University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka)
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| Abbreviation | UGC |
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| Formation | 22 December 1979 |
| Purpose | planning and co-ordination of university education, allocation of funds to Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), maintenance of academic standards, regulation of the administration of HEIs and regulation of admission of students to HEIs. |
| Headquarters | Colombo |
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Official language | Sinhala, Tamil, English |
Chairman | Senior Professor Sampath Amaratunge |
Main organ | Commission Members |
| Affiliations | Government of Sri Lanka |
Staff | Over 200 |
| Website | ugc.ac.lk |
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. Location is at No 20, Ward Place Colombo 07.
It distributes public money, allocated by the Government for teaching and research to universities and university affiliated institutes, as such controls much influence and appointments at state universities.
Functions
The official functions of the UGC are;
- Allocation of funds to Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) that come under it
- Planning and co-ordination of university education
- Maintenance of academic standards
- Regulation of the administration of HEIs
- Regulation of student admissions to HEIs
The Commission members
The Universities Act provides for seven members of the Commission appointed by the President. These are:[1]
- Senior Prof. Sampath Amaratunge – Chairman [2]
- Senior Prof. Janitha A Liyanage – Vice-Chairperson[2]
- Rev. Prof. Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkitha Thero – Commission Member[2]
- Senior Prof. A K W Jayawardane – Commission Member [2]
- Senior Prof. (Ms.) Vasanthy Arasaratnam – Commission Member[2]
- Prof. Premakumara de Silva – Commission Member[2]
- Mr. Palitha Kumarasinghe – Commission Member[2]
The following attend the meetings of the Commission but are not members and do not vote:
- Mr. R H W A Kumarasiri – Treasury Representative who advises the Commission on funds [2]
- Dr. Priyantha Premakumara – Secretary to the Commission [2]
Universities and Higher Educational Institutions under the UGC
Universities
- University of Colombo[3]
- Institute of Indigenous Medicine[4]
- Institute of Worker's Education[5]
- University of Peradeniya
- University of Sri Jayewardenepura[6]
- University of Kelaniya
- University of Moratuwa[7]
- University of Jaffna
- University of Ruhuna
- Open University, Sri Lanka[8]
- Eastern University, Sri Lanka
- South Eastern University of Sri Lanka[9]
- Rajarata University of Sri Lanka [10]
- Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka[11]
- Wayamba University of Sri Lanka[12]
- Uva Wellassa University
- University of the Visual & Performing Arts
- Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine
- University of Vavuniya
Campuses
- Sri Palee Campus
- Trincomalee Campus
Institutes
- Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo[13]
- Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, Peradeniya[14]
- Postgraduate Institute of Pali & Buddhist Studies[15]
- Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology
- Postgraduate Institute of Management
- Postgraduate Institute of Science, Peradeniya[16]
- Postgraduate Institute of English
- Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Postgraduate Institute of Indigenous Medicine
- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
- Institute of Human Resource Advancement
- University of Colombo School of Computing[17]
- National Institute of Library and Information Sciences[18]
- Institute of Technology University of Moratuwa[19]
- Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB)[20]
- The National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities & Social Sciences[21][22]
- Swamy Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies
- Institute for Agro-Technology and Rural Sciences
See also
- Universities in Sri Lanka
References
- ^ Commission Members, University Grants Commission.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Commission Members". Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "University of Colombo, Sri Lanka | Wisdom Enlightens".
- ^ "Institute of Indigenous Medicine | University of Colombo".
- ^ "Institute of Workers Education". www.cmb.ac.lk. Archived from the original on 20 October 2002.
- ^ "Home". USJ - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Welcome to University of Moratuwa | University of Moratuwa". uom.lk.
- ^ "OUSL".
- ^ "South Eastern University of Sri Lanka | SEUSL". www.seu.ac.lk.
- ^ "Rajarata University of Sri Lanka". 8 May 2004. Archived from the original on 8 May 2004.
- ^ "Home | SUSL". www.sab.ac.lk.
- ^ "Wayamba University of Sri Lanka".
- ^ "Archived copy". www.cmb.ac.lk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture | University of Peradeniya". www.pgia.ac.lk.
- ^ "Untitled Document". 10 December 2007. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007.
- ^ "Postgraduate Institute of Science". www.pgis.pdn.ac.lk.
- ^ "UCSC | University of Colombo School of Computing".
- ^ "Institute of Workers Education". www.cmb.ac.lk. Archived from the original on 20 October 2002.
- ^ "Institute of Technology University of Moratuwa | ITUM - University of Moratuwa". www.itum.mrt.ac.lk.
- ^ "Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology | University of Colombo".
- ^ "Home - National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (NCAS)". 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
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