Following heavy criticism, President Maithripala Sirisena said on May 8th that Batticaloa University will be regulated under the Higher Education Ministry. President further said that university expected to continue as a private university under the rules and regulations of the Ministry of Higher Education and, there will be a clear decision regarding the curriculum maintained by the university.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka government has expelled around 200 Islamic clerics after the Easter bombings. The clerics are believed to have entered the country legally, but due to security crackdown after the attacks, they were found to have overstayed their visas for which fines were imposed and they were expelled from the island.
No Sharia University or Batticaloa Campus requested permission from UGC.
Chairman of the SriLanka University Grants Commission (UGC) Prof. Mohan de Silva says that there is NO university named ‘Sharia University’ under the jurisdiction of the UGC. Issuing a press release UGC Chairman further says that no such university has requested permission nor given authority by the UGC to conduct educational courses.
The complete media release is as follows:
“Attention of the University Grants Commission is drawn to several news items regarding an organization referred to as ‘Sharia University’ or ‘Batticaloa Campus’ located in Poonani in the Eastern province.
The Commission wishes to state that, as per the University Act 1978 (as amended) University Grants Commission is mandated only to plan and coordinate university education and regulate the administration of 15 state universities that come under the purview of the University Grants Commission.
University Grants Commission categorically states that no organization by the name of ‘Sharia University’ or ‘Batticaloa Campus’ has ever requested permission, nor given authority by the Commission to conduct degree courses.”
Sharia
University Batticaloa
After the Easter Sunday
attacks, students and students unions demanded government to shutdown
controversial ‘Sharia University or “Batticaloa campus” saying it spread
radical Islamic religious ideology and says it allows students to study
Bachelor of Arts in Sharia and Islamic Studies in Islamic Law in Sri Lanka
without charging money.
Inter University
Students’ Federation IUSF says the largest Islamic university in South Asia is
being constructed at Punani in Batticaloa area to promote Islamic religious
ideology, with financial assistance from Saudi Arabia and support from
government and UGC.
IUSF says university
conduct 10 degree courses including Islamic Banking & Finance and Shariah
& Islamic Studies.
Chairman of the
University Grants Commission (UGC) Prof. Mohan de Silva says that there is no
university named ‘Sharia University’ under the jurisdiction of the UGC refusing
media reports UGC involvement.
“University Grants
Commission categorically states that no organization by the name of ‘Sharia
University’ or ‘Batticaloa Campus’ has ever requested permission, nor given
authority by the Commission to conduct degree courses.” UGC said releasing a
media release.
Inputs from Govt News Portal / University World News
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