SLSEF winners felicitated by Education Ministry and Intel

Colombo, Sri Lanka, April, 2011 - The winners of the Sri Lanka Science and Engineering Fair (SLSEF) were felicitated at an event held at the Mahinda Rajapaksa College in Homagama recently.

The winners were selected from the Science Research Project competition of the National Science Foundation (NSF) of Sri Lanka and the annual Junior Inventor of the Year (JIY) competition held by the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL). The ten best projects each from these were brought together to compete at SLSEF. The winners of this local competition will go on to vie in the world’s largest pre-college science competition that brings together thousands of young scientists who share ideas, showcase cutting-edge science, and compete for scholarships.

The winners of this year’s SLSEF Sachintha Subasinghe and Niradha Subasinghe, students of Sangamitta BMV Matale and Aruna Keerthirathna, student Vidyartha College Kandy were felicitated by Hon. Bandula Gunawardana, Minister of Education Sri Lanka and John Davies, Intel Vice President and other dignitaries.

About SLSEF: The Sri Lanka Science and Engineering Fair (SLSEF) is held in December each year. The competitors for this fair will be selected from the Science Research Project competition of National Science Foundation (NSF) of Sri Lanka in November each year and the Junior Inventor of the Year (JIY) competition of Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) in October each year. The ten best projects of each of the above two competitions of NSF and IESL will compete together at the SLSEF competition.

About Intel ISEF: The world’s largest pre-college science competition brings together thousands of young scientists to share ideas, showcase cutting-edge science, and compete for scholarships.

Intel advances math, science, and engineering education, as well as research, to encourage and empower the innovators of tomorrow. In 2010, Intel ISEF brought together more than 1,600 young scientists from over 59 countries, regions, and territories and awarded USD 4 million in scholarships.

About Intel: Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com

Photo caption: The winners of the Sri Lanka Science and Engineering Fair (SLSEF) felicitated at Mahinda Rajapaksa College in Homagama. From Left: Mr. Nandana Silva, Principal, Mahinda Rajapaksa College, Homagama; Mr. Indika De Zoysa, Country Business Manager, Intel EM Ltd - Sri Lanka Liaison Office; Ms. Sachintha Subasinghe, Sangamitta BMV, Matale; Mr. John Davies, Vice President of Intel’s Sales and Marketing Group and General Manager of Intel’s World Ahead Program; Mast. Aruna Keerthirathna, Vidyartha College, Kandy; Hon. Minister of Education, Bandula Gunawardena; Ms. Niradha Subasinghe, Sangamitta BMV, Matale; Mr. H. M. Gunasekera, Secretary, Ministry of Education; and Mr. Anura Dissanayake, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Education (Hidden - Hon. Minister of Coconut Development & Janatha Estate Development, Jagath Pushpakumara)