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STEM Education and The Opportunities For The Sri Lankan Students - A - Nithlavarnan

Dr. A. Niththilavarnan gave a presentation on STEM education and opportunities for Sri Lankan students. He discussed what STEM is, how students can learn about it, and opportunities available in Sri Lanka after finishing advanced levels. These include university programs in science, engineering and technology. He emphasized the importance of choosing a STEM career and how including more girls in STEM fields can boost innovation and progress.

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STEM Education and The Opportunities For The Sri Lankan Students - A - Nithlavarnan

Dr. A. Niththilavarnan gave a presentation on STEM education and opportunities for Sri Lankan students. He discussed what STEM is, how students can learn about it, and opportunities available in Sri Lanka after finishing advanced levels. These include university programs in science, engineering and technology. He emphasized the importance of choosing a STEM career and how including more girls in STEM fields can boost innovation and progress.

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STEM education and the

opportunities for the Sri Lankan


students

Dr.A.Niththilavarnan
Senior Lecturer, Grade-I,
Department of Education,
University of Jaffna
Sri Lanka
Topic Stem education and the opportunities for the Sri Lankan
students between the country and internationally.

Nov 22, 2023


Date

Time 8.00am to 9.00am

Location Pandatharippu Girls high School Jaffna

Audience Young girls age between 16 to 19 (Ordinary or Advanced


level students)

Delivery Method Discussion & Presentation

Facilitator/Moderator Dr.Ananthamyl Niththilavarnan,


(Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of
Jaffna, Sri Lanka.)
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Contents
• Introduction for STEM
• The ways to get information about STEM
education.
• Opportunities in Sri Lanka for the STEM education
(specifically after finishing advanced levels)
• Importance of choosing STEM field as a career
path
• How important it is to girls to select their career
in STEM.

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Introduction for STEM
• STEM is an approach to learning and
development that integrates the areas of
science, technology, engineering and
mathematics.
• Through STEM, students develop key skills
including: problem solving. creativity.

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The ways to get information about
STEM education
• School-Principal, Teachers & Students
• Parents & Society
• NGOs
• Internet
• Social Media
• …….

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Opportunities in Sri Lanka for the STEM
education
(specifically after finishing advanced levels)

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• The future of STEM must belong to all of us.
• By closing the gender gap in STEM fields, we
not only empower women and girls, but we
also unleash a wealth of creativity and
innovation as well as necessary inclusion and
progress for society as a whole.

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