Expertise of Colombo University can be used to achieve govt. goals: GL

The expertise of the University of Colombo will be of enormous assistance to the government in achievement of the goals it has set itself, which is significantly to address the mismatch between what is taught in universities and other educational institutions and employment available, Minister of Education Prof. G. L. Peiris said yesterday.

Prof. Peiris made these remarks using zoom technology on the event of its 100th anniversary celebrations “It is a great pleasure for me to felicitate the University of Colombo, my alma mater on this happy occasion. It is a significant milestone as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of faculty of Arts, faculty of science and the library of the University of Colombo.as we look back on that stand of a full century, the characteristics of the University which immediately comes to mind is it’s resilients. During that period university had to face and indeed overcome many challenges.the society of this country had undergone a fundamental transformation during that period.the university has had the strength to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances. I would identify that it is a principle accomplishment of the University of Colombo. The capacity for development, change, refinement and adaptation in order to keep things with dramatically changing circumstances, but the university while being proud of its history I am sure will have an even more magnificent future.