The United States (US) Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung inaugurated a new American Innovation Hub (iHub) in Batticaloa yesterday (15). 

A joint initiative between the US Embassy and the Dream Space Academy, the iHub aims to empower the youth of the Eastern Province, foster knowledge exchange, and promote people-to-people ties between the US and Sri Lanka.

The Batticaloa iHub is designed to be a hub of intellectual engagement, providing access to a wide range of free-of-charge resources, including books, digital materials, multimedia content, and online databases. It serves as a space where students, researchers, and enthusiasts can gather to expand their horizons, engage in discussions, and collaborate on projects that contribute to educational and social development.

The iHub also hosts a variety of free programmes, workshops, and events focused on areas such as English language learning, entrepreneurship, science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and American literature and history. All skills development programmes and activities at the iHub will be conducted free of charge. 

The iHub will be open to the public from Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.