The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
In response to a question on legal education, the Prime Minister stated that four State universities currently award the LLB degree: Colombo, Peradeniya, Jaffna, and the Open University of Sri Lanka. She provided year-wise graduate numbers for 2020 to 2023 and said a proposal to establish a Legal Studies Department/Unit at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura is under UGC and Quality Assurance Council review.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, the answer is as follows.
¶ 02 (a) (i) The number of State universities currently awarding the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in Sri Lanka is 04.
¶ 03 (ii) They are: 1. University of Colombo 2. University of Peradeniya 3. University of Jaffna 4. The Open University of Sri Lanka
¶ 04 (iii) Number of LLB graduates by year and university:
¶ 05 - 2020: Colombo 213; Peradeniya 50; Jaffna 45; Open University 506 - 2021: Colombo —; Peradeniya 52; Jaffna 50; Open University 646 - 2022: Colombo 249; Peradeniya 51; Jaffna 48; Open University — - 2023: Colombo 240; Peradeniya 44; Jaffna 69; Open University 473
¶ 06 (iv) A proposal to establish a Department/Unit of Legal Studies at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura has been submitted to the University Grants Commission (UGC). That proposal is presently under the quality assurance and accreditation review process of the UGC and the Quality Assurance Council.
¶ 07 (b) Does not arise.
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