University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka)
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| abbreviation = UGC
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| 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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| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = Senior Professor Kapila Seneviratne
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| affiliations = Government of Sri Lanka
| num_staff = Over 200
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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. 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:[http://www.ugc.ac.lk/en/about-us/commissionmembers.html Commission Members, University Grants Commission].
- Senior Prof. Kapila Seneviratne – Chairman{{cite news |title=New UGC Chairman appointed |url=https://www.adaderana.lk/news/102775/new-ugc-chairman-appointed- |access-date=18 October 2024 |work=www.adaderana.lk |date=18 October 2024 |language=en}}
- Senior Prof. K.L. Wasantha Kumara – Vice Chairman{{cite news |last1=Werasinghe |first1=N. H. L. |title=Senior Professor Kapila Seneviratne Appointed New Chairman of UGC |url=https://lankatruth.com/en/?p=27310 |access-date=18 October 2024 |work=LankaTruth English |date=18 October 2024}}
- Senior Prof. Rahula Athalage – Commission Member
- Senior Prof. O.G. Dayaratne – Commission Member
- Senior Prof. Subramaniam Raviraj – Commission Member
- Mr. C.K.W. Unamboowa PC – Commission Member
Universities and Higher Educational Institutions under the UGC
= Universities =
- University of Colombo{{Cite web|url=https://cmb.ac.lk/|title=University of Colombo, Sri Lanka | Wisdom Enlightens}}
- Institute of Indigenous Medicine{{Cite web|url=https://iim.cmb.ac.lk/|title=Institute of Indigenous Medicine | University of Colombo}}
- Institute of Worker's Education{{cite web |url=http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/institutes/iwe/index.htm |title=Institute of Workers Education |website=www.cmb.ac.lk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021020084315/http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/institutes/iwe/index.htm |archive-date=20 October 2002}}
- University of Peradeniya
- University of Sri Jayewardenepura{{Cite web|url=https://www.sjp.ac.lk/|title=Home|website=USJ - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka}}
- University of Kelaniya
- University of Moratuwa{{Cite web|url=https://uom.lk/|title=Welcome to University of Moratuwa | University of Moratuwa|website=uom.lk}}
- University of Jaffna
- University of Ruhuna
- Open University, Sri Lanka{{Cite web|url=https://ou.ac.lk/|title=OUSL}}
- Eastern University, Sri Lanka
- South Eastern University of Sri Lanka{{Cite web|url=http://www.seu.ac.lk/|title=South Eastern University of Sri Lanka | SEUSL|website=www.seu.ac.lk}}
- Rajarata University of Sri Lanka {{Cite web|url=http://www.rjt.slt.lk/|title=Rajarata University of Sri Lanka|date=8 May 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040508055838/http://www.rjt.slt.lk/|archive-date=8 May 2004}}
- Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka{{Cite web|url=https://www.sab.ac.lk/|title=Home | SUSL|website=www.sab.ac.lk}}
- Wayamba University of Sri Lanka{{Cite web|url=https://www.wyb.ac.lk/|title=Wayamba University of Sri Lanka}}
- 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{{cite web |url=http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/institutes/pgim/index.htm |title=Archived copy |website=www.cmb.ac.lk |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614040356/http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/institutes/pgim/index.htm |archive-date=14 June 2010 |url-status=dead}}
- Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, Peradeniya{{Cite web|url=http://www.pgia.ac.lk/|title=Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture | University of Peradeniya|website=www.pgia.ac.lk}}
- Postgraduate Institute of Pali & Buddhist Studies{{Cite web|url=http://www.kln.ac.lk/Affiliated/index.html|title=Untitled Document|date=10 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210221725/http://www.kln.ac.lk/Affiliated/index.html|archive-date=10 December 2007}}
- Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology
- Postgraduate Institute of Management
- Postgraduate Institute of Science, Peradeniya{{Cite web|url=http://www.pgis.pdn.ac.lk/|title=Postgraduate Institute of Science|website=www.pgis.pdn.ac.lk}}
- 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{{Cite web|url=https://ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/|title=UCSC | University of Colombo School of Computing}}
- National Institute of Library and Information Sciences{{cite web |url=http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/institutes/nilis/index.htm |title=Institute of Workers Education |website=www.cmb.ac.lk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021020085225/http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/institutes/nilis/index.htm |archive-date=20 October 2002}}
- Institute of Technology University of Moratuwa{{Cite web|url=https://www.itum.mrt.ac.lk/|title=Institute of Technology University of Moratuwa | ITUM - University of Moratuwa|website=www.itum.mrt.ac.lk}}
- Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB){{Cite web|url=http://www.ibmbb.cmb.ac.lk/|title=Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology | University of Colombo}}
- The National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities & Social Sciences{{Cite web|url=http://www.ncas.lk/|title=Home - National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (NCAS)|date=21 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221094213/http://www.ncas.lk/|archive-date=21 December 2010}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.ugc.ac.lk/policy/approved_cadre/cardre%202007/NCAS2007.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716144856/http://www.ugc.ac.lk/policy/approved_cadre/cardre%202007/NCAS2007.pdf |archive-date=16 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}
- Swamy Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies
- Institute for Agro-Technology and Rural Sciences
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.ugc.ac.lk University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka]
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