Hello All, My grandfather left Ceylon in 1904 for the UK and married in 1905. His marriage certificate describes him as an Engineer and Surveyor. He was born in 1876, in Galle, so he learned engineering in Ceylon between 1893 and 1904. Does anyone here know of Schools or colleges of Engineering in Ceylon, active at that time please? and is Engineering still tought in Sri Lanka today please? ie:might those same colleges still exist ? Thanks for any help you can give. Julian Lovegrove 21 Seafield Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 2DD England _________________________________________________________________ Try Live.com - your fast, personalized homepage with all the things you care about in one place. http://www.live.com/getstarted

Hi Julian, I don't know how much digging you want to do, or if this list contains the historical information you need, but http://www.lankalinksystems.com/directory/frames/eduframe.htm lists more than 100 universities, colleges, educational institutes in Lanka. Obviously some you can skip, but it might be a start for your search at the older, established institutions. Best regards, Beth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julian Lovegrove" <julianlovegrove@hotmail.com> To: <srilanka@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [SRILANKA] Schools of Engineering > Hello All, My grandfather left Ceylon in 1904 for the UK and married in > 1905. His marriage certificate describes him as an Engineer and Surveyor. > He was born in 1876, in Galle, so he learned engineering in Ceylon > between 1893 and 1904. Does anyone here know of Schools or colleges of > Engineering in Ceylon, active at that time please? and is Engineering > still tought in Sri Lanka today please? ie:might those same colleges > still exist ? Thanks for any help you can give. Julian Lovegrove > > 21 Seafield Road > > Broadstairs > > Kent CT10 2DD > > England > _________________________________________________________________ > Try Live.com - your fast, personalized homepage with all the things you > care about in one place. > http://www.live.com/getstarted > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 194 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

Hi, Your grandfather may have studied at the Government Technical College which started in Colombo in 1893 and later became known as the Ceylon Technical College or he may served as an apprentice in a engineering establishment with part time release to study engineering at the GTC. Engineering is still taught in Sri Lanka today at the University of Peradeniya and University of Moratuwa (previously known as the Institute of Practical Technology). Hope this information is of use to you. More information can be obtained at: http://www.moe.gov.lk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2 http://www.pdn.ac.lk/eng/mechanical/menu/dept/history.htm Winston de Hoedt Bekesbourne Canterbury Kent ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julian Lovegrove" <julianlovegrove@hotmail.com> To: <srilanka@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 10:15 PM Subject: Re: [SRILANKA] Schools of Engineering > Hello All, My grandfather left Ceylon in 1904 for the UK and married in > 1905. His marriage certificate describes him as an Engineer and Surveyor. > He was born in 1876, in Galle, so he learned engineering in Ceylon > between 1893 and 1904. Does anyone here know of Schools or colleges of > Engineering in Ceylon, active at that time please? and is Engineering > still tought in Sri Lanka today please? ie:might those same colleges > still exist ? Thanks for any help you can give. Julian Lovegrove > > 21 Seafield Road > > Broadstairs > > Kent CT10 2DD > > England > _________________________________________________________________ > Try Live.com - your fast, personalized homepage with all the things you > care about in one place. > http://www.live.com/getstarted > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >