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 |
| Location | |
Official language | Sinhala, Tamil, English |
Chairman | Professor Mohan De Silva MBBS; MS; FRCS (Edin); FCSSL |
Main organ | Commission Members |
| Affiliations | Government of Sri Lanka |
Staff | Over 200 |
| Website | http://www.ugc.ac.lk/ |
The University Grants Commission (UGC) 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, itself established in 1979. 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.
Vision of the UGC
The vision of the ugc is to develop a university system of the highest quality appropriate to national needs and aspirations, in keeping with global trends.
Mission of the UGC
The mission of the ugc is to promote and sustain through resource allocation, a widely accessible university system that is accountable to the public and dedicated to the highest levels of learning, professional training and research, relevance to the needs of the country, by facilitating, in partnership with other stakeholders of higher education, the diversification and the assurance of quality of academic programmes, and the emergence of centres of excellence in teaching and research.
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 H.E. The President. These are:[1]
- Prof. Mohan De Silva MBBS; MS; FRCS (Edin); FCSSL – Chairman [2]
- Prof. Ranjith Senaratne – Vice-Chairman
- Prof. H Abeygunawardena – Commission Member
- Prof. Subramaniam Mohandas – Commission Member
- Prof. Sampath Amaratunga – Commission Member
- Prof. Malkanthi Chandrasekera – Commission Member
- Mr. Vijaya Malalasekara – Commission Member
The following attend the meetings of the Commission but are not members and do not vote:
- S.R Attygalle – Treasury Representative who advises the Commission on funds
- Tissa Nandasena – Secretary to the Commission
Higher Educational Institutions controlled by the UGC
- University of Colombo
- University of Colombo School of Computing
- 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[3]
- Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB)
- Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo
- Sri Palee Campus
- University of Peradeniya
- University of Sri Jayewardenepura
- University of Kelaniya
- University of Moratuwa
- University of Jaffna
- Vavuniya Campus
- University of Ruhuna
- Open University, Sri Lanka
- Eastern University, Sri Lanka
- Swamy Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies
- Trincomalee Campus
- Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
- Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
- Uva Wellassa University
- Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
- University of the Visual & Performing Arts
- South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
- National Center for Advanced Studies