Sri Lanka Minister of Civil Aviation Priyankara Jayaratna says that steps will be taken to introduce aviation as a subject for a degree in the Sri Lankan university curriculum.
The Minister says that his Ministry is having discussions with the Ministry of Higher Education in this regard.
Addressing a meeting in Puttalam district, Minister Jayaratna said that the hope is to establish an aviation academy in Sri Lanka as a joint venture with Singapore.
According to the Minister Sri Lanka lacks experts in the aviation industry and it is necessary to produce local supply to meet future demand.
He says aviation experts will play a big role in the future and it is time for Sri Lanka to follow other developing countries and introduce aviation as a subject in the school and university curricula.
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The Minister says that his Ministry is having discussions with the Ministry of Higher Education in this regard.
Addressing a meeting in Puttalam district, Minister Jayaratna said that the hope is to establish an aviation academy in Sri Lanka as a joint venture with Singapore.
According to the Minister Sri Lanka lacks experts in the aviation industry and it is necessary to produce local supply to meet future demand.
He says aviation experts will play a big role in the future and it is time for Sri Lanka to follow other developing countries and introduce aviation as a subject in the school and university curricula.
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