Ceylinco Life’s investment in the future leaders of Sri Lanka surpassed Rs. 120 million when the company disbursed another 160 scholarships to high-achieving students and young people at the company’s 16th ‘Pranama’ scholarships presentation.
Hundreds of schoolchildren from every district of Sri Lanka, their parents, teachers and senior academics filled the main hall of the BMICH to witness this annual event which celebrates academic and extra-curricular excellence in an effort to reward, encourage, and stimulate the country’s brightest students.
Among the recipients of the latest round of scholarships presented by Ceylinco Life were 28 children who excelled at the Year 5 scholarship examination of 2016, 24 high scorers at the GCE Ordinary Level examination of 2015, 98 high achievers at the GCE Advanced Level examination of 2015 and 10 young people that excelled at the national or international level in sports, culture, arts, drama or invention.
Chief Guest, Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Prof. Sampath Amaratunge said that “a scholarship is a life” because it has the potential to be life changing.
Ceylinco Life’s Director and Deputy CEO Thushara Ranasinghe focussed on the importance of Emotional Intelligence.
He said that according to the book ‘Emotional Intelligence 2.0’ by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves, it has been estimated that emotional intelligence is responsible for 58 per cent of job performance.