377th Meeting of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors

The 377th Meeting of the “Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors” (CVCD) was held on the 5th of September 2015. University of Sri Jayawardenepura hosted this event and Vice-Chancellors and Directors of Member Universities, attended this meeting.

The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors (CVCD) was established in 1979  and it currently consists of 19 Vice-Chancellors of State Universities and 3 Rectors of University campuses in Sri Lanka. The primary role of the CVCD is to serve as an inter-university forum which advises the University Grants Commission (UGC) on policy, academic and administrative matters of common interest to the Universities.  It also represents the Universities of Sri Lanka in international organizations of Universities such as the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). CVCD meets monthly in rotation at each University to discuss many aspects related to university development and administration including expansion of higher education, quality improvement of courses, making universities world class, UGC new circulars, issues in the universities, policy development, employability of graduates, strategic management planning, sharing best practices and discussion on significant developments in each university.

 

Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors" (CVCD) meeting group photo

Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors Sri Lanka CVCD

L to R
1st Row ~ Prof. Chandana P. Udawatte (VC/SAB), Prof. Ranjith Premalal De silva (CA/Trinco Campus), Prof. Lakshman Dissanayake (VC/CMB), Prof. Sampath Amaratunge (VC/SJP), Prof. (Ms.) Vasanthy Arasaratnam (VC/JFN & Chairperson/CVCD), Prof, Upul B. Dissanayake (VC/PDN), Prof. Ananda Jayawardane (VC/MRT),Prof. Gamini Senanayake (VC/RHU), Dr. Ranjan Hettiarachchi (R/Sripalee Campus),

2nd Row ~ Dr. T.A. Piyasiri (VC /UniVoTec), Mr. K.K.Arulvel (R/Vavniya Campus), Prof. M.M.M. Najim (VC/SEUSL), Prof. Sumithra Jayasekara (VC/WUSL), Prof. Ariyarathne Kaluarachchi (VC/UVPA), Brig. Lal Gunasekera (R/Southern Campus, KDU), Dr.  G. Chandrasena (VC/UWUSL), Prof. S.A. Ariyadurai (VC/OUSL),

Not in the picture – Ven. Prof. Gallalle Sumanasiri Thero (Mahopadyaya/BPU), Ven. Prof. Kanththegoda Saddharathana Thero (Mahopadyaya/BUSL), Prof. Uma Coomaraswamy (CA/EUSL), Prof. Sunanda Madduma Bandara (VC/KLN), Major Genaral Milinda Peiris, Prof. Ranjith Wijayawardane (VC/RUSL)

 

 

 

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