Cabinet approval has been granted for the proposal on the criteria for minimum qualification for enrolment of foreign students in degree-awarding institutions in Sri Lanka.
The government states that 5% has been allocated annually for foreign students in 17 universities which are under the University Grant Commission.
It has been identified that the objective of turning Sri Lanka into a knowledge hub can be fulfilled by widening the opportunities of admission for foreign students to the 26 degree-awarding institutions which are recognised by Section 25(A) of the University Act.
However, it has been observed that there is no definite procedure to determine the minimum qualifications which are considered for university admission by each country, as a required qualification to be admitted for a degree course of a recognized degree-awarding institution under Sri Lanka’s University Act.
Accordingly, the Cabinet approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Education to consider the minimum qualification recognized for university admission by the 193 United Nations Member countries as the minimum qualification to enrol foreign students for the degree programmes offered by institutions under the University Act in Sri Lanka.
Approval has also been granted to confirm the exceptional opportunities which are not revealed by aforesaid qualifications, from the UK NARIC institution.
