The Hon. Dilith Jayaweera
Hon. Dilith Jayaweera raised concerns over the closure of the Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka and the complete halt of academic activities for about two months. He asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education for details on student and staff numbers, the reasons for the closure, whether institutional inefficiencies contributed to it, and what steps have been taken to reopen the university. He also questioned alleged irregularities in online semester examinations for the 2022/2023 academic year and requested information on any action taken.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, due to a series of issues that arose at the Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, academic activities have completely halted and it has been closed. I seek clear answers from the Hon. Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education to the following:
¶ 02 1. Current number of bhikkhu students studying in each year? 2. Numbers of academic and non-academic staff separately? 3. Are you aware the University has been closed for about two months? If so, reasons? 4. Did institutional inefficiencies cause the closure? 5. What measures have you taken to rectify inefficiencies and reopen? Present progress? 6. Are you aware that in conducting all semester examinations online for the 2022/2023 academic year to avoid graduation delays, numerous irregularities occurred? What action has been taken?
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Cite as: The Hon. Dilith Jayaweera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 March 2025. No. 1744106534050382. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9434