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The concept of establishing the Open University of Sri Lanka was by Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne the Cabinet Minister of Education & Higher Education at the time. [3] [4]As Cabinet Minister of Education and Higher Education, [5] Wijeyeratne introduced the Universities Act No 16 of 1978 to Parliament. [3]
The university's student-hero statue. The university dates back to 1873, when the Vidyodaya Pirivena was established by the Buddhist monk Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thero, who established the pirivena as a centre of Oriental learning.
The university is a state university, with most of its funding coming from the central government via the University Grants Commission (UGC). Therefore, as with all other state universities in Sri Lanka, the UGC recommends its vice-chancellor for appointment by the President of Sri Lanka and makes appointments of its administrative staff.
NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka. NSBM Green University offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in the fields of Business, Computing, Engineering, Science and Design. [8] It is located in Pitipana, Homagama, in the Colombo suburbs. [9]
Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka, also abbreviated as IBSL, is a professional apex body of banking education in Sri Lanka.It is one of the prominent institutes which carry out banking courses for the students and it is closely associated with Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities places UTM in the fourth place in the South East Asia Region, and the top in Malaysia. [7] In the QS University Rankings, it placed 100 in the "Engineering & Technology Universities" category among other world ranked universities in 2016 [1] UTM aims to achieve the status of a global university and rank among 50 of the world's best universities by ...
In September 2020, she created history by becoming the first ever woman deputy inspector general in the 154 years of Sri Lanka Police. [8] On 16 February 2021, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka took the petition filed by 36 male police officers of Sri Lanka challenging the decision of appointing a woman for the position of deputy inspector general ...
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.