President Ranil Wickremesinghe will launch a digital education platform titled publiclearn.lk, on 13 July at the Presidential Secretariat, making it easier for Sri Lankans to find free courses and achieve their education and professional goals via digital means. Public Learn is a one-stop shop signposting users to free courses from some of the world’s leading universities.
The Platform has been put together by Regent Global. Regent Global’s joint CEOs Tharshiny Pankaj and Dr. Selva Pankaj, they were both born in Sri Lanka and spent their early years in the country before leaving for the UK. Public Learn democratises learning by inducting hundreds, if not thousands, of formal outside-in education courses on almost any subject.
Outside-in education is the process of acquiring new knowledge. PublicLearn also gives Sri Lankans access to several courses that offer inside-out education. Inside-out education is about growing as a person; developing the character, attitude and mindset needed to succeed in life.
Sir Gavin Williamson, Former Secretary of State for Education UK will do a virtual address.