{"id":4646,"date":"2025-04-24T11:15:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T05:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/emv\/?p=4646"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:33:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T06:03:47","slug":"undergraduates-gain-industry-exposure-through-educational-visit-to-hardwaremart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/emv\/undergraduates-gain-industry-exposure-through-educational-visit-to-hardwaremart\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduates Gain Industry Exposure Through Educational Visit to Hardwaremart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-24T11:15:46+05:30\">April 24, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Second-year undergraduates from the <strong>Department of Estate Management and Valuation<\/strong> at the <strong>University of Sri Jayewardenepura<\/strong> recently undertook an educational visit to <strong>Hardwaremart<\/strong>, one of Sri Lanka\u2019s leading enterprises in the hardware and manufacturing sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit offered students a unique opportunity to gain practical insights into the world of <strong>building materials<\/strong>, <strong>market trends<\/strong>, and <strong>product applications<\/strong>\u2014all crucial elements in shaping the built environment. 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