South Eastern University to open Engineering Faculty
The South Eastern University of Sri Lanka will be opening an
Engineering Faculty shortly. Eng. Tilak De Silva, the President of the
Institute of Engineers of Sri Lanka, recently visited the University to
hold discussions on establishing standards with the Vice Chancellor of
the Eastern University Prof. S.M.Mohomed Ismail, the Provincial Centre
of the IESL, some Engineers and other University officials.
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IES L President Tilak De Silva exchanging tokens of
appreciation with South Eastern University Vice Chancellor,
Prof. S.M. Mohamed Ismail |
Speaking to Daily News Business, Eng. Tilak De Silva said, "The
quality standards of a Engineering Faculty of a University must be very
stringently adhered to, otherwise the engineers graduating from that
university will be sub-standard.
We have done the engineering degree accreditation of Engineering
Faculties of Moratuwa, Peradeniya and Ruhuna Universities. In South
Eastern University of Sri Lanka, we are in the process of evaluating the
gaps to be filled.
The quality standards depend on the qualifications and experience of
the lecturers, quality of material, laboratories and the number of staff
members.
We have appointed one staff member from the South Eastern University
of Sri Lanka to attend the meetings of the IESL and obtain the necessary
advice and information." "The quality standards of an Engineering
Faculty or an institution are determined by the Washington Accord.
The Washington Accord, signed in 1989, is an international agreement
among bodies responsible for accrediting engineering degree programs.
It recognizes the substantial equivalency of programs accredited by
those bodies and recommends that graduates of programs accredited by any
of the signatory bodies be recognized by the other bodies as having met
the academic requirements for entry to the practice of engineering. |
