Friday, December 12, 2008

Prohibited, granting doctorates at Private Institutions.

Cabinet granted approval to the proposals submitted to prohibit the private institutions in awarding doctorate titles. A committee on the leadership of Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake was appointed to discuss regarding this, and the said sub committee yesterday handed over a report to President.
According to the recommendations made by the committee, authorized universities only have the privilege to grant doctorates titles was approved by the Cabinet. Meanwhile cabinet decision was also given for "Desapanthu" awards to be recommended, in future only by the President. Such recommendations were made in three languages and implemented, due to former private institutions had been in the practice of granting doctorates titles and Honorary awards.

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