The Cabinet has approved several proposals submitted by the Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education to sign MoUs with local and foreign universities with the aim of enhancing higher education cooperation with Chinese universities and raising Sri Lankan universities in world ranking indices and internationalization.
Accordingly, the Cabinet has approved the entry into the following agreements:
- Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and Wuhan University of Sport of the People’s Republic of China, with the aim of taking necessary steps to promote, develop, and establish educational and research training programs, jointly organizing workshops and seminars, and conducting educational programs in areas of mutual interest.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the University of Aizu, Japan, with the aim of promoting mutual understanding and cooperation between the two sides in the field of higher education, science, and technology, exchange of information, academic staff, researchers, and students related to higher education scientific research and related activities, and promoting joint research activities.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the University of Agder, Norway, with the aim of developing and promoting joint research, education, and training programs, as well as student and academic staff exchange programs, holding joint workshops and training sessions, and exchanging publications.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and Deakin University, Australia, with the aim of identifying mutually beneficial short-term training courses and projects.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Moratuwa and Linyi University, China, with the aim of promoting cooperation in postgraduate programs, based on mutual interests and benefits, by participating in conferences and academic meetings, and exchanging academic information and other information.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Peradeniya and the Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, India, with the aim of exchanging teaching, learning materials, and other relevant literature related to research and educational programs, and jointly organizing short-term continuing education programs, seminars, or workshops in areas of mutual interest.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Southeastern University of Sri Lanka and Shandong University of Science and Technology of China, with the aim of facilitating the exchange of students, academic staff, and researchers for a limited period in the areas of cooperation in the fields of joint research supervision, teaching, training, research, and innovation, including undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral degrees, etc.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Kelaniya and the State University of New York at Cortland, USA, with the aim of promoting research collaboration programs, faculty academic staff and student exchange programs, study abroad opportunities, clinical experiences, mentoring, and cultural programs, etc.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Open University of Sri Lanka and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, with the aim of collaborating on graduate and postgraduate degree programs.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Kelaniya and the National Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Republic of Korea, with the aim of promoting educational and joint research programs and organizing joint workshops and seminars.
