Eastern University, Sri Lanka
| கிழக்குப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், இலங்கை නැගෙනහිර විශ්වවිද්යාලය, ශ්රී ලංකා |
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Batticaloa University College (1981-1986) |
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| Motto | Per ardua ad scientiam (Latin) |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1 August 1981 |
| Budget | Rs. 478 million (2013) |
| Chancellor | Professor Yoga Rasanayagam |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Thangamuthu Jayasingam |
| Students | 1110 new admissions per year (2013) |
| Location |
Vantharumoolai, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka 7°47′51.40″N 81°34′55.20″E / 7.7976111°N 81.5820000°ECoordinates: 7°47′51.40″N 81°34′55.20″E / 7.7976111°N 81.5820000°E |
| Affiliations |
UGC - Sri Lanka Ministry of Higher Education |
| Website | esn.ac.lk |
The Eastern University, Sri Lanka (abbreviated as EUSL) is a public university in Vantharumoolai, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It was established on 1 October 1986. The university was preceded by the Batticaloa University College established on 1 August 1981 which was started in the buildings of the Vantharumoolai Madya Maha Vidyalayam.
At present, the Eastern University, Sri Lanka has a main campus at Vantharumoolai, Trincomalee Campus at Trincomalee, and the Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies (SVIAS) at Kalladi, with the facilities of Library Network, Centre for Information and Communication Technology and Sports.
Like all public universities in Sri Lanka, it receives the bulk of its funding from the University Grants Commission (UGC), which is a part of the Ministry of Higher Education in Colombo.
The idea of having a Tamil university on the lines of Hebrew University of Israel in the Eastern Province was mooted in 1960 by a group of professors who were teaching at the University of Ceylon. The project was started by purchasing land near Nilaveli, Trincomalee and was abandoned later due to lack of funds. The project was started again by K.W. Devanayakam, the former home minister of the UNP government with the collaboration of Kalpage, Minister of Higher Education during 1981.
The Eastern University, Sri Lanka, was established on 1 October 1986 by a University Order dated 26 September 1986 which was issued under Section 2 of the Universities Act No: 16 of 1978 by the Central Government. The university was preceded by the Batticaloa University College established on 1 August 1981. The Batticaloa University College was established to fill a long-felt need for the development of a higher education institution in the Eastern Province. Its establishment was recommended by a Committee appointed by the University Grants Commission headed by Professor V. Appapillai, retired professor of Physics and dean of Science, University of Peradeniya and included Professor R.S. Ramakrishna, Professor Y.D.A. Senanayake, Professor S.T. Fernando, S.H.M.Jameel and Dixon Nilaweera.
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