CityKelaniya
RegionAsia
TypePublic
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT; Theology & Religious Studies; Languages & Linguistics
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.
Founded 1959 (chartered as Vidyalankara Pirivena — ancient Buddhist monastic college 1875; full university 1959; located near KELANIYA RAJA MAHA VIHARAYA — Buddhist temple believed to have hosted Buddha's visit). Major Sri Lankan public university with BUDDHIST MONASTIC HERITAGE. Heritage to 1875 VIDYALANKARA PIRIVENA — one of Sri Lanka's ANCIENT BUDDHIST MONASTIC COLLEGES. Full university 1959. Located near KELANIYA RAJA MAHA VIHARAYA — Buddhist temple believed by Sri Lankan Buddhists to have hosted Buddha's visit during his third visit to Sri Lanka. ~13,000+ students. Strong humanities + social sciences + Sinhala-Pali language studies.
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