Uni students to go to SC

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Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) today said that they are planning to file a petition at the Supreme Courts this week against making the leadership training program compulsory for new University entrants by the Higher Education Ministry.

IUSF Convener Sanjeewa Bandara told Daily Mirror Online that the Higher Education Ministry has no authority to make the leadership training program compulsory for undergraduates. “We would not object to this measure if it benefited the students. But these campaigns are held residentially in military camps for three weeks and we do not believe that it would have a positive effect on the participating students,” Bandara said.

Speaking further he stated that they will also be organizing more protests countrywide in objection to the leadership camps that are scheduled to be held in military camps. However, the leadership training program for the first batch of new university entrants is scheduled to commence on May 23. (Lakna Paranamanna)

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Comments - 17

SK Monday, 16 May 2011 09:32 AM

Giving a leadership training to university entrants is fine. However, it should be a civil leadership training. We do not need a militarized training.Every parent should object this.

Hasitha Wednesday, 06 July 2011 03:09 PM

Did you see now? how this ''military training'' looked like? nothing bt a simple training. Welldone S.B!

Anti-ragger Tuesday, 17 May 2011 09:34 AM

otherwise they end up being gulped into ragging and other state law offences like crashing into the ministry and all

nagulendran Tuesday, 17 May 2011 09:02 AM

Yes.....They should concentrate on studies....without wasting time and resources...

Fritz Tuesday, 17 May 2011 07:31 AM

Lets take this constructivly ...! I think its a GREAT idea ....!

sankha Tuesday, 17 May 2011 07:21 AM

because or else university's produce book smart parrots

Prem@Australia Tuesday, 17 May 2011 03:46 AM

This is a good initiative. Sick of seeing Uni education is interrupted frequently by protests. Having said that it is also bit going over board to take the students to Military camps for training.

tharanga Monday, 16 May 2011 10:09 AM

instead university students should be sent to rehabilitation centers.

Labby Monday, 16 May 2011 09:30 AM

The zoological gardens might be a better option.

Nethmal Monday, 16 May 2011 07:40 AM

Baduth Hamuduruwange, Naduth Hamduruwange!

Kari Monday, 16 May 2011 09:31 AM

Training in military camps not acceptable.

Channa Monday, 16 May 2011 09:15 AM

How about organizing a camp in the hostel, not for three weeks, but during the entire rag season to brain wash towards reds ???

Ceylonese Monday, 16 May 2011 08:37 AM

Absolutely true.

TMA Monday, 16 May 2011 08:31 AM

This sounds scary. Country's being militarized

localboy Monday, 16 May 2011 08:08 AM

Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) are a bunch of Idiots

Darwin Monday, 16 May 2011 08:00 AM

The cream of Sri Lanka intelligent get admission to universities. Why training in military camps?

unl Monday, 16 May 2011 07:41 AM

Reson ? JVP cannot Brain wash the students anymore

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