Saturday, 14 January 2012
His study course has been identified as “A Qualitative Research Study on the Sociocultural Factors Inpiuenting Sexual & Mental Abuse Of Children in Sri Lanka.”
His advisory board has been listed as Prof. N.L.A. Karunaratne and senior lecturer M.W. Jayasundera. Prof. Daya Amarasekera has been named as the supervisor.
The accepted practice in the country is to present a post graduate degree to persons engaged in educational research and for those who are respected in their professions.
Thesis done on research carried out for several years and several others degrees should be held by a person to be awarded a post graduate degree in the research category.
A new system has also been introduced on awarding post graduate degrees. It does not nee any guidelines and MP Mervyn Silva was awarded a doctorate in such a manner.
Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has been unable to fulfill the basic requirements to be awarded a post graduate degree. There are many allegations about the manner in which he joined the Law College and sat for its examinations.
A law student even complained to the Human Rights Commission about the matter.
However, the Sri Jayewardenepura University vice chancellor has decided on awarding a post graduate degree to MP Namal Rajapaksa to overcome various allegations leveled against him.
It is learnt that President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered the vice chancellor to make the necessary arrangements to award Namal Rajapaksa a post graduate degree.
