The Junior University College of Ceylon was a university college in Sri Lanka which operated from 1969 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses around Sri Lanka. In 1972, several of the campuses were separated into independent Advanced Technological Institutes .
History Foundation and vision
The government of Ceylon established the six Junior University Colleges in 1969.
Part xvi of the Higher Education Act No. 20 of 1966 provided for the establishment of Junior University Colleges in Ceylon. They are two-year colleges, providing courses designed to meet the skill requirements of the developing nation. The primary aim is the further democratization of education by extending it beyond the secondary level.Kintzer, Frederick C. "Planning for the Future: A First Term Evaluation of Ceylon's Junior University Colleges." Newsletter of the US Educational Foundation 6.11 (1969).
Junior University Colleges make higher education an opportunity for many high potential students who may not reach the university system. The Junior University Colleges emphasize employment-oriented education rather than purely academic education.Rudd L.The Junior College in International Perspective, California ., Los Angeles. ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Coll. Information.
The Junior University College concept was proposed by the Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs of Ceylon, I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla. In 1965, he visited the United States to study institutions of higher education. Among the institutions he visited were the junior colleges of Southern California. Impressed with what he saw, he "returned to Ceylon with renewed enthusiasm and determination to provide semi-professional education for his nation." Many educators and politicians supported the philosophy behind the movement.Kintzer, Frederick C."Accent on Action in Higher Education--Ceylon's New Junior University Colleges." Newsletter. United States Educational Foundation. Ceylon, March 1969.
Workshops Immediately after the appointment of the first group of faculty in the spring of 1968, a series of workshops planned and directed by Charles C. Collins, the first of four scheduled Fulbright professors (1967–68), produced detailed course outlines and developed plans for a comprehensive student personnel services program. For the first time in the nation's history, the junior university colleges were to be staffed by full-time guidance and placement counselors.Kintzer, Frederick C. "Junior University College Movement in Ceylon." (1970).
Junior University Colleges Junior University College LocationFounded SpecializationNotes City District Province Dehiwala Junior University Colleges Dehiwala Colombo Western Personnel managementLibrarianshipJournalismEnglishBanking practices it was subsumed by the Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education to form a new entity also called Dehiwala Advanced Technical Institute. Galle Junior University Colleges Galle Galle Southern Auditing practicesTranslationTransportPurchase and supply - Kegalle Junior University Colleges Kegalle Kegalle Sabaragamuwa Sales and retailmanagementEnglishTranslationPersonnel management - Kuliyapitiya Junior University Colleges Kuliyapitiya Kurunegala North Western AgricultureTranslationBookkeepingEnglish later elevated Affiliated University College, thereafter as the Wayamba Campus of the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka and presently having the status of a national university name as Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. Palaly Junior University Colleges Palali Jaffna Northern AgricultureAuditing practiceEnglish Discontinued in 1972 Polgolla Junior University Colleges Polgolla Kandy Central For women The Junior University Colleges was later elevated to an Affiliated University and named Central Province Affiliated University College The Central Province Affiliated University College in Polgolla was amalgamated to the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka as its Faculty of Applied Sciences (FASc).
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