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The University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka (earlier Ceylon) from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978.
The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy was established in 1980 by the Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy Act, No. 68 of 1981 as the joint defence service training institute of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, where cadets of the three services, Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force undergo academic training together ...
The University of Moratuwa is an independent state university in Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka overlooking Bolgoda Lake. It was established as the University of Moratuwa (UoM), Sri Lanka on 22 December 1978 under the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 and operates under the general direction of the University Grants Commission.
NSBM commenced the construction of Phase II of the NSBM Green University Project in 2021, adding another 14 acres adjoining the university premises. [21] [22] This new addition plans to house several new facilities including three new faculties: Medicine, Law, and Health Science. [23]
University Grants Commission is the body responsible for funding most of the State Universities in Sri Lanka, and operates within the frame work of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978. A public organisation, established under the Parliament Act No 16 of 1978.
Uva Wellassa University (abbreviated as UWU) is a Sri Lankan national university located in the city of Badulla.The university was established in 2005 and is one of Sri Lanka's national universities, serving the Uva Province. [2]
It is the seventh largest university in Sri Lanka in student numbers. [2] In 2015/16 the university admitted 3,009 undergraduates. [3] UoJ had a recurrent budget of Rs. 2.2 billion and a capital budget of Rs. 1.2 billion in 2016. [4] [5] Its income in 2016 was Rs. 3.5 billion of which Rs. 3.4 billion (98%) was a grant from the central ...
The proposal for the establishment of University of Ceylon, the first university of Sri Lanka (the predecessor of the University of Peradeniya) goes back to 1899. [3] But no progress was seen until the formation of the Ceylon University Association in 1906 under the guidance of Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Sir James Peiris and Sir Marcus Fernando.