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Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2020-07-08
Upgrading the Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute into a full-fledge University
- The Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute, currently functioning as an institute of higher education affiliated to the University of Kelaniya under the purview of University Grants Commission offers Bachelor degrees and Postgraduate degrees in Ayurveda and allied sciences. Under the policy frame work “Vistas of Prosperity” the said institute has been identified to be upgraded into a full-fledge university. Accordingly, the proposal made by the Minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation to upgrade the Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute as a university giving priority on the study of traditional indigenous medicine of the country, was approved by the Cabinet.