Landmark court verdict on SAITM opens doors wide for 5 foreign Universities including Manipal – Lakshman Kiriella (Video and Audio)
(Lanka-e-News -01.Feb.2017, 11.30PM) There are five International Universities in the waiting list to open their branches in Sri Lanka , and they were waiting until the court delivered the crucial verdict pertaining to SAITM medical College , and Manipal University is one of them , said Lakshman Kiriella , the minister of higher education when speaking to Lanka e news to make a special statement in connection with the landmark court verdict delivered yesterday.
The main Manipal University which is located in Karnataka state , India and has 52 branches across the world . This University is a member of the Commonwealth group of Universities , and already an MOU has been signed with it. A plot of land in Kalutara has been demarcated towards this , and following this court decision , they are going to most swiftly construct the building , the minister revealed.
On account of the students who are following higher education in Sri Lanka , a sum of about Rs. 7000 million is being pumped out of the country unnecessarily every year , the minister pinpointed. These funds can be saved within SL now , and besides, those students who are denied the opportunity to enter State Universities can select a University here without worrying about foreign Universities , the minister highlighted.
The full text of Lakshman Kiriella’s special statement is below
Video footage is hereunder
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