Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- The Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, today (03) endorsed the certificate on the Universities (Amendment) Bill.

The Bill, which was passed in Parliament on January 23 with amendments and without a vote, seeks to amend the Universities Act, No. 16 of 1978, according to the Department of Communication of Parliament.

The relevant Gazette notification for the Bill was published on November 21, 2025, and it was presented for its First Reading in Parliament on December 03, 2025, by the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.

The objectives of the Act include granting the Faculty Board to elect a Dean from among Senior Professors, Professo...