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More private Universities needed
News - October 16,
2010
I am an engineer who passed out from University of Moratuwa. Also I
obtained an MBA from Colombo University many years ago. My wife is a
physician who passed out from Ruhuna University. Both of us are living
in Canada now.
We received a world-class higher education from Sri Lankan Government
universities. That is why many others along with us are able to go to
any country and be successful. In my wife’s case she had to compete with
more than 1,000 doctors from all over the world to obtain her medical
licence here. Only about 7 percent of those doctors are given medical
licence here.
I am happy to say that almost all the doctors from Sri Lanka get
selected every year. Many people are surprised about it.
My only problem with Private Universities is that who will administer
and regulate the standard of these private Universities? Anyone can open
a shop called ‘University’ and admit children, award degrees and make
money.
Who regulates the admission criteria, course content, standard of
exams etc.?
We understand that we have to have a system to provide opportunities
for students who miss University entrance by few marks. But simply
allowing anyone to open a ‘private University’ is not the solution.
This will have disastrous consequences on Sri Lankan education
system. There has to be a proper government body like the UGC who will
regulate these Universities. In India for example, this two tier system
has failed.
We know many graduates from India and other countries who we cannot
even compare with our AL students. So are we going to lose one of our
greatest assets, ‘our education’ system.
I’m not against the establishment of private Universities. What I
suggest is to have semi-private institutions monitored and regulated by
the government. In that system anyone can open a private University but
it has to be monitored and regulated by the government. This will
prevent just anybody opening a so-called ‘University shop’.
Pradeep Goonetillake
Strange behaviour
News - October 16, 2010 :
If there are so many female nurses and Midwives, why should male
nurses want to go into Labour Rooms.
- Dr Olga Mendis |
