List of universities in Sri Lanka

This is a list of higher education institutions in Sri Lanka.The Sri Lankan law on publicly financed universities, the University Grants Commission 15 Sri Lankan universities and other education institutions, as higher education institutions.

History

University of Colombo with the university tower
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
University of Kelaniya.
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

The first institution of modern higher education in the island was established in 1921 as the University College Ceylon; even though there several institutions of vocational education before that. In 1942 the first university was established as the University of Ceylon with several campuses island wide, Colombo (established 1942), Peradeniya (established 1949), Vidyodaya (established 1959), Vidyalankara (established 1959) and Katubedda (established 1972). It was dissolved in 1972 to establish the University of Sri Lanka. Jaffna campus was added to the university in 1974. With the promulgation of the Universities Act. No 16 of 1978, state university status was restored to the 6 separate campuses. University Grants Commission (UGC) was also created to plan and coordinate the state university education. After that, a number of state universities were created. All these state universities are registered under the University Grants Commission, but a few come under the auspices of ministries other than the Ministry of Higher Education, in which the UGC is a part of.

Most of the state universities depend on funds given by the University Grants Commission, as it is their primary and sometimes only source of funding. Therefore, the UGC has a direct control over these universities and administer the undergraduate intake. The UGC is subordinate to the Ministry of Higher Education.

A few other public exist which function interdependently. The government has a stake in some of these institutions. The most prominent is the Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education, which is under Ministry of Higher Education & Highways.[1] The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University was a similar institute but has since been classed as a state university, though it is under the control of the Ministry of Defence.[2]

Current situation

In Sri Lanka, the university education has been strictly controlled by the government until recently. All degree-granting universities and most degree-granting institutes are still government-owned or funded.

These higher education institutions can be classified under three categories:

Universities

National universities

15 universities and 3 campuses come directly under the authority of University Grants Commission.[3] They are:

Campuses

Public non-UGC institutes

Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Ministry of Higher Education and Highways
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training
Independent

Private institutes

While higher education in Sri Lanka is primarily dispensed by public institutions, there are also numerous private tertiary institutions, which are not accredited as universities by the Sri Lankan government.

Private non-profit institutions

Operating as non-profit institutions.

Private higher education companies (registered under company act)

These institutes are affiliates of foreign institutes, granting degrees from these institutes. The Sri Lankan government recognises them under the Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training however the majority of these institutes are not recognised by the University Grant Commission.

Research institutes

Professional charters

These charter award professional qualification which are recognised as an entry qualification for postgraduate degrees.

Current status of university rankings

THE (Times Higher Education) World University Rankings

According to THE World University Rankings University of the Colombo in the 801 Rank

Webometrics Ranking 2016

According to the webometrics Ranking, Sri Lankan university ranking for recent years are listed below,

University 2016 (July edition)[5] 2015 (July edition)[6] 2014 (July edition)[7] 2013 (July edition)[8]
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university
rank
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rank
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university
rank
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rank
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university
rank
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rank
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university
rank
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rank
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University of Colombo 1 Steady 1946 Increase 93 1 Steady 2039Increase 107 1 Increase 12146 Increase 109 2 Decrease 1 2255 Decrease 573
University of Peradeniya 2 Steady 2158 Increase 72 2 Steady 2230 Increase 249 2 Increase 2 2479 Increase 494 4 Decrease 1 2973 Decrease506
University of Moratuwa 3 Steady 2415 Decrease 8 3 Steady 2407Increase 90 3 Decrease 2 2497 Decrease 347 1 Increase 12150 139
University of Kelaniya 4 Steady 2559 Increase 570 4Increase 13129Increase 65 5 Steady 3194 Increase 1314 5 Steady 4508 Decrease 1214
University of Ruhuna 5 Increase 1 2634 Increase 1891 6 Steady 4525Decrease 1042 6 Decrease 3 3483 Decrease 1130 3 Increase 3 2353 Increase 941
University of Sri Jayewardenepura 6 Decrease 1 3045 Decrease 569 5 Decrease 1 2476Increase 615 4 Increase 2 3091 Increase 2878 6 Decrease 2 5969 Decrease 3210
University of Jaffna 7 Increase 2 4004 Increase 2557 9 Decrease 1 6561Increase 664 8 Decrease 1 7225 Increase 938 7 Steady 8163 Decrease 2499
University of the Visual & Performing Arts 8 Increase 6 4121 Increase 9944 14 Increase 1 14065Increase 1626 15 Steady 15691 Increase 81215 Steady 16503 Increase 1063
Open University of Sri Lanka 9 Decrease 1 4479 Increase 1091 8 Decrease 15570Increase 419 7 Increase 1 5989 Increase 2719 8 Steady8708 Decrease 2824
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka 10 Decrease 3 5409 Decrease 358 7 Increase 65051Increase 6742 13 Decrease 1 11793 Increase 1489 12 Steady13282 Decrease 927
Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka = 11 Increase 1 6015 Increase 4987 12 Decrease 111002Decrease 203 11 Decrease 2 10799 Decrease 261 9 Increase 1 10538 Decrease 670
Eastern University of Sri Lanka = 11 Increase 2 6015 Increase 5250 13 Decrease 111265Decrease 111 12 Decrease 2 11154 Increase 970 10 Increase 1 12124 Increase 198
Rajarata University of Sri Lanka 13 Decrease 3 6137 Increase 3570 10 Steady9707Decrease 712 10 Increase 1 8995 Increase 3299 11 Decrease 2 12294 Decrease 6066
South Eastern University of Sri Lanka 14 Decrease 3 7968 Increase 2061 11 Decrease 210029Decrease 1705 9 Increase 4 8324 Increase 5217 13 Increase 2 13541 Increase 2464
Uva Wellassa University 15 Steady 11664 Increase 4050 15Decrease 1 15714Decrease 989 14 Steady 14725 Decrease 359 14 Decrease 1 14366 Decrease 1800

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (1936/51): 2A. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: 2A. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.ugc.ac.lk/en/universities-and-institutes/other-government-universities.html
  4. 1 2 "University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka, Annual Report 2005, Page 26"
  5. ↑ "Sri Lanka". webometrics. Open Publishing. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  6. ↑ webometrics.info website. World Ranking of Top Sri Lankan Universities – 2015 July Retrieved 29 October 2016
  7. ↑ webometrics.info website. World ranking Top Sri Lankan Universities 2014 July Retrieved 29 October 2016
  8. ↑ webometrics.info website. Top Best Universities in Sri Lanka according to webometrics World Ranking 2013 July Retrieved 29 October 2016
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