CityNugegoda
RegionAsia
TypePublic
SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT; Medicine & Health Sciences; Theology & Religious Studies
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 Vidyodaya Pirivena, ancient Buddhist monastic college; full Vidyodaya University 1959; renamed Sri Jayewardenepura 1978 after Sri Lanka's administrative capital; HERITAGE TO 1873 VIDYODAYA PIRIVENA Buddhist monastic college). Major Sri Lankan public university with BUDDHIST MONASTIC HERITAGE. Heritage to 1873 VIDYODAYA PIRIVENA — one of Sri Lanka's ANCIENT BUDDHIST MONASTIC COLLEGES founded during Buddhist revival period under British colonial rule. Full Vidyodaya University 1959. Renamed SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA 1978 after Sri Lanka's administrative capital city. ~13,000+ students. Strong management + medical sciences + applied sciences.
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