Oracle Academy and Ministry of Education
Maharagama, Sri Lanka, 2014, March 20
The event at National Institute of Education, Maharagama welcomed 51 girl students from MoE schools in Western Province.
The Marketing Manager, Oracle Corporate Citizenship at Oracle Corporation, Ms. Geetanjali Singh presented insights on careers in the ICT field and showed ways that the young girls could take advantage of the numerous opportunities ICTs have to offer. Assistant Director of Education-ICT, Mrs. Sumudu Wijesooriya of Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka, addressed the audience by emphasizing that Girls Can Do ICT and that there are numerous advantages in the field.
The participating girls and their teachers were given an exposure to fundamental programming with Alice 3D animation in a workshop followed by the speeches. Workshops were conducted by Ms. Singh and 02 MoE teacher facilitators.
About Ministry of Education - Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka, acting on behalf of the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka steers with a vision to reach excellence in global society through competent citizens who share the Sri Lankan identity to accomplish developing competent citizens keeping with the global trends through innovative and modern approaches to education leading to efficiency, equity and high quality performance ensuring stakeholder satisfaction.
About Oracle Academy - Oracle Academy provides a complete portfolio of software, curriculum, hosted technology, faculty training, support, and certification resources to K-12, vocational, and higher education institutions for teaching use. Faculty can flexibly insert these resources into computer science and business programs, ensuring that students gain industry-relevant skills prior to entering the workforce. The Oracle Academy supports over 1.9 million students in 97 countries. To learn more, visit http://oracle.com/academy.
