The Hon. (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 8 January 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Clean Sri Lanka Programme and Related Questions to Prime Minister

Education

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Academic freedom should be protected through decisions made primarily within universities, through bodies such as Councils, Senates, Faculty Boards and student unions. The Government’s role was described as setting policy to uphold academic freedom, intervening only when it is obstructed, and avoiding undue interference in university affairs.

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¶ 01 Decisions regarding academic freedom should primarily be taken at university level. The Government can state policy—that academic freedom must be upheld and not obstructed—and intervene if it is not. Universities have Councils, Senates, Faculty Boards and student unions; these bodies should engage more robustly on academic freedom, and be empowered to take decisions. The best thing a government can do for academic freedom is to refrain from undue interference.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 8 January 2025 ·No. 1737023464031571 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2025. No. 1737023464031571. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27549