Comments on: Universities are only granted Rs. 7000 million http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/universities-are-only-granted-rs-7000-million/ Discussion on Sri Lankan Education Issues Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:04:27 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Nishantha Kamaladasa http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/universities-are-only-granted-rs-7000-million/comment-page-1/#comment-5425 Nishantha Kamaladasa Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:52:00 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/universities-are-only-granted-rs-7000-million/#comment-5425 It is no use in bundling graduates in to one category in analysing the crisis in higher education. Though we over supply certain categories of graduates there is a dearth in other categories. Universities produce graduates which they can produce and unfortunately they are not what the ones often required by the industry and the society. Private universities, especially number of foreign universities, have come up in bridging this gap, though how successful they would be, is still not known. It is true that we need more semi-skilled and skilled workers. But that does not mean we are already saturated in our higher education requirements. Probably, in addition to the readjustments in the portfolio of outputs, it would also be required to improve the quality of the same. It is no use in bundling graduates in to one category in analysing the crisis in higher education. Though we over supply certain categories of graduates there is a dearth in other categories. Universities produce graduates which they can produce and unfortunately they are not what the ones often required by the industry and the society. Private universities, especially number of foreign universities, have come up in bridging this gap, though how successful they would be, is still not known.

It is true that we need more semi-skilled and skilled workers. But that does not mean we are already saturated in our higher education requirements.

Probably, in addition to the readjustments in the portfolio of outputs, it would also be required to improve the quality of the same.

]]> By: Jack Point http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/universities-are-only-granted-rs-7000-million/comment-page-1/#comment-5297 Jack Point Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:09:31 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/07/universities-are-only-granted-rs-7000-million/#comment-5297 Why do we have a problem of unemployed graduates? What is the mismatch between the labour market and the educational system? Is the taxpayers money being spent in the most desirable form? There are shortages of semi-skilled and skilled workers in many areas but oversupply of graduates, perhaps the whole system needs to be reexamined from the start. Why do we have a problem of unemployed graduates?

What is the mismatch between the labour market and the educational system?

Is the taxpayers money being spent in the most desirable form?

There are shortages of semi-skilled and skilled workers in many areas but oversupply of graduates, perhaps the whole system needs to be reexamined from the start.

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