Workshop on universities begins on Monday

June 15, 2012, 9:54 pm, the island

A workshop on ‘Re-creating and re-positioning Sri Lankan Universities to meet emerging challenges and opportunities in a globalized environment’ will be held on June 18 and 19, 2012 at Hotel Sands, Kalutara

Minister of Higher Education S. B. Dissanayake will be the Chief Guest at the workshop to be attended by around 70 participants, including the Secretary to the Ministry, Chairman and members of the UGC, past Vice-Chancellors, current Vice Chancellors, senior dons, representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Economic Development, Board of Investment, the private sector and foreign missions in Colombo.

Ten speakers, including two distinguished guest speakers from abroad, will make presentations. The proceedings of the workshop will be published and its recommendations will be submitted to President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Minister of Higher Education for implementation.

The Keynote Speech will be delivered by Dr. Kobena Hanson, Head-Knowledge and Learning, African Capacity Building Foundation, Zimbabwe on ‘Rethinking Institutional Leadership in a Globalized Era: Strategic Imperatives for Higher Education’.