A proposal to provide admission for local students for the medical degree programme at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University has received Cabinet approval. 

According to the government, the admission of local students for this medical programme will be offered starting this year.

The admission will be based on the student’s ‘Z score’ received at the GCE Advanced Level Examination and other relevant qualifications, while it will be provided on a payment basis. 

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal in this regard presented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his capacity as the Defence Minister. (Newswire)

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The proposal to enact necessary legal provisions to allow the awarding of medical degrees by foreign universities in Sri Lanka has received Cabinet approval. 

According to the government, Cabinet approval was granted in May 2023 to appoint a committee headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister to prepare a national policy for this purpose.

The national policy includes the standards and criteria to be based on the recognition of medical degree courses offered by internationally recognized universities.

The committee headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister was tasked with making appropriate recommendations to amend the provisions of the Medical Ordinance to suit the current needs. 

A combined proposal by the President and the Minister of Health was presented to the Cabinet, thereafter, to take steps to enact necessary legal provisions so that the medical degrees awarded by foreign universities within No. 1 to 1000 international rankings, can be accepted in Sri Lanka. 

Based on the report containing the recommendations of the said committee, the joint proposal was granted the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers. (NewsWire)

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