Non-Government Higher Education Institutions make recommendations to PSC

The Parliament Select Committee tasked with making recommendations for the expansion of higher education opportunities in Sri Lanka recently asked a group of representatives of several private universities to submit recommendations regarding changes and developments to be made in future given the scope of the higher education sector.

During the meeting the contribution of non-governmental higher education institutes and the opportunities available to make the sector more efficient were discussed at length.

Representatives of Non-Government Higher Education Institutions in Sri Lanka such as Nagananda Institute, SLINTE higher education institute, ISOFT Metro Campus, Saegis Campus, ICBT, Royal Institute, IChem were present at the Committee meeting held and the representatives at the Committee presented their views on the opportunities, obstacles and the way forward for the expansion of the said sector.

The representatives present pointed out that while there are opportunities to carry out innovations and new initiatives in the field of higher education, the legal provisions to carry such forward are not sufficient. They also emphasized the need for a more flexible approach to facilitate the development of the sector.