විශ්වවිද්‍යාල ආචාර්යවරුන්ගේ ඉල්ලීම්

[Tom Riddle]

I thought professors Salary may be about hundred thousands Rupees.

?? Are you suggesting that the salaries are too high ??

You are entitled to your opinion machan. But please note that

1. Professors and other academics hold the highest level of qualifications. (3/4 year bachelor's degree + 5-7 years of a PhD + more years spent doing research). It's a known fact that most people working in the Govt. sector are not qualified for the job. These people are. I don't see anything wrong in rewarding them proportionately.

2. These academics have spent years and years in foreign countries. They could have easily settled down there. They came back to serve our country - I don't think it is fair to dish out step-motherly treatment to them.

3. With private universities popping up everywhere, these academics will be in high demand and will be able to easily draw a larger salary. If the difference between remuneration is too high, none of the good lecturers will stay at Govt. universities. Which you have to agree will lead to the eventual downfall of the whole Govt education system.

4. The present strike is not to demand even more salary, but to demand that the Govt keeps its promises that it made during the earlier strike regarding salary.

5. Salary is only one part of the lecturers' demands. Please don't try to make this into a purely salary issue. Tell me, if you don't agree with increasing of salaries, why the Govt. can't agree to the other requests?

 

[C.I.D]

Because I saw a National tv program in Srilanka with university professors , doctors, staff very higher salary.

i think u've accidentally watched ITN or Rupawahini news

 

[luxmen]

politics in universities should be prohibited for both sides . By government and also students , staff members. For example, wicramabahu karunarathna did politics with the post of Dean in the engineering faculty.

 

[shenat]

100%k sadarana.. upan rata wenuwen hageemak atiwa karana illeam tikak..!!

 

[shenat]

i think u've accidentally watched ITN or Rupawahini news

or he mst hv rd dinamina or silumina

 

[luxmen]

In past, government had got advices from University professors. For example , National education committee head was a university professor. Do you think, renewed education system by those professors are successful ?? or not successful

 

[chkaushalya]

Hi chkaushalya,

seems to be u can easily gather some details related to our university lectures. Can u able to share what kind of R&D did our uni. lectures in last 2,3 years and what kind of a benefit available for us as a ordinary ppl from those projects.

Thanks

Gihan,

It is a very timely question. I do not want to mention one by one. Instead let me suggest you to visit any university web site and go to the Academic staff link and see how many publications (Research outputs) have done during part few years.

My opinion about materializing the research output to something tangible should be done by the Industry/Govt in terms of products or policy changes. Anyway its open for discussion.

Let me help you with some links

http://www.cmb.ac.lk/?page_id=1826
http://www.pdn.ac.lk/ - Look under research
http://www.sjp.ac.lk/research/
http://www.kln.ac.lk/uokr/all.html

Please find out about others as well

 

[luxmen]

What ever , I have to tell one thing for this education system. PURE EDUCATION IS TOO MUCH RELATIVELY TO APPLIED EDUCATION IN SRILANKA. SO APPLIED EDUCATION SHOULD BE INCREASED IN SRILANKA.

 

[chkaushalya]

Great explanation. Hats off.

 

[chkaushalya]

What ever , I have to tell one thing for this education system. PURE EDUCATION IS TOO MUCH RELATIVELY TO APPLIED EDUCATION IN SRILANKA. SO APPLIED EDUCATION SHOULD BE INCREASED IN SRILANKA.

I cannot agree with that. Just take Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers etc. Is it just pure science. Then how on earth patients get treated, roads/bridges/buildings get built and judgments were given....?

 

[Tom Riddle]

What ever , I have to tell one thing for this education system. PURE EDUCATION IS TOO MUCH RELATIVELY TO APPLIED EDUCATION IN SRILANKA. SO APPLIED EDUCATION SHOULD BE INCREASED IN SRILANKA.

Yes machan. That's why they are asking to increase the percentage spent on education.

 

[luxmen]

Economy in Srilanka

I cannot agree with that. Just take Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers etc. Is it just pure science. Then how on earth patients get treated, roads/bridges/buildings get built and judgments were given....?

--------------------I give you reasonable theory. If anything is increasing [progressive], then development should be in the country. You have given DOCTORS, ENGINEERS, LAWYERS ETC. ACTUALLY THEY ARE GREAT PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING GREAT SERVICE FOR THE PEOPLE. NO ARGUMENT ABOUT THAT. But see this---If you are a doctor , I am a doctor, he is also a doctor, they are also doctors, then increasing these posts, then how do they get salary. From where money comes to the government for doctors , engineers, lawyers salaries,foods, cloths ,houses etc ??????

 

[chkaushalya]

Yes machan. That's why they are asking to increase the percentage spent on education.

 

[C.I.D]

or he mst hv rd dinamina or silumina

 

[Tom Riddle]

--------------------I give you reasonable theory. If anything is increasing [progressive], then development should be in the country. You have given DOCTORS, ENGINEERS, LAWYERS ETC. ACTUALLY THEY ARE GREAT PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING GREAT SERVICE FOR THE PEOPLE. NO ARGUMENT ABOUT THAT. But see this---If you are a doctor , I am a doctor, he is also a doctor, they are also doctors, then increasing these posts, then how do they get salary. From where money comes to the government for doctors , engineers, lawyers salaries,foods, cloths ,houses etc ??????

I think you should be focusing on where the money comes for Airports, Ports, Car racing, Helicopters for ministers, BMWs and Mercedes for ministers and all their family members, Substandard power plants that keep on failing, Musical shows for Indian stars, Preparations for Commonwealth games, All the officials who went for the olympics etc.

These wastages cost the country far far more than any salary increase.

These people are doing a great service to the country. Why are you so against paying them a fair amount?

 

[luxmen]

I accept that salary should be increased , if the given details are right.

 

[chkaushalya]

--------------------I give you reasonable theory. If anything is increasing [progressive], then development should be in the country. You have given DOCTORS, ENGINEERS, LAWYERS ETC. ACTUALLY THEY ARE GREAT PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING GREAT SERVICE FOR THE PEOPLE. NO ARGUMENT ABOUT THAT. But see this---If you are a doctor , I am a doctor, he is also a doctor, they are also doctors, then increasing these posts, then how do they get salary. From where money comes to the government for doctors , engineers, lawyers salaries,foods, cloths ,houses etc ??????

Well.. I did not mean that everyone should be a Doctor, Engineer or Lawyer although that is the dream of many at present. On the other hand if one has the potential to be a Doctor, Lawyer or Engineer (No the financial potential to spend million Rs to buy a degree) no one has the right to prevent he/she becomes so. We know that everyone is not same. People have different mental, physical capabilities and limits. Country should provide adequate opportunity for an individual to become what he/she is capable of.

Please think...

 

[nlasasatha]

Well done... Timely post. Lets try to launch an awareness program through EK.

කාටහරි මේ ගැන වැඩි විස්තර ඕනෙනම් පහළ තියෙන ලින්ක් වලට යන්න...

http://futa-sl.org/documents/
http://uteachers.blogspot.com/

ඒත් මදිනම් මේ Thread එකේ දාන්න ඔයාලට තියෙන ගැටළු.

 

[chkaushalya]

I think you should be focusing on where the money comes for Airports, Ports, Car racing, Helicopters for ministers, BMWs and Mercedes for ministers and all their family members, Substandard power plants that keep on failing, Musical shows for Indian stars, Preparations for Commonwealth games, All the officials who went for the olympics etc.

These wastages cost the country far far more than any salary increase.

These people are doing a great service to the country. Why are you so against paying them a fair amount?

Well said....

I do not have an official source for this. Please correct me if I am wrong. As I heard country's corruption losses as a percentage of GDP is about 7 - 8 % (Somebody told me that this was in the COPE report).

 

[chkaushalya]

I accept that salary should be increased , if the given details are right.

Please clear your doubts if any.