Thursday, April 9, 2015

Do Universities Teach Their Students?

Sri Lanka GuardianAt its very core, the basic philosophy of AOL is that employers now look for certain qualities in young graduates in addition to the diploma they carry with credentials of knowledge in a specialized area of education. These are leadership, communication, empathy, teamwork, reflective ability and multiculturalism.
by Dr. Ruwantissa Abeyratne
( April 8, 2015, Montreal, Sri Lanka Guardian) The latest issue of The Economist points to the fact that most of us regard the gold standard for a university to be the Oxbridge model combined with a gravitas on research.