Sri
Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa asked the university academic staff who are
overseas on scholarships and other engagements using the common man's money to
return to the Sri Lanka and serve the motherland to improve the educational
level of universities.
President
Mahinda Rajapaksa states that if expatriate university lecturers do decide to
arrive in Sri Lanka, the government would provide them with concessions.
President
Rajapaksa's comments in this regard came while addressing the progress review
meeting which was held at the Ministry of Higher Education.
The
President said those who have gone abroad are duty bound to serve the country
as the money spent to send them is the hard - earned money of the common man.
He said it is their duty to utilize their knowledge, thanks to free
education, for the betterment of the country.
"The
academic staff are badly needed here to impart what they learnt to the lesser
fortunate children here and assist them to raise the standard of university
education to move with the present day needs," he said.
"Come
back and serve the country. You are sent overseas on scholarships and various
other programmes with the hope that you would share your knowledge to improve
the educational standard of our children. You are duty bound to serve the
motherland because you have been sent on the hard earned money of the common
man," the President said.
Higher
Education Minister S B Dissanayake said most of the academic staff abroad are
keen to come back and rejoin the university system if they get government
approval.
"Most
members of the academic staff left the country owing to the reign of terror.
After liberating the country from terrorism, most have expressed their desire
to come back," he said.
The
minister said most staff abroad on scholarships will have to pay a fine for
breaking the agreement they signed.
The
President said the government was ready to provide them relief and advised
authorities to form a methodology to assist them.
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