Justice Minister Ali Sabry, PC said that education has grown exponentially with modern technological approaches, yet Sri Lanka is still limited to the fields of medicine, law and engineering.
The Minister, who was the chief guest, was addressing the 24th graduation ceremony of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) on March 5.
Delivering the keynote speech,
Minister Sabry said that education is not simply the transmission of knowledge from one generation to another, but an individual should be moulded to meet the social expectations while improving attitudes and skills needed to become a socially adjustable person.
The Minister said, “With the rapid spread of knowledge around the globe, modern technology and technological approaches have grown exponentially when compared to two decades ago, with companies such as Microsoft, Facebook, Google and Apple.
Although progress is being made through various modern methods, we are still sticking to the fields of medicine, law and engineering which can have long-term effects on our development.”
The Minister said that the examination system hinders many talented people coming out and the real talented or excellent ones lose the opportunity in the written practice examination system.
Chancellor Prof. Lakshman Ratnayake, Vice Chancellor Prof. Lalith Gamage, Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof. Nimal Rajapaksa, Private Secretary to the Minister of Justice Janaka Ranatunga, Heads of Departments, directors and lecturers were also present.