The Inauguration Session of the "Brain into Business" - Graduate Entrepreneur Program 2025 was held on the 1st of July 2025 at the Auditorium of the Career Guidance Unit (CGU), University of Kelaniya. The CGU of the University of Kelaniya annually conducts the Graduate Entrepreneur Program in collaboration with the National Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA) with the aim of fostering entrepreneurship among undergraduates.
Accordingly, the program is scheduled to be held on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of July 2025 at the CGU Auditorium of the University of Kelaniya. The program includes several sessions, such as training sessions, proposal writing sessions, proposal evaluation sessions, and a grant awarding session.
The main intention of conducting this program is to empower undergraduates to be self-employed and also to train them in essential skills required to be successful entrepreneurs. More than thirty registered undergraduates participated in the training session. This program continues to be a significant step in promoting youth entrepreneurship and enhancing graduate employability through practical, skill-based learning opportunities.
Meanwhile, Ms. U. K. Sujani Manel, Mr. W. P. R. Sampath (Healthy Rich Soya Products), and Mr. D. G. R. D. Karunasinghe (Online Thoga Kade), the NEDA Grant Winners of 2024, shared their personal journeys to success and they provided valuable insights from their real-life experiences on becoming successful entrepreneurs.
Present at the occasion were Mr. Dhanuka Liyanagamage, the Director of the National Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA); Ms. Bhagya Nakandala, Enterprise Promotion Officer of NEDA; Ms. W. A. D. S. Princy Withanaarachchi, Enterprise Development Officer of the Divisional Secretariat, Kelaniya; Ms. W. K. Senasinghe, Enterprise Development Officer of the Divisional Secretariat, Attanagalla; Ms. R. M. A. J. Kumari, District Enterprise Development Officer, District Secretariat Office, Gampaha; Ms. W. H. T. R. Priyanthi, Enterprise Development Officer of the Divisional Secretariat, Mahara; Mr. K. A. M. Viraj Abeysinghe, Career Counsellor of the University of Kelaniya; and Mrs. R. P. A. Minoon Perera, Career Counsellor of the University of Kelaniya.
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