Investment of 25 m Sterling Pounds:

British university to be established

Ramani Kangaraarachchi

Plans are under way to establish a reputed British university in Sri Lanka for the first time with an investment of 25 million Sterling Pounds. A top ranking team from the British university is expected to make the official announcement of this project early February next year.

The foreign university has sought assistance from Uwa Wellessa University (UWU) Vice Chancellor Chandra Embuldeniya in setting up this exclusive university in the country within the next five years.

UWU Vice Chancellor Embuldeniya said the proposed university will be unique as it is expected to run programs focused on the market needs of the region extendable to global needs.

But Sri Lanka will be benefited in a big way as most of the global needs of Sri Lankan industries also will be met by this university.

There will be 21 undergraduate programs for a period of four years initially which include programs related to tourism, hospitality, shipping, aviation, automobile, computer based industries and film industry.

It is expected to introduce post graduate programs from the second year.

Both local and foreign students will be accommodated at affordable prices. Specially for UK students it will be less than half the UK prices.

Five thousand students will be accommodated for all programs at the beginning and all these programs will be residential. All students completing undergraduate programs successfully will be given industrial placements in multinational companies locally and internationally.

Embuldeniya said that two lands in Hambantota and Kandy areas have been identified to build this university and awaiting necessary approvals from the authorities in those areas.

There will be a lot of new opportunities for the country by way of employment, education and infrastructure development.