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Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 5.55 GMT |
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Minister seeks Indian assistance to develop
Jaffna Uni |
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Minister of Higher Education S. B. Dissanayake sought Indian assistance to set up an Engineering Faculty and augment the Agriculture Faculty at the Jaffna University.
Minister Dissanayake on an official visit to India met Indian Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal and also explored the possibility of getting prominent Indian Professors to undertake teaching assignments at Sri Lankan Universities during their sabbatical leave.
The two Ministers also discussed the possibility of training opportunities for Sri Lankan University lecturers in India, the Sri Lankan High Commission in Delhi said.
The two Ministers discussed during their meeting bilateral cooperation in the education sector. Minister Dissanayake explained to Minister Sibal of the steps being taken by the Government of Sri Lanka for the modernization of higher education system in Sri Lanka, the .
He disclosed that beginning from 2012 the Government of Sri Lanka will offer 200 scholarships to students from Asia to study in Universities in Sri Lanka and about 40% of these scholarships would be granted to Indian students in promoting student exchange.
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