PROJECTS UNDER THE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Improving Relevance and Quality of Undergraduate Education (IRQUE) Project

Under the IRQUE project, all universities will be encouraged to ensure quality and relevance to all their undergraduate courses. The project will fund degree programs on a selective basis to overcome their identified weaknesses so that undergraduates could face their future with confidence, and obtain employment more quickly and with higher remuneration.more….

Distance Education Modernization Project (DEMP) Project

In Sri Lanka, greater opportunities for tertiary education are being created through Open and Distance Learning (ODL). Universities, professional associations, private and public sector education institutions are adopting this mode of learning to cater to a larger student population.more…..

Tsunami Rehabilitation Project

Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has provided US $ 20 Million to the Government of Sri Lanka to rebuild and rehabilitate Tsunami Affected Education and Administrative Infrastructure in North, East and Southern Provinces of the country. Under this Project the Government of Kuwait established partnership with the Sri Lankan Government in the effort to uplift Economy of the Country.more….