Dr. Harsha Subasinghe, inspires winners of the AIA Higher Education Scholarships

12thAIA Insurance’s Higher Education Scholarships Programme, now in its 26th consecutive year, rewards the top performers from each district at the Grade 5 scholarship examination, by giving them a monthly bursary from Advanced Level (A/L) class right up to the completion of their University degree. Started in 1994, the programme was initiated to lend a hand to Sri Lanka’s brightest and most promising students, as they are the future of our nation. What’s unique in this is process is that AIA scholarships do not require the winners’ parents to be an AIA Insurance customer, but awards are purely based on academic merit.

Dr. Harsha Subasinghe, President and Chief Executive Officer of CODEGEN and inventor of Sri Lanka’s first ever all-electric super car; the Vega, was the chief guest this year.

The parents and students who were present at the awards had the privilege of hearing about the many initiatives Dr. Subasinghe was involved in for the development of the country. But more importantly, the students were able to hear about the challenges he faced when trying to complete his university education and how his undeterred determination helped him overcome and achieve great heights. Having had to go to the UK to complete his studies, due to the volatile situation in the country at the time, he explained how hard he had to work to finance his living expenses and education. He reminded the students of just how lucky they are to have the financial backing from a company like AIA to finish their education and asked them to value it immensely”.

AIA’s CEO Nikhil Advani said; ” Unlike other scholarships, ours is based purely on academic merit and we are happy to be able to live up to our promise of helping people live healthier, longer, better lives by supporting the youth of Sri Lanka who will undoubtably contribute to society.”