EDEX Mid-Year Expo: positioned to empower youth to meet global needs

EDEX has earned a reputation to offer Choices, Options and Opportunities to empower aspiring Sri
Lankan youth to be globally competitive in the sphere of school to work transition with numerous
initiatives offered throughout the year.
The EDEX Mid-Year Expo 2014, will be a platform showcasing tertiary education, skills and careers to be
held this August 30th & 31st. The Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre becomes the venue for the
second Mid-Year edition which is also the third EDEX Exhibition for the year.
Many recognised Tertiary Educational Institutes, Vocational and Skills Development Institutes and
Corporate Entities have confirmed their participation in the Mid-Year Expo and Job Fair 2014 which
promises to deliver the shared vision of EDEX with a consistent commitment and delivery excellence
which has become synonymous with EDEX EXPOs throughout its 11 year history.
EDEX Mid-Year Expo will facilitate spot admissions to selected academic, vocational, technical and
professional courses and post graduate programmes offered by both local and foreign institutions.
Discounted course fees, full or partial scholarships and other offers with financial support options
will enable students to fast track their career paths in an affordable manner. There will be over 180 stalls
represented by 90 Exhibitors including representatives from universities in 11 countries at this years
Expo.
ANC Education, NIBM-NSBM, Royal Institute Colombo and Nawaloka-Swinburne, have joined hands with
EDEX as Platinum Sponsors. Villa College will be the Gold sponsor. The British Council will collaborate
with the organisers, managing a UK Pavilion representing universities from the United Kingdom.
Concurrently held EDEX Job Fair 2014, seeks to become a conduit between the seekers of right
employment and the right employers and to bring together the Demand and Supply of Employment
under one roof. It will showcase global employment trends, provide professional career guidance and
resources leading to gainful employment for discerning Sri Lankan youth. Unilever has joined EDEX Job
Fair as its sponsor strengthening the collective resolve to assist discerning youth to gain meaningful
employment. There will be 42 stalls represented by over 20 corporates at the Job Fair.
EDEX Mid-Year Expo 2014 has been endorsed by the Presidential Secretariat, Ministries of
Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development, Ministry of
Environment and Renewable Energy Ministry of Labour and Labour Relations, Ministry of Productivity
Promotion and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
The Employers Federation of Ceylon will support EDEX Job Fair as a strategic Partner along
with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), Information and Communication Technology
Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) and Sri Lanka Association of Software Service Companies
(SLASSCOM).
Commenting on the prospects of the Mid-Year Expo, Mr. Nandun Chandraratne, Project Chairman stated,
This years Mid-Year Expo will be organised in a convenient location creating a larger arena for the youth
and their parents to meet some of the best brands in education, with each students aspiration in mind.
This Expo will be catalyst in making the dreams of many youth a reality. We invite you to visit this timely
and unique event!
For Inquiries please contact EDEX Secretariat at RCU Skills Centre, Royal College Union, Rajakeeya
Mawatha, Colombo 7, Tel: 3091086 & 5521497. Email info@edex.lk. Web: www.edex.lk.