Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in the official launching ceremony of the RMIT-UGC joint research program held today (Oct 02) at the Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo.
This official launching ceremony is a collaborative value designing between RMIT University of Australia and University Grants Commission (UGC) for Doctoral Training aiming to training young academics of Sri Lanka by bridging knowledge, advancing research and innovation along with nurturing future readers. The program is conducted in partnership with the University of Peradeniya, University of Moratuwa, University of Ruhuna, and the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
On this occasion, 30 scholarships were awarded to the students for Doctoral Training.
Addressing the event, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya commended the significance of this partnership with RMIT in strengthening the capacity of academics and researchers, and underscored the government’s need for active contribution of researchers, academics, practitioners, and experts to effectively addressing the critical areas the country is currently facing.
The Prime Minister further emphasized the importance of moving beyond traditional approaches and adopting more interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary strategies. The Prime Minister urged the academics who received the scholarships today to take up leadership in guiding the country toward sustainable and inclusive development.
The event was attended by the Acting High Commissioner of Australia to Sri Lanka and Maldives, Lalita Kapur, Chairman of UGC, Senior Professor Kapila Seneviratne, Vice Chairman of UGC, RMIT Representatives, Chancellors, vice Chancellors, deans of Universities,Members of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board, officials of UGC and academics.
[Prime Minister’s Media Division]
