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.
Sampath Amaratunge – Chairman
* Senior Prof. Janitha A Liyanage – Vice-Chairperson
* Rev. Prof. Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkitha Thero – Commission Member
* Senior Prof. A K W Jayawardane – Commission Member
* Prof. (Ms.) Vasanthy Arasaratnam – Commission Member
* Prof. Premakumara de Silva – Commission Member
* Mr. Palitha Kumarasinghe – Commission Member
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
* Dr. Priyantha Premakumara – Secretary to the Commission
Higher Educational Institutions controlled by the UGC
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University of Colombo
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University of Colombo School of Computing
The University of Colombo currently has seven faculties with 41 academic departments and two interdependent schools with five academic departments. All faculties and schools carries out courses of study and research in both graduate and undergradu ...
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Institute of Indigenous Medicine
**Institute of Worker's Education
**National Institute of Library and Information Science
**National Center for Advanced Studies in Humanities & Social Sciences
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Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB)
**Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo
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Sri Palee Campus
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University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya ( si, පේරාදෙණිය විශ්වවිද්යාලය, ta, பேராதனைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University ...
**Postgraduate Institute of Science, Peradeniya
**Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, Peradeniya
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University of Sri Jayewardenepura
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University of Kelaniya
**Gampaha Wickramaracchi Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine
**Postgraduate Institute of Pali & Buddhist Studies, Colombo
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University of Moratuwa
**Institute of Technology, Moratuwa
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University of Jaffna
The University of Jaffna ( ta, யாழ்ப்பாணப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், translit=Yāḻppāṇap Palkalaikkaḻakam; si, යාපනය විශ්වවිද්යාලය, ''Yāpanaya Viśvavidyālaya''; ...
**Vavuniya Campus
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University of Ruhuna
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Open University, Sri Lanka
"The Open University of Sri Lanka" (OUSL; si, ශ්රී ලංකා විවෘත විශ්වවිද්යාලය, ta, இலங்கை திறந்த பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a national universit ...
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Eastern University, Sri Lanka
The Eastern University Sri Lanka (abbreviated as EUSL) is a public university in Vantharumoolai, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It was established on 1 October 1986. The university was preceded by the Batticaloa University College established ...
**Swamy Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies
**Trincomalee Campus
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Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
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Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
The Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා සබරගමුව විශ්වවිද්යාලය, ta, சபரகமுவா பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public university in Belih ...
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Uva Wellassa University
Uva Wellassa University (abbreviated as UWU) is a Sri Lankan national university. The university was established by government gazette effective 1 June 2005 in Badulla, Sri Lanka as the 14th national university of Sri Lanka. President Chandrik ...
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Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා වයඹ විශ්වවිද්යාලය, ta, இலங்கை வயம்ப பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is the thirteenth national university in ...
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University of the Visual & Performing Arts
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*National Center for Advanced Studies
See also
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Universities in Sri Lanka
References
External links
University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka
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University organizations
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