University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka)

University Grants Commission is the body responsible for funding most of the State Universities in Sri Lanka, and operates within the frame work of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978. A public organisation, established under the Parliament Act No 16 of 1978. Location is at No 20, Ward Place Colombo 07.

It distributes public money, allocated by the Government for teaching and research to universities and university affiliated institutes, as such controls much influence and appointments at state universities.

Functions
The official functions of the UGC are;
 * Allocation of funds to Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) that come under it
 * Planning and co-ordination of university education
 * Maintenance of academic standards
 * Regulation of the administration of HEIs
 * Regulation of student admissions to HEIs

The Commission members
The Universities Act provides for seven members of the Commission appointed by the President. These are:
 * Senior Prof. Sampath Amaratunge – Chairman
 * Senior Prof. Janitha A Liyanage – Vice-Chairperson
 * Rev. Prof. Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkitha Thero – Commission Member
 * Senior Prof. A K W Jayawardane – Commission Member
 * Senior Prof. (Ms.) Vasanthy Arasaratnam – Commission Member
 * Prof. Premakumara de Silva – Commission Member
 * Mr. Palitha Kumarasinghe – Commission Member

The following attend the meetings of the Commission but are not members and do not vote:
 * Mr. R H W A Kumarasiri – Treasury Representative who advises the Commission on funds
 * Dr. Priyantha Premakumara – Secretary to the Commission

Universities

 * University of Colombo
 * Institute of Indigenous Medicine
 * Institute of Worker's Education
 * University of Peradeniya
 * University of Sri Jayewardenepura
 * University of Kelaniya
 * University of Moratuwa
 * University of Jaffna
 * University of Ruhuna
 * Open University, Sri Lanka
 * Eastern University, Sri Lanka
 * South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
 * Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
 * Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
 * Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
 * Uva Wellassa University
 * University of the Visual & Performing Arts
 * Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine
 * University of Vavuniya

Campuses

 * Sri Palee Campus
 * Trincomalee Campus

Institutes

 * Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo
 * Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, Peradeniya
 * Postgraduate Institute of Pali & Buddhist Studies
 * Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology
 * Postgraduate Institute of Management
 * Postgraduate Institute of Science, Peradeniya
 * Postgraduate Institute of English
 * Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences
 * Postgraduate Institute of Indigenous Medicine
 * Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
 * Institute of Human Resource Advancement
 * University of Colombo School of Computing
 * National Institute of Library and Information Sciences
 * Institute of Technology University of Moratuwa
 * Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB)
 * The National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities & Social Sciences
 * Swamy Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies
 * Institute for Agro-Technology and Rural Sciences