MEDIA ADVISORY  Media Contact: Sandya Salgado, (+94) 0777256076 ssalgado@worldbank.org  World Bank Colombo Office  Cordially invites you to a tri-lingual (English, Sinhala and Tamil) Discussion on ‘The Development of Sri Lanka’s General Education Sector for a Knowledge Hub’  DATE: Sunday, September 25, 2011 TIME: 10.30 – 12.00 noon VENUE: Mihilaka Medura - BMICH Premises 
 Sri Lanka has approximately 4 million school children, about 215,000 teachers, and around 10,000 schools. Policy makers are seeking to accelerate economic growth and enable Sri Lanka to become a high-middle income country. The promotion of growth is organized around five key hubs and the first is a knowledge hub which seeks to develop knowledge-based industries and services. The knowledge hub is considered central to the transformation of the economy, as knowledge is the key ingredient of growth in the modern global economy, and provides the foundation for the success of all the other hubs. Education in Sri Lanka is a success story when compared to other countries. But challenges remain. Participate in this discussion and learn the successes and challenges facing Sri Lanka’s education sector.  Speakers: Dr. Harsha Aturupane (Lead Education Specialist) Dr. Deepa Sankar (Senior Economist) and Dr.Mari Shojo (Education Specialist) from the Human Development Network, World Bank, South Asia Region  This discussion will be facilitated by Marga Institute, a partner in the dissemination of World Bank knowledge and information on development  Please RSVP by 4.00 p.m. of Thursday September 22, 2011: Contact Persons: Uma or Sri Tel: No. 5561325 or e-mail infosrilanka@worldbank.org  Photographers and Television crews are kindly requested to come in early to set up their equipment.  For more information visit www.worldbank.lk or become a member of World Bank Sri Lanka on Facebook to get updates and continue the dialogue - www.facebook.com/WorldBankSriLanka  Â
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