Jobs for graduates soon

Amila Prabath WANASINGHE

A programme to provide employment for graduates has been formulated and will be implemented soon, said Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake when he inaugurated a leadership training workshop for a batch of 186 university entrants at the Tissawewa Army Camp in Pandulagama, Anuradhapura. The Minister said adequate funds will be provided for the development of universities.

Minister S.B. Dissanayake

The Ministry has formulated programmes, such as, leadership training workshops to help produce intellectuals with tranquility of mind and physical fitness for the benefit of the country. Although parents incurred a heavy expenditure to educate their children upto the GCE Advanced level, a small minority gain entrance to universities. There were reports of certain male students in universities getting addicted to drugs. Such tendencies could be eliminated by getting them to do sports and other social activities in addition to education.

Minister Dissanayake said the quality of state universities will not deteriorate by setting up private universities. “Our intention is to attract 10 percent foreign students to local universities.” To achieve this objective, we have to upgrade universities according to a plan, providing them with facilities.

The minister said Sri Lanka has all the natural resources needed for its development. Attainment of development would not be difficult if the contribution of university students is reflected through inventions and problem solving decisions.