University academic year begins today

Ridma DISSANAYAKE

The Higher Education Ministry said all measures are in place to begin the academic activities in all universities for the new academic year 2011-2012 before the end of November and all admissions will be conducted according to a single time table.

According to the ministry, the Arts Faculty, Dental Faculty, Engineering Faculty, Medical Faculty and Zoology Department of the Peradeniya University will begin their academic activities today. The Human and Sociology Faculty and Commerce and Management Faculty will also begin today.

The academic activities in the Applied Science Faculty of the Jayewardenepura University will begin on October 17, the Human and Sociology Faculty on October 21, the Medical Faculty on November 07 while the Management Faculty on November 28.

The Agriculture Faculty, and Fisheries and Marine Science Faculty of the Ruhuna University will begin on October 31 and the Arts Faculty on October 21, the Medical Faculty and Pharmacology Degree programme on October 17, the Biological Science Faculty,Physical Science Faculty and Computer Science Department on November 3 and Management Faculty on October 20.

The Higher Education Ministry said the Applied Science Faculty of the Rajarata University will begin on October 24, the Medical Faculty after November 15 and Management Faculty after December.

The Wayamba University's Business Studies and Finance Faculty and Agriculture Faculty will begin their academic activities on October 19. All the faculties of Sabaragamuwa University will begin their academic activities on October 27 and all faculties of Agnidiga University on October 24. The Arts and Agriculture Faculties of Jaffna University will begin on October 24 and Management Faculty today.

The Dancing and Drama Faculty,Visual Arts Department and Music Faculty of the Aesthetic University will begin on October 25, the Computer Science Faculty, Information and Communication Technology Faculty of the Colombo University on October 24 and all faculties of Sri Pali Campus on October 24.

The Applied Science and the Business Studies Faculties will begin in January 2012 and all faculties of the Eastern University on October 3, the Higher Education Ministry sources added.

They noted that the academic activities of Indigenous Medicine Department will also begin today.