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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.
It was dissolved in 1972 to establish the University of Sri Lanka. In 1974 the Jaffna campus was added to the University of Sri Lanka. [5] [6] [7] The change of the government in July 1977 led to dismantling of the single university apparatus with the plan of establishing independent universities. With the promulgation of the Universities Act.
The Open University of Sri Lanka is currently ranked as No.9 among Sri Lankan Universities and No. 6353 among international Universities. [2] The concept of establishing the Open University of Sri Lanka in 1978 by Cabinet Minister of Education & Higher Education at the time Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne
The University of Sri Lanka was a public university in Sri Lanka. Established in 1972 by amalgamating the four existing universities, it was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1972 until 1978. The university was based at six campuses in Colombo, Peradeniya, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kelaniya, Moratuwa and Jaffna.
In recent years, the exam has become extremely competitive and even traumatic for many high school students in Sri Lanka. For the academic year 2013, out of 55,241 candidates who applied for university admission, only 43.8% gained access to state universities through the University Grants Commission (UGC), despite meeting the minimum admission ...
Sri Lanka Navy with Sri Lanka Police and other intelligence services in international waters south of Sri Lanka seized a foreign fishing vessel carrying over 336 kg of heroin worth over Rs. 3100 million gross street value. [213] Total number of COVID-19 deaths in Sri Lanka exceeds 10,000 with 189 more deaths. [214]
It was a full-fledged university naming as Wayamba University of Sri Lanka in 1999. The main purpose of the university is offering English-medium degrees, diplomas and certificate courses (internal and external) in areas such as Agriculture, Applied Science, Management and Technology for students and working professionals.
During the long period Southlands College developed in the academic field as well as in many extra-curricular activities. In addition to the normal primary education of the school, Southlands pupils had the privilege of learning music, singing, western and eastern drama, dancing physical training and a number of sports as tennis, netball and cricket.