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AHK Sri Lanka host webinar on ‘Energy Efficiency, Self-sufficiency’ in Industry Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
The Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka) organized a conference on Energy Efficiency and Self-sufficiency in Industry to promote opportunities of cooperation in the field of energy efficient solutions.
About 200 representatives of business, politics and media from Sri Lanka and Germany joined the virtual event which was organized within the frame of the German “Energy Solutions made in Germany” Initiative of the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy.
The conference was opened by State Minister of Solar, Wind and Hydro Power Generation Projects Development Duminda Dissanayake, the German Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Holger Seubert and Chief Delegate of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka Andreas Hergenröther.
Sri Lanka is looking to save 1,290 Gigawatts of electricity by implanting a series of new energy saving technology solutions by 2025, said Chairman, Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA) Ranjith Sepala yesterday. He was making the keynote address at a conference hosted by AHK Trade Mission to Sri Lanka comprising eight German companies who have expressed strong interest in the Sri Lankan energy market.Sri Lanka annually spends around.
J. M. Wickramarachchi to commence German standard courses in Optometry Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
J.M. Wickramarachchi & Company will work with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka) to provide a comprehensive and practice-oriented training course on Optometrist (NVQ Level 3) and Optometrist (NVQ Level 5). The first batch of 30 students from various parts of the country including Northern and Eastern Provinces will commence their training in the coming months.
In Sri Lanka, traditional optometry is heavily focused on theory and requires the implementation of more practical components and practices similar to the German dual system. Both courses will follow curricula endorsed by the Tertiary & Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) and will integrate elements of the German dual qualification that ensures conformity to quality standards defined by the Associa