Open University of Sri Lanka

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Open University, Sri Lanka

Established:	1980
Type:	Public
Vice-Chancellor:	Prof. Nandani De Silva
Students:	24,697 [1]
Location:	Nawala, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
Website:	http://www.ou.ac.lk/

The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) is one of the recognized universities in Sri Lanka where students may further their education through distance learning. OUSL's academic programs enable students to combine theoretical study with meaningful real-world learning experiences. It is situated at Nawala, Nugegoda.

1 Establishment
2 Faculties
3 Divisions
4 Other
5 Student activities
- 5.1 Student Unions
- 5.2 Tamil Thai Pongal Day

[edit] Establishment

The concept of establishing the Open University of Sri Lanka was proposed by Dr Nissanka Wijeyeratne the Cabinet Minister of Education & Higher Education at the time^[1].

[edit] Faculties

The University consists of four Faculties and several divisions.

Education
Engineering Technology
Humanities and Social Sciences
Natural Sciences

Departments

A. Education 1.Early Childhood & Primary Education 2.Secondary & nursery Education 3.Special needs education

B.Engineering Technology 1.Electrical & Computer Engineering 2.Civil Engineering 3.Mechanical Engineering 4.Textile Engineering 5.Agriculture Engineering 6.Mathematics and Philosophy

B.Natural Sciences 1.Physics 2.Mathematics 3.Chemistry 4.botany 5.Zoology 6.Health Science

[edit] Divisions

Educational Technology,
Regional Educational Services,
Information Technology

[edit] Other

research tech

The administration is done by other Divisions.

Finance Division Information Technology Division Establishment Division General Administartion Division Student Affairs Division Regional Educational Services Division Public Information office Maintanance Division Operations Division Internal and Government Audit Division

[edit] Student activities

[edit] Student Unions

The Open University Have Four Student Unions Each Four Faculties. and consisting of Four Student union there is a University Student Union. student Union is an organization that involve in student rights in education and university Activities. also student unions involve in Sri Lankan Political Environment.and Open university student union is a member in 'Inter university Student Federation".

University student union Members From Year 1998

Year	President	Secretary	Treasurer.
1998/1999	Indu samarawikrama
1999/2000	Samantha Perera	Amal Silva	N/A
2000/2001	Bharatha Amarathunge/Ajith Karunarathne
2001/2002	Mahesh	Nelaka Shyamal	Kalana Gunasekara
2002/2003	Jagath Mawella	Ajith Karunarathne	Vithanage Chaminda Perera
2003/2004	Lakmal Nishantha
2004/2005	Nuwan shanika	yasanka
2005/2006	Buddika

[edit] Tamil Thai Pongal Day

The Tamil students of the open university celebrate Pongal Day from 1996. Many Tamil students participate many cultural activities on this events. Dramas, Debate, Cultural dance, Mucial programme and many activities on this day. Mr. T.Ilangovan was the first president of the pongal day committee. It still going well and students are maintaining the cultural programme (edit by- VCP).

Year	President	Vice President	Secretary	Assist. Secre	Trea.
1996	Thanabalasingam Ilangovan	Sasikala Shanmugalingham	Kanagaratnam Surendran		A.Panchachsaram Kankeyan
1997 Kandasamy Sriram	Kandasamy Sriram	Kandasamy Sriram
1998	Navaratnam Arul Neel Ranjith	Devaki	Antonipillai Jeyandra	?	Anthonippillai Reginold Chandrakumar
1999	Sivarajah Gokulan	Mangalamenahai.	A.Satkuunananthan	S.Kandeepan	S.Mohanaram
2000	B.Sanjeeve	K.Gowry	Ganesh Venu	?	Amirtharshan
2001	K.Ketheeshwaran	Ms. Felita Remi Arulgnanam	K.Kaandeepan	?	Thangavelautham Subakaran
2002	S.K.S.Thileepan	Ms. K.Vagini	B.Nishan	Ms. Dhuwaraka	S.Senthooran
2003	S.Thulapan	Ms. Suganya Thillainadarajan	G.S.Johnson	Ms. Sumathra Subramaniam	S.Sabesan
2004	?	?	?	?	?
2005	?	?	?	?	?
2006	?	?	?	?	?
2007	S.Umasuthan	V.Thushyanthi	Charles Jerome Raj	S.Thayalini	Mobilashini
2008	S.Vinoth	K.Sinthuja	S.Vivekandha	A.Pathmakantha	K.Sanjeenth