Sri Lanka, Feb. 27 -- Higher Education State Minister Dr. Suren Raghavan said a 'National Higher Education Development Commission' (NHEDC) will be established to replace the current University Grants Commission (UGC) aiming to broaden its service further.

The UGC was established in 1978 with the aim of carrying out the Higher Education of the country. However, the scope of the UGC should be widened since during the time it was established, there were a limited number of Universities in the country. Hence, the scope of the UGC needs to be widened to cater to the needs of the ever advancing HE sector. He was of the opinion that many big changes will going take place with the establishment of the proposed NHEDC and it is expected to make th...