By Deepal Warnakulasuriya, The Nation.
Higher Education Minister S. B. Dissanayaka said the Government was ready to take bold decisions against unruly students as the Government worked only in the national interest and not on personal political agendas.
Minister Dissanayaka said he had already instructed the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) to take stern action against the students who did not perform well repeatedly. “Open University allows students who didn’t reach the cut off marks to enter other universities. They should follow a foundation course first and then register for a degree or diploma courses. There are students who failed even the foundation course”, Minister points out.
He stressed new rules will be introduced soon to terminate the studentship of such students as they were the section which were directly involved in ragging and other unruly incidents within the university premises. The Minister further said that OUSL students who failed all the subjects in the first year twice would also face the same fate.
He also explained that around 80 percent of OUSL students were over 35 years old and employed. Another 20% entered the Open University after their Advanced Levels. “Around five percent of students from the second category are creating unnecessary problems inside the University”, Higher Education Minister added.
He also added that since it was too late to implement such decisions within the Sri Lankan university framework, it had badly affected the country’s education.
Higher Education Minister S. B. Dissanayaka said the Government was ready to take bold decisions against unruly students as the Government worked only in the national interest and not on personal political agendas.
Minister Dissanayaka said he had already instructed the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) to take stern action against the students who did not perform well repeatedly. “Open University allows students who didn’t reach the cut off marks to enter other universities. They should follow a foundation course first and then register for a degree or diploma courses. There are students who failed even the foundation course”, Minister points out.
He stressed new rules will be introduced soon to terminate the studentship of such students as they were the section which were directly involved in ragging and other unruly incidents within the university premises. The Minister further said that OUSL students who failed all the subjects in the first year twice would also face the same fate.
He also explained that around 80 percent of OUSL students were over 35 years old and employed. Another 20% entered the Open University after their Advanced Levels. “Around five percent of students from the second category are creating unnecessary problems inside the University”, Higher Education Minister added.
He also added that since it was too late to implement such decisions within the Sri Lankan university framework, it had badly affected the country’s education.
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