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University Grants Commission; Abbreviation: UGC: 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.
Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration: Colombo: Colombo: Western: 1966: 24 April 2003: Public Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology: Malabe: Colombo: Western: 1999: 13 October 2000: Private Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology: Homagama: Colombo: Western: 2008: 30 March 2004: Private Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy ...
Education in Sri Lanka has a long history that dates back two millennia. While the Constitution of Sri Lanka does not provide free education as a fundamental right, the constitution mentions that 'the complete eradication of illiteracy and the assurance to all persons of the right to universal and equal access to education at all levels" in its section on directive principles of state policy ...
Sri Lanka confirms its first case of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant inside a 25-year-old female from Marawila who returned from Nigeria on 24 November. [ 276 ] A mob occurs on Wazirabad Road in Sialkot , Pakistan , where the workers of a private factory reportedly attacked and tortured Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana , the Sri Lankan export manager of ...
21 May–2 June – 2024 Sri Lanka floods: At least 16 people are killed in flooding and mudslides caused by monsoon rains across the country. [ 67 ] 25 May – Sprinter Yupun Abeykoon wins the gold medal in the Men’s 100m event at the 2024 Anhalt Athletic Championship in Germany with a timing of 10.16 seconds (wind+0.3).
Enrollment for the fall semester is not finalized, but last fall UNC Charlotte had 30,448 students, university spokeswoman Buffie Stephens said. More than 20% of undergraduate students typically ...
Department of Census and Statistics [2] Birth rate: 16 (per 1,000 population) 2019: World Bank [3] Mortality rate: 7 (per 1,000 population) 2019: World Bank [4] Fertility rate: 2.20 (births per woman) 2019: 100: 200: World Bank [5] Life expectancy: 76.9 (years at birth) 2019: 54: 183: World Health Organization [6] Population growth rate: 0.6% ...
The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election was the ninth presidential election in the country’s history and was held on 21 September 2024. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe ran for re-election as an independent candidate, making him the first sitting president to run for re-election since Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015 .