SL HC in Pretoria coordinates virtual meeting to make KDU a postgraduate hub

The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Pretoria coordinated a virtual meeting between Vice Chancellor KDU Major General Milinda Peiris along with the staff of the KDU and Prof. Chandima Gomes, expatriate Sri Lankan, who works at WITS University South Africa to discuss the way forward for KDU to become a post graduate Hub and upgrading the world university ranking, the High Commission said.

Delivering the opening remarks, High Commissioner S. Amarasekera stressed the importance of enhancing international relations for the Higher education sector in Sri Lanka to attract international students as a source of inward foreign currency to the country. He highlighted the potentials that Sri Lanka had to emerge as a center for education and knowledge hub, but not articulated yet in a systematic manner.

The High Commissioner also praised the readiness of Prof. Chandima Gomes who joined voluntarily to support in the worthy task and appreciated the keenness and enthusiasm shown by Major General Milinda Peiris, the Vice Chancellor of KDU and the staff for the proposal submitted by Prof. Gomes via the High Commission in this regard.

Expressing his views at the meeting, VC KDU informed that there have considerable number of foreign students already been enrolled to the KDU and the proposal will help the KDU to attract more foreign students and enhance bilateral relations with foreign universities too.

At the meeting, Prof. Chandima Gomes made an informative presentation on his proposal to the High Commission and KDU. All the parties agreed to discuss the matter further and both VC KDU and Prof Gomes thanked the High Commission for the initiatives and facilitation of the meeting.  Minister Counsellor to the High Commission Priyangani Hewarathna also attended the meeting.