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General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU / Kotalawala Defence Academy heritage)

General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU / Kotalawala Defence Academy heritage) is a recognised university in Sri Lanka. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityRatmalana
RegionAsia
TypePublic
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences; Natural Sciences; Pharmacy; Engineering & Technology; Computer Science & IT; Natural Sciences; Mathematics & Statistics; International Relations
AccreditationUniversity Grants Commission of Sri Lanka (UGC / சர்வகலாசாலை மானியங்கள் ஆணைக்குழு / විශ්ව විද්‍යාල ප්‍රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභාව) — apex statutory body regulating Sri Lankan HEIs. Established under Universities Act No. 16 of 1978. Sri Lankan HE: (1) 17 UGC-approved NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES — University of Colombo (1921 colonial heritage), Peradeniya (1942), Sri Jayewardenepura, Kelaniya, Moratuwa (engineering), Jaffna, Ruhuna, Eastern, South Eastern, Rajarata, Sabaragamuwa, Wayamba, Uva Wellassa, Visual + Performing Arts, Vavuniya, Buddhist + Pali, plus Open University (distance learning); (2) SPECIALISED INSTITUTIONS — General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, University of Vocational Technology, Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine (Ayurveda); (3) NON-STATE UNIVERSITIES — SLIIT (IT), NSBM Green University, NIBM, APIIT, CINEC, Horizon Campus + others (regulated separately under Ministry of Higher Education). Sinhala + Tamil are national + official languages; English is link language + HE primary medium in major universities (medicine, engineering, IT, business). UGC admits via competitive Z-score exam — Sri Lankan public uni admission is among South Asia's MOST COMPETITIVE.
Official websitehttps://kdu.ac.lk
Accreditation registryhttps://www.ugc.ac.lk
Founded 1981 (chartered as Sri Lanka's national defence university; named after GENERAL SIR JOHN KOTELAWALA — Prime Minister 1953-1956, founder of Bandung Conference 1955). Sri Lanka's national defence university. Chartered 1981. Named after GENERAL SIR JOHN KOTELAWALA (1895-1980) — Prime Minister of Ceylon 1953-1956, FOUNDER of NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT via 1955 BANDUNG CONFERENCE alongside Nehru + Nasser + Sukarno + Chou En-lai. ~5,000+ students (cadets + civilians). Strong medical training, military sciences, engineering.
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