- To promote an engaging and mutually beneficial lifetime connection between Commonwealth Executive Masters MBA/MPA Programme (the “Programme”) conducted by the Open University of Sri Lanka (the “University”) and its community of alumni
- To enhance the image and recognition of the CEMBA/CEMPA alumni
- To strengthen the connections between and to provide services to alumni, by fostering individual knowledge and career growth, enhancing ties to the Programme, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and the University
- To support the Programme’s human, financial, and intellectual resources and
- To work with any other groups (including non-alumni groups) having connections with the Programme or the University or alumni or services necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes.
The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) is the premier Open and Distance learning institution in Sri Lanka where students can pursue their studies through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) methodologies.
Established in 1980, under the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 and OUSL Ordinance No. 1 of 1990, as amended, the OUSL has the same legal and academic status as any other national University in Sri Lanka. According to the Public Administration Circular No. 16/92, dated 13.03.92, issued by the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils & Home Affairs, the degrees awarded by The Open University of Sri Lanka are treated as equivalent to degrees awarded by any other University under the purview of the University Grants Commission.
Due to the nature of its teaching methodology and infrastructure, the OUSL is able to serve a large student population spread throughout the country. Currently, there are more than 35,000 students studying at the OUSL, who are being served by eight Regional Centers and eighteen Study Centers located around the country (Fig. 1). The Central campus and the Colombo Regional Center are situated at Nawala. The other seven Regional Centers are situated in Kandy, Matara, Jaffna, Anuradhapura, Badulla, Kurunegala and Batticaloa.
The academic and the administrative Head of the University is the Vice-Chancellor. The Senate of the University, which is chaired by the Vice-Chancellor, is the highest body that makes decisions regarding academic matters. The University has four Faculties: Natural Sciences, Engineering Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences and Education.
