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Over 30,000 students go overseas for Higher Education: SB
View(s):More than 30,000 students leave the country for Higher Education annually, due to its lack of opportunities for students who failed to gain admission into State universities, said Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake.
“The local Advanced Level exam is highly competitive and the pass rate is increasing gradually, with only 25,000 students gaining admission into State universities annually,” Minister Dissanayake said at the opening of Nawaloka College of Higher Studies this week.
He said the Government has completed preparing the legal requirements to regulate non-State universities in order to ensure quality and efficiency.
“By registering them and continuously monitoring them, a university system of acceptable standards is possible. The Private sector too should play an active role to ensure a high standard of education,” he said.
The Minister said that the Nawaloka institute’s offer of IT and Engineering Degrees from Swinburne University, Australia, will expose local students to state-of-the-art Technology labs within the country.
“The country needs experts in Technology, Naval, Aeronautical, Business and Environmental Science areas. Therefore, our university system, Technical and Mechanical Colleges, as well as Secondary Education should focus on this need, and prepare our students to excel in these areas,” he said. (NF)