Sri Lanka may be made a regional hub for schooling, President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated at this time.
Addressing Parliament, he stated Sri Lanka is at present permitting billions of {dollars} to go in another country, at the very least three billion.
He stated, nevertheless, if the matter is correctly addressed, the nation will be capable to appeal to one other 10 billion {dollars}.
“Do we want the identical faculties we had when free schooling was launched in 1946 or the identical faculties we had in 1980? I feel we want faculties that stay up for 25 years past 2023. Your entire system that we’re used to will change. MP Eran Wickramaratne will let you know all that we might not have brick-and-mortar universities on the finish of the day. It might be one thing else. Nevertheless, why can’t we be the regional hub for that?” he stated.
The President stated, “Sri Lanka is usually a regional hub for schooling. Allow us to make up our minds. You’re permitting billions of {dollars} to exit, at the very least three billion. So not solely can we retain that 3 billion, but when we do it proper, we can appeal to one other 10 billion. We should try this. Can we be saying these are college students and taking in those that are 40-50 years and anticipate to rectify this method? That’s all I’m saying. Some might assault me for it, however I don’t thoughts. That may be a reality. I stated it earlier as effectively, earlier, we entered universities and handed out by the age of 21 or 22. But at this time, what number of move out by that age?”
“I feel many can move out by the age of 21-22. We have been regulation college students on the time and all of us handed out by that age. But, can this be finished at this time? So are we going to face this subject or not? That’s the query and that’s the reason I ask if we’re all going to face this subject and cease it. Younger women and men should move out and depart college by the age 21-22. Then they will have jobs. Now we’ve to tailor the programs to go well with the job market. Sooner or later, we might expertise a scarcity of job alternatives within the job market, particularly within the arts and social science fields. Therefore, I would love the nationwide council and the opposite committees of parliament to focus their consideration on this subject. This subject may solely be resolved if the matter is introduced to those committees.”
President Wickremesinghe added that “the one subject that continues to be is whether or not the federal government goes to do it alone or whether or not the Opposition will be a part of with the federal government and help its program or whether or not they are going to get onto the streets and begin protesting. So we’ve to determine which plan of action we’re going to take. Creating the schooling sector is a step taken for the betterment of the longer term generations.” (NewsWire)
