Suggestions for development of higher education in Sri Lanka - Part III:

Adequate opportunities for all

One central Technological Institution with affiliated colleges should be inaugurated. In India five such institutions are supported by five countries namely Soviet Union, Germany, Britain and International Agencies and America. Vocational education has been the weakest area in Sri Lanka. We are prisoners of the past.

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Democracy and debate

Ancient Athenian free men had a very direct form of democracy, which depended very much on debate. The Athenian marketplace, the Agora, was the scene of much political debate, which was part of the fun of being an ancient Athenian (albeit male and un-enslaved).

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The makings of a great leader

Steve Jobs was not just a leader. Mark Zuckerberg is not just a leader. They are called disruptive innovators. They did things unheard of. They did thing differently, they changed the course. They had skills in them that made them innovators. You need to ask questions and observe. You need to network- talk to people from different disciplines. Today the world needs people who can think differently,

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