University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka)

University Grants Commission - Sri Lanka
Abbreviation	UGC
Formation	December 22, 1979 (1979-12-22)
Purpose/focus	planning and coordination 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	Sri Lanka
Official languages	Sinhala, Tamil, English
Chairman	Prof. Gamini Samaranayake[1]
Main organ	Commission Members
Affiliations	Government of Sri Lanka
Staff	Over 200
Website	http://www.ugc.ac.lk/[2]

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 organization, 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.

Contents 1 Vision of the UGC 2 Mission of the UGC 3 Functions 4 The Commission members 5 Higher Educational Institutions controlled by the UGC 6 Higher Educational Institutions recognized by the UGC 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

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 centers 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 coordination 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 7 members of the Commission appointed by H.E. The President. These are:

• Prof. S V D G Samaranayake - Chairman
• Prof. Ranjith Senaratne - Vice Chairman
• Prof. Carlo Fonseka - Commission Member
• Prof. Rohan Rajapakse - Commission Member
• Prof. S K Sitrampalam - Commission Member
• Prof. S B S Abayakoon - Commission Member
• Vidyajyothi Professor H Janaka De Silva - Commission Member

The following attend the meetings of the Commission but are not members and do not vote:

• W R V G G Samarasiri - Treasury Representative who advises the Commission on funds
• Tissa Nandasena - Secretary to the Commission

Higher Educational Institutions controlled by the UGC

• University of Colombo[3]
  • University of Colombo School of Computing[4]
  • Institute of Indigenous Medicine[5]
  • Institute of Worker's Education[6]
  • National Institute of Library and Information Science [7]
  • National Center for Advanced Studies in Humanities & Social Sciences [8]
  • Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB)[9]
  • Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo [10]
  • Sri Palee Campus
• University of Peradeniya
  • Postgraduate Institute of Science, Peradeniya[11]
  • Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, Peradeniya[12]
• University of Sri Jayewardenepura[13]
• University of Kelaniya
  • Gampaha Wickramaracchi Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine
  • Postgraduate Institute of Pali & Buddhist Studies, Colombo [14]
• University of Moratuwa[15]
  • Institute of Technology, Moratuwa [16]
• University of Jaffna
  • Vavuniya Campus
• University of Ruhuna
• Open University, Sri Lanka[17]
• Eastern University, Sri Lanka
  • Swamy Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies
  • Trincomalee Campus
• Rajarata University of Sri Lanka[18]
• Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka[19]
• Uva Wellassa University
• Wayamba University of Sri Lanka[20]
• University of the Visual & Performing Arts
• South Eastern University of Sri Lanka[21]
• National Center for Advanced Studies[22]

Higher Educational Institutions recognized by the UGC

Graduate & Undergraduate Degrees

• Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology[23]

Only Undergraduate Degrees

• Institute of Technological Studies
• Institute of Surveying and Mapping
• Aquinas College of Higher Studies
• National Institute of Social Development
• National Institute of Business Management^[2]

See also

• Universities in Sri Lanka

References

External links

University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka