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The University of Sri Lanka was a public university in Sri Lanka. Established in 1972 by amalgamating the four existing universities, it was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1972 until 1978. The university was based at six campuses in Colombo, Peradeniya, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kelaniya, Moratuwa and Jaffna.
It was dissolved in 1972 to establish the University of Sri Lanka. In 1974 the Jaffna campus was added to the University of Sri Lanka. [5] [6] [7] The change of the government in July 1977 led to dismantling of the single university apparatus with the plan of establishing independent universities. With the promulgation of the Universities Act.
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.
In 1983, Weddikkara joined the Department of Architecture at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka as a part-time lecturer.In 1985, she became a full-time lecturer. In 1987, she took over the position of Head of the Department of Building Economics at the University of Moratuwa, managing the newly created degree course in Quantity Surveying. [8]
Amaratunga was born in Sri Lanka, spending her early life in Panadura.. She went to Visakha Vidyalaya a girls school, for secondary education. In 1993 she graduated with a B.Sc. in Quantity Surveying (First Class Hons) from the Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa.
The University of Sri Lanka was abolished and its six campuses were each elevated to independent, autonomous universities in their own right: University of Peradeniya, University of Colombo, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (Vidyodaya), University of Kelaniya (Vidyalankara), University of Moratuwa (Katubedda) and University of Jaffna.
The University of Salford is a public research university in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) west of Manchester city centre.The Royal Technical Institute, Salford, which opened in 1896, became a College of Advanced Technology in 1956 and gained university status in 1967, following the Robbins Report into higher education.
Targeted for secondary school leavers, the IFY provides students with a year-long English Language and pre-university course. The UK ENIC (European Network of Information Centres) recognizes the NCUK International Foundation Year as comparable to the levels of the GCE A Levels, Australian high school (SSCE), American high school (), and Hong Kong high school qualifications.