List of universities in Sri Lanka
This is a list of higher education institutions in Sri Lanka.
Contents
History
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 and private institutes exist which function interdependently. 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,[citation needed] 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. However autonomous in theory, only a very few institutes are truly autonomous. The Higher Education Ministry's attempt is to enter the world's 2000 best universities, but, according to the world university ranking, Sri Lankan universities are still far behind the target.[3]
These higher education institutions can be classified under four categories:
- public institutes contorted by the University Grants Commission
- public institutes that are not contorted by the UGC
- private non-profit institutes
- private institutes
Public UGC institutes
15 state universities and 3 campuses come directly under the authority of University Grants Commission. They are:
- University of Colombo (Western Province)
- University of Peradeniya (Central Province)
- University of Sri Jayewardenepura (Western Province)
- University of Kelaniya (Western Province)
- Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute
- University of Moratuwa (Western Province)
- University of Jaffna (Northern Province)
- Vavuniya Campus
- University of Ruhuna (Southern Province)
- Open University of Sri Lanka
- Eastern University, Sri Lanka (Eastern Province)
- Trincomalee Campus
- Swamy Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies (Eastern Province)
- South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil (Eastern Province)
- Rajarata University (North Central Province)
- Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (Sabaragamuwa Province)
- Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya and Makandura (North Western Province)
- Uva Wellassa University (Uva Province)
- University of the Visual & Performing Arts (Western Province)
- Ocean University of Sri Lanka
Public non-UGC institutes
- Ministry of Education
- Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, Homagama (Western Province)
- Sri Lanka Bhiksu University, Anuradhapura (North Central Province)
- Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education
- Ministry of Defence
- General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Ratmalana (Western Province)
- Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training
- University of Vocational Technology, Ratmalana (Western Province)
- Independent
- Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration, Colombo
- National Institute of Education
- National Institute of Social Development (established under the NISD Act, No. 41 of 1992)[4]
- National Institute of Business Management (established under the NIBM Act, No. 23 of 1976)[5]
- Institute of Surveying and Mapping (established under the Act No. 21 of 1969)
- Institute of Human Resource Advancement (University of Colombo)
- Institute for Agro-Technology and Rural Sciences, Hambantota (University of Colombo)
- Ocean University of Sri Lanka (established under the Act No. 36 of 1999)
Semi Government Institutions
Operating as autonomous not for profit institutions, government has stake in some of these institutes
Ministry of Higher Education & Highways
Private non-profit institutions
Operating as non-profit institutions, these award their own degrees with consent of the UGC.
- Aquinas University College, Colombo (registered with the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission of Sri Lanka in 1954)[4]
Private institutes
These institutes are affiliates of foreign institutes, granting degrees from these institutes.
- Advanced Technology Centre
- ANC Education
- Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology
- Auston Institute
- Australian College of Business and Technology (3 campuses)
- BMS (Business Management School)
- British College of Applied Studies (BCAS since 1999, 8 campuses in Sri Lanka)
- Colombo International Nautical and Engineering College (CINEC)
- eBusiness Academy (eBA)
- Excellence College of Management
- Horizon Campus
- Imperial Institute of Higher Education
- Industrial Master[6]
- Informatics Institute of Technology
- Institute of Technological Studies (incorporated under the Companies Act)
- Northshore College of Business & Technology
- Pioneer Institute of Business and Technology
- Royal Institute of Colombo
- Technoplus Automation (School of Embedded Electronics)
- Victoria Higher Education Campus
Research institutes
- Colombo Institute of Research & Psychology
- Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy (This institute does not come under the UGC. Instead it is administered by a board of governors.)
- National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities & Social Sciences, Colombo
Professional charters
These charter award professional qualification which are recognized as an entry qualification for postgraduate degrees.
- Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka
- BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
- Chartered Institute of Marketing
- Institute of Chemistry Ceylon
- Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
- Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
Current status of university rankings
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| Sri Lanka ranking | World rank | University |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2146 | University of Colombo |
| 02 | 2479 | University of Peradeniya |
| 03 | 2497 | University of Moratuwa |
| 04 | 3091 | University of Sri Jayawardenapura |
| 05 | 3194 | University of Kelaniya |
| 06 | 3483 | University of Ruhuna |
| 07 | 5989 | Open University of Sri Lanka |
| 08 | 7225 | University of Jaffna |
| 09 | 8266 | Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology |
| 10 | 8324 | South Eastern University of Sri Lanka |
| 11 | 8995 | Rajarata University of Sri Lanka |
| 12 | 10099 | Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration of Colombo |
| 13 | 10799 | Sabaragamuwa University |
| 14 | 11154 | Eastern University |
| 15 | 11599 | National Institute of Education Sri Lanka |
| 16 | 11793 | Wayamba University of Sri Lanka |
| 17 | 12310 | General Sir John Kothalawala Defence University |
| 18 | 12794 | Industrial Technology Institute |
| 19 | 13953 | Institute of Fundamental Studies Sri Lanka |
| 20 | 14151 | Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology Sri Lanka |
| 21 | 14308 | National Institute of Business Management |
| 22 | 14725 | Uva Wellassa University |
| 23 | 14740 | Informatics Institute of Technology Sri Lanka |
| 24 | 15245 | South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine Malabe |
| 25 | 15352 | Postgraduate Institute of Sciences |
| 26 | 15529 | Arthur C Clarke Institute of Modern Technologies |
| 27 | 15632 | Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture |
| 28 | 15667 | Colombo International Nautical and Engineering College |
| 29 | 15691 | University of the Visual & Performing Arts |
| 30 | 15718 | Sri Lanka Institute of Architects |
| 31 | 16870 | Buddhist and Pali University |
| 32 | 17294 | Australian College of Business and Technology |
| 33 | 17654 | Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education |
| 34 | 17677 | University of Vocational Technology Ratmalana |
| 35 | 18481 | National Institute of Social Development |
| 36 | 18553 | ANC Education |
| 37 | 18578 | BMS Business Management School |
| 38 | 18586 | Aquinas University College Colombo |
| 39 | 18714 | American College of Higher Education |
| 40 | 19426 | Institute of Engineering Technology |
| 41 | 19921 | Sri Lanka Press Institute |
| 42 | 20300 | Imperial Institute of Higher Education |
| 43 | 20478 | Royal Institute of Colombo |
| 44 | 20620 | Ocean University of Sri Lanka |
| 45 | 21471 | Hardy University College Ampara |
| 46 | 21479 | Edulink International Campus |
| 47 | 21912 | Buddhasravaka Bhiksu University |
Webometrics rankings
Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2015 for Sri Lanka:[7]
| Sri Lanka ranking | World rank | University |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2135 | University of Colombo |
| 2 | 2466 | University of Peradeniya |
| 3 | 2608 | University of Moratuwa |
| 4 | 3087 | University of Kelaniya |
| 5 | 3170 | University of Sri Jayewardenepura |
| 6 | 3557 | University of Ruhuna |
| 7 | 6353 | Open University of Sri Lanka |
| 8 | 7616 | University of Jaffna |
| 07 | 5118 | Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology |
| 10 | 8333 | South Eastern University of Sri Lanka |
| 11 | 9684 | Rajarata University |
| 12 | 12277 | Sabaragamuwa University |
| 13 | 12471 | National Institute of Education Sri Lanka |
| 14 | 12605 | Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration Colombo |
| 15 | 12644 | Eastern University of Sri Lanka |
| 16 | 12941 | Wayamba University of Sri Lanka |
| 17 | 13086 | General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University |
| 18 | 13495 | Postgraduate Institute of Management |
| 19 | 14181 | Industrial Technology Institute |
| 20 | 14524 | University of the Visual & Performing Arts |
See also
- Education in Sri Lanka
- List of colleges and universities
- List of colleges and universities by country
References
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- ↑ "NIBM recognized as degree awarding institute, Daily News, 01 Sep 2009"
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