The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC
Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper asked whether an Eastern Province State university could be given the opportunity to establish a law faculty, in the context of efforts to expand legal education, to improve access particularly for Muslim girls interested in law. He also noted that the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University awards an LLB and, despite not being under the UGC, appears to have similar eligibility for the Law College Entrance Examination, requesting that the Prime Minister look into the matter.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Prime Minister, subject to correction, the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) also awards an LLB. My supplementary is this: you mentioned promoting legal education by establishing new law faculties and cited the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Would it not be appropriate to grant such an opportunity to an Eastern Province State university as well, to facilitate access, especially for Muslim girls interested in law? Also, while KDU is not under the UGC, like other State universities it appears to have the same privilege of eligibility for the Law College Entrance Examination. I hope you will look into this.
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Cite as: The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 February 2025. No. 1739271735020022. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/658