An extraordinary gazette has been issued to establish a new state university named ‘University of Vavuniya’ with effect from the 1st of August 2021. Peiris published the relevant notification by virtue of the powers vested in him by section 21 of Universities Act, No. Thereby, the order made under the said Act to establish the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna will be revoked effective from the 31st of July, the gazette read further. The new state university is being established for the purpose of providing, promoting and developing higher education in the branches of learning of Business Studies, Applied Science and Technology Studies. Further, the university will place greater emphasis on educating students on creating value within the local resource base, he added.

Source: The Nation June 09, 2021 09:06 UTC