This was revealed when the Minister of Education Akila Wiraj Kariyawasam met with the Superintendent of Gwangju Metropolitan Education Department in South Korea during the Special Education Program 2016 being held in South Korea from 18th to 22nd July.

The both parties also focused the attention on the special activities related to Information Technology, Quality Management and e-learning sectors.

South Korea is annually providing opportunities for Sri Lankan Information and Communication Technology teachers and officials to participate in a workshop and for the Minister of Education to participate in an annual special educational program since 2005 according to the MoU executed between the Ministry of Education in Sri Lanka and Gwangju Metropolitan Education Department.

The minister was accompanied by the Additional Secretary of Education, Quality Development Section H.U. Premathilaka and The Director of Information and Communication Technology Branch Niel Gunadasa.