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The restructuring of the university system in Sri Lanka affiliated the institute with the University of Kelaniya in 1980. A Special Gazette Notice formally announced the creation of the University of the Visual and Performing Arts on 1 July 2005. Sarath Amunugama was assigned as First Vice Chancellor. [6] [7]
The main objectives of the UGC are to coordinate among universities; allocate and disburse government grants to universities and higher educational institutions and take appropriate steps for the promotion and maintenance of standards of higher education in Nepal.
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.
The University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka (earlier Ceylon) from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978.
Uva Wellassa University is a state university and depends on the government for its annual grant, which is provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Undergraduate education is free, and its governance is guided by the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978, the Universities (Amendment) Act No. 7 of 1985, and its own by-laws.
The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses that award various degrees. In 2016 the university had 7,972 students and 1,342 employees. [2] It is the seventh largest university in Sri Lanka in student numbers. [2] In 2015/16 the university admitted 3,009 undergraduates. [3]
University Grants Commission may refer to: ... University Grants Commission (Nepal) University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka) See also
The Aquinas College of Higher Studies was founded in 1953 by Catholic priests Peter A. Pillai, the former rector of St. Joseph's College, and Thomas Cooray, the Archbishop of Colombo, as a Catholic university open to all ethnic and religious groups. It was registered in 1954 by the Ministry of Education Ceylon and was established in Colombo 8.