Sunday, September 23, 2012

FUTA Huge Protest March-Sri Lanka University Lecturers


Updated:
FUTA has started their protest march today morning from Galle Fort and now reaching to Hickckaduwa town. Ambalangoda town is their destination today.

Sri Lankan University Teachers Union(FUTA) has planned to hold huge five day protest march from Galle to Colombo for pressurize the government to allocate 6% GDP for the education sector and solve the University lecturers problems.

The five day March parade is scheduled to start tomorrow (24 September) from Galle Fort and will reach the Colombo on 28 September.

After reaching Colombo a huge rally will be held in Colombo Hyde Park and September 28 has been declared as a protest day.

About 26 trade unions, political parties and civil society organizations have also expressed support with the FUTA and will participate in the marches.
The motto is “6% GDP for Education-Save State Education”. The March parade will pass Hickkaduwa,Ambalangoda,Aluthgama,Kalutara and Moratuwa towns along the A2 Road.

University students Huge Protest March-Sri Lanka


Updated:
IUSF has started their protest march morning and now reaching to Mawanella town their destination today.
Sri Lankan Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) has planned to hold huge five day protest march from Kandy to Colombo for pressurize the government to release their convener Sanjeewa Bandara and solve the University Teachers problems.

The five day March parade is scheduled to start tomorrow (24 September) from Peradeniya University Kandy at 9.00 am and will reach the Colombo on 28 September.

The motto is “Join to protect free Education and freedom of Education”. The March parade will pass Mawanella,Ambepussa,Nittambuwa and Kelaniya towns along the A1 Road. There will be a heavy traffic along the main road.
Last year IUSF has organized similar march but an interim order has been issued by the court preventing a march. Students Unions, Political Parties and several other organizations have pledged their support for this five day march
 
IUSF Slogans of the Kandy-Colombo March
·        Allocate 6% of GDP for Education
·        Re-open universities
·        Solve academic and non academic issues
·        No Private Universities
·        Ban Malabe Medical College
·        Free IUSF Convener Sanjeewa Bandara
·        Stop Students suppress


  Photo - IUSF

University Entrance for New Academic year March 15-Sri Lanka

Updated:21-11-2012


Enter Your National Identity Card Number and check whether you have selected for the First Batch of Leadership Training 2012.





Sri Lanka Higher Education Ministry has launched a new web site about University Leadership Training Program 2012. 
Through logging this web site students can check whether they have selected for the First Batch which scheduled to start December 27 to January 12, 2013.

Enter Your National Identity Card Number and check whether you have selected for the First Batch.



2011/2012 Sri Lanakn University new academic year will begin from March 15,2013 said Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake today


The two week leadership training programme for Sri Lankan students who have qualified to enter University for the 2011/2012 academic year will commence on December 27 media reports. Higher Education Ministry will post relevant convening letters tommorrow(December 12).

Federation of University Teachers Associations (FUTA), Dr Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri said that the existing facilities were insufficient to accommodate the whole students.
However, Higher Education Ministry Secretary , Dr Sunil Jayantha said the government had allocated Rs.4 billion to increase the facilities and resources of universities due to the additional intake.

Old News:


The admissions to Sri Lanka state universities for new academic year 2011/2012 would be delayed and FUTA says admission would be take place in June 2013 since the cut off marks have to be finalized before admission.


Meanwhile recently Higher Education Ministry Secretary Dr.Sunil Jayantha said that they are hoping to admit new students on February next year.
The three week leadership training programme for Sri Lankan students who have qualified to enter University for the 2011/2012 academic year will commence on November 15 media reports.
But Higher Education Ministry Director General of Students affairs Keerthi Mawella told the lankauniversity-news.com that it will commence within next two months and Ministry is hoping to announce the exact commencement date after the Attorney General’s advice received.
The university teachers strike is  solved ,but the controversial cut off marks for 2011 A/Level has not yet been decided, and the last batch in the university also has to graduate before the admission of new students.
First and second year undergraduates should be passed up a year while the final year undergraduates should to be passed out and it would be next June by the time this process is completed FUTA says.

The admissions to Sri Lanka state universities for new academic year 2011/2012 would be delayed Ministry sources confirmed to SLUN.Earlier all Universities scheduled to admit students on October this year. Most probably it will take another three months’ time to start the new academic year sources said.
It seem academic activities will be delayed due to University Lecturers strike (FUTA Strike) and ongoing university crisis.
Before entering in to the universities every student should follow a three week Leadership Training program in Army Camps. The above program is scheduled now by the Higher Education Ministry and hope to start it within next two months.

Also freshers have to follow three months compulsory full time Special English and IT course. The above English and IT course will not commence this year.

Meanwhile Higher Education Minister S B Dissanayake said that throughout the last year 80% of ragging was curbed due to the strict measures taken and it will be eradicate very soon.
Sri Lanka Supreme Court directed UGC to admit additional 5609 Students for local Universities this year due to Z score crisis. Because of this additional intake, 27500 students would be admitted to Sri Lankan Universities for the next academic year. About 22000 students enrolled to universities in 2011. Only 21,111 students were selected to Universities in 2010 while it was 20,270 students in year 2009.