Though other countries have given up the free education system, Sri Lanka will continue with it with improvements in the future, said Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake addressing the "POH" scholarship awards ceremony held at the University Grants Commission on September 2.
Countries in the Asian region has also quit giving free education. In India there are already moves to privatize education. Thailand also charge money from school students above year nine. Our Government gives education 100 percent free but our students don't understand the value of it.
In some universities student unions force other students to keep off libraries, skip lectures, and not to speak in English etc. I will change this situation soon," he said. This year Singaporean donors Mr and Mrs Poh have selected five top students of each stream of the Advance Level examination in 2009 for scholarships. The Deans of the relevant faculties and Principals of the relevant schools, POH scholars and their parents were present at the occasion. (Daily News)
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