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:
* Senior Prof. Kapila Seneviratne – Chairman
* Senior Prof. K.L. Wasantha Kumara – Vice Chairman
* 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
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University of Colombo
The University of Colombo (informally Colombo University or UoC) is a Public University, public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the oldest institution of modern higher education in Sri Lanka. Specialised in t ...
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Institute of Indigenous Medicine
**Institute of Worker's Education
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University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya (, ) is a Public research university, public university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka, University Grants Commission. It is the largest university in Sri Lanka, which was origin ...
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University of Sri Jayewardenepura
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University of Kelaniya
The University of Kelaniya (UoK; , ) is a public university in Sri Lanka. Just outside the municipal limits of Colombo, in the city of Kelaniya, the university has two major institutions and seven faculties.
History
The University of Kelaniy ...
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University of Moratuwa
The University of Moratuwa (also referred as Moratuwa University) ( ''Moraṭuwa Wiśwawidyālaya'', ) is a public university in Sri Lanka. It is located on the bank of the Bolgoda Lake in Katubedda, Moratuwa, a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital C ...
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University of Jaffna
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University of Ruhuna
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Open University, Sri Lanka
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Eastern University, Sri Lanka
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South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
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Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (, , abbreviated RUSL) is a public university located in the historic city of Mihintale, near Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. The Rajarata University of Sri Lanka was established as the eleventh University in Sri Lan ...
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Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
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Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
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Uva Wellassa University
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University of the Visual & Performing Arts
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Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine
*University of Vavuniya
Campuses
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Sri Palee Campus
The Sri Palee Campus of the University of Colombo is located in Wewala, Horana, Sri Lanka. Established in 1996 it conducts undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the fields of performing arts and mass media.
History
The Sri Palee Campus ...
*Trincomalee Campus
Institutes
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Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
The Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM) of the University of Colombo is the graduate school that provides specialist training and board certification of medical doctors in Sri Lanka. The only type of its kind, it is similar to the prestigiou ...
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Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture
The Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA) of the University of Peradeniya is a graduate school
Postgraduate education, graduate education, or graduate school consists of academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or ot ...
, Peradeniya
*Postgraduate Institute of Pali & Buddhist Studies
*Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology
*Postgraduate Institute of Management
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Postgraduate Institute of Science The Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS) is a graduate school of the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in ...
, Peradeniya
*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
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University of Colombo School of Computing
The University of Colombo (informally Colombo University or UoC) is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the oldest institution of modern higher education in Sri Lanka. Specialised in the fields of Natura ...
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Institute of Technology University of Moratuwa
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*The National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities & Social Sciences
*Swamy Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies
*Institute for Agro-Technology and Rural Sciences
See also
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Universities in Sri Lanka
References
External links
University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka
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University and college organizations
University governance
Statutory boards of Sri Lanka
Higher education in Sri Lanka