metroplitan university sri lanka ugc

the university grants commission (ugc) is the apex body of the university system in sri lanka which was established on 22nd december 1978 under the universities act no. 16 of 1978. the functions of the ugc are; planning and coordination of university education, allocation of funds to higher educational institutions (heis), maintenance of academic standards, regulation of the administration of heis and regulation of admission of students to heis.

metropolitan college, sri lanka, was incorporated in 1999 and is a reputed higher education institute; offering tertiary education in management, leisure, psychology, social sciences, languages and information technology, in partnership with girne american university, othm (uk) & icdl. today metropolitan college offers programmes from bachelor’s degrees to master’s & phd.