Special trilingual degree from next year

Ridma DISSANAYAKE

A Special Trilingual degree will be initiated in universities from next year.

This course is to be offered to those willing to be proficient in Sinhala,Tamil and English languages, Higher Education Minister S. B. Dissanayake said.

"The students following this special degree will become fluent in the three languages after successful training under a comprehensive university training," he added.

This special trilingual degree programme is to be initiated in the Arts faculties of all universities.

The minister was addressing a special conference held to discuss ways and means to get six local universities promoted to international level. "All measures will be taken in the near future to initiate other special degree programmes for education, Information Technology and tourism industry," Minister Dissanayake said.

"We have discussed with several vocational training institutes to give an opportunity for university students to follow these vocational training programmes. The Charted Institute for Management Accounts (CIMA) also agreed to provide assistance for this programme." the minister said.