Abeyratne and EDEX Chairman Mahinda Galagedara will also attend the opening ceremony of the 32nd annual exhibition and job fair, conducted by Royal College Union (RCU).
Over 25,000 visitors including students from public and private international schools and universities are expected at the three -day exhibition and job fair which ends on January 21 .
There will be 200 exhibition stalls, represented by local and foreign universities from over 20 countries including Japan, Australia, India, France, USA, UK, Russia, China, Switzerland, Singapore and Turkey.
The Job Fair is expected to offer over 2,500 jobs. Sri Lanka’s major corporate institutions in the caliber of Hayleys, Nestle, Singer, Laugfs and Janashakthi and bankers such as HSBC, DFCC, Amana and Nation Trust Bank will make their representation at tomorrow’s event.
Edex, Chairman Mahinda Galadegera said three exhibitions are held in Colombo and Kandy every year and the objective is to create awareness among Sri Lankan youth about the existing local and international educational courses and thereafter how to find employment.
He highlighted that EDEX has been regarded as the country’s one and only educational and career guidance exhibition, being conducted continuously since the inaugural exhibition launched in 2004 as a multi-stakeholder social enterprise initiative. Galadegera said through the exhibition most of our present day urban students and parents can get better aware about the choices, options and opportunities in post-secondary education which is leading to gainful employment.
This year’s Expo will also include providing psychometric testing with career guidance, highlighting market relevant skills and selected programmes to offer equity to student communities. The EDEX Entrepreneurship Zone will also add a business impetus for those who have a desire to become entrepreneurs themselves.
He said during the exhibition period interactive seminars in Accountancy, Finance, HR and Management will be conducted for the benefit of students
The print media sponsor of the exhibition is Daily News and Sunday Observer.
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