SAITM issue solved on a favourable note
All seven Heads of the government medical institutions have arrived at a unanimous decision with the total mediation of the State at a special discussion held yesterday in relation to the proposal brought forward by the Minister of Higher Education to execute activities of the private
university in Malabe belonging to Dr. Neville Fernando as an institution which is to be based on the agreement of being affiliated to both the government and the private sector.As such, the discrepancies that prevailed over private institutions this far have been settled on a favourable note and it could be anticipated that protests and fasting which took place would come to end. This decision has been arrived at a discussion conducted yesterday at the parliamentary complex by seven Heads of government universities with Minister of Higher Education, Minister Lakshman Kiriella. When the Malabe private university would be activated as an institution with the co-ordination of the State and Private sector with the total mediation of the State there would be an opportunity to stick to a criterion in the instance of admitting students universities in the country which then would necessarily have to be responsible for the quality of the courses of study offered to them. Just as much as the manner in which the Malabe private university was linked to the State, in future, the Malabe Neville Fernando Hospital which was utilised for its training activities would be joining hands with the State in the future.
The Prime Minister too has been notified about decisions arrived at during this discussion and after signing the agreements in future in that connection, the new methodology would come into force. Whatever it is, the present undergraduates who followed studies upto now would not be inconvenienced because of this change and a methodology would be adopted where they will be directed for services after monitoring their level of quality.
In the future, students who have claimed a higher level pass at the Advanced Level would be afforded the opportunity of obtaining the SAITM Degree and step into the medical field while their educational process would be handled by lecturers approved by the Government Medical College.