SLSEF winners felicitated by Education Ministry and Intel

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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 10 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 Bandula Gunawardana, Minister of Education Sri Lanka and John Davies, Intel Vice President and other dignitaries.

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.

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.

Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live.