Academic Facilities at Sri Lanka's defence university will be opened to general public
Mon, Jun 4, 2012, 12:35 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Jun 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka soon will open the doors of its defence university for the general public as well with the cabinet granting approval to a proposal made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as Defense Minister.
The cabinet has approved the government to obtain a loan of Rs 750 million from the Bank of Ceylon to expand the post graduate facilities of the Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (JKDU).
The Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPGS) of the JKDU initially offered M.Sc and B.Sc degree programs and many other diploma and certificate courses for serving officers of the Armed forces and the Police and the non-commissioned officers of the forces to obtain higher educational qualifications.
With the end of the armed-conflict in 2009 demand had risen for the University to offer new programs and accordingly, programs such as Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Philosophy, MBA in E - Governance, MBA in Logistic Management, Master of Laws, B.Sc in Management and several other Diploma courses are being introduced from 2012.
The new programs will be opened to the general public and the private sector with reasonable fees which will be beneficial to all Sri Lankans as a nation, the government said.
The Government has acquired a block of land adjoining the JKDU and the credit facility from the Bank of Ceylon will utilized to construct a new six- storied building complex for the IPGS.
The institute, established as an academy in 1981 and later elevated to university status, has the full membership of the Association of Commonwealth Universities of the UK.
source:http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12/Jun04_1338750333CH.php
Mon, Jun 4, 2012, 12:35 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
The cabinet has approved the government to obtain a loan of Rs 750 million from the Bank of Ceylon to expand the post graduate facilities of the Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (JKDU).
The Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPGS) of the JKDU initially offered M.Sc and B.Sc degree programs and many other diploma and certificate courses for serving officers of the Armed forces and the Police and the non-commissioned officers of the forces to obtain higher educational qualifications.
With the end of the armed-conflict in 2009 demand had risen for the University to offer new programs and accordingly, programs such as Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Philosophy, MBA in E - Governance, MBA in Logistic Management, Master of Laws, B.Sc in Management and several other Diploma courses are being introduced from 2012.
The new programs will be opened to the general public and the private sector with reasonable fees which will be beneficial to all Sri Lankans as a nation, the government said.
The Government has acquired a block of land adjoining the JKDU and the credit facility from the Bank of Ceylon will utilized to construct a new six- storied building complex for the IPGS.
The institute, established as an academy in 1981 and later elevated to university status, has the full membership of the Association of Commonwealth Universities of the UK.
source:http://www.colombopage.com/archive_12/Jun04_1338750333CH.php
