Kotelawala Defence University to collaborate with La Jolla Institute of USA

The Cabinet has approved a proposal on entering in to agreements between La Jolla Institute in the USA and General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) for the implementation of a research project.

The La Jolla Institute for Immunology in the United States of America and General Sir John

Kotelawala Defence University have been conducting academic collaborations since 2017.

KDU has so far received US$ 505,840 in funding for the collaboration to implement research projects.

The two parties have reached an agreement to further enhance existing academic collaborations aimed at promoting research work on early detection, understanding and mitigation of tuberculosis and exchanging student and academic staff.

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal made by the President, in his capacity as the Minister of Defence, to sign agreements on the implementation of the relevant project.