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ශ්රී ලංකා විවෘත විශ්වවිද්යාලය இலங்கை திறந்த பல்கலைக்கழகம் | |
 Crest of Open University of Sri Lanka | |
| Motto | Vidya sarvsya vruddhaye |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Education is regarded with greater esteem than any other entity |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1978 |
| Accreditation | University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka) |
| Chancellor | Dhammika Tantrigoda |
| Vice-Chancellor | P. M. C. Thilakerathne |
Academic staff | 6 |
Administrative staff | 1,500+ |
| Students | 35,000+[a] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Orange, Black and White |
| Affiliations | University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka |
| Website | www |
The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL; Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා විවෘත විශ්වවිද්යාලය, Tamil: இலங்கை திறந்த பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a national university in Sri Lanka. It is unique within the Sri Lankan national university system for being the only university to offer programs of study leading to certificate, diploma, degrees and postgraduate degrees up to PhD level through the Open and Distance Mode of Learning (ODL).[1] The degrees awarded by the university are treated as equivalent to degrees awarded by any other Sri Lankan University under the preview of the University Grants Commission.
The OUSL Main Campus and Colombo regional centre (C010) is located in Colombo in Nawala, Nugegoda. There are 8 regional centers in addition to main campus at Nawala. They are:
- Kandy Regional Center ( K030 ) – Polgolla, Kandy
- Matara Regional Center ( M050 ) – Nupe, Matara
- Jaffna Regional Center ( J060 ) – Kokuvil, Jaffna
- Anuradhapura Regional Center ( K110 ) – Jayanthi Mawatha, Anuradhapura
- Batticaloa Regional Center ( K070 ) – 23, New Road, Batticaloa
- Badulla Regional Center – No 18/1, Bandaranayake Mw, Badulla
- Kurunegala Regional Center ( K090 ) – Negombo Road, Malkaduwawa, Kurunegala
- Ratnapura Regional Center ( C130 ) – Hidellana, Ratnapura
The Open University of Sri Lanka is currently ranked as No.9 among Sri Lankan Universities and No. 6353 among international Universities.[2]
- ^ The Open University of Sri Lanka Homepage [1]. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ Sri Lanka University Ranking and Higher Education Institute Ranking