The Open University of Sri Lanka" (OUSL) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා විවෘත විශ්ව විද්යාලය, Tamil: இலங்கை திறந்த பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a national university in Sri Lanka. It is unique within the Sri Lankan national university system for being the only university to offer programs of study leading to Certificate, Diploma, Degrees and Postgraduate degrees up to PhD level through the Open and Distance Mode of Learning(ODL).[1] The degrees awarded by the university are treated as equivalent to degrees awarded by any other Sri Lankan University under the preview of the University Grants Commission.
The OUSL Main Campus ( C010 ) is located in Colombo in Nawala, Nugegoda. There are 8 regional centers in addition to main campus at Nawala. They are;
Kandy Regional Center ( K030 ) – Polgolla, Kandy
Matara Regional Center ( M050 ) – Nupe, Matara
Jaffna Regional Center ( J060 ) – Kokuvil, Jaffna
Anuradhapura Regional Center ( K110 ) – Jayanthi Mawatha, Anuradhapura
Batticaloa Regional Center ( K070 ) – 23, New Road, Batticaloa
Badulla Regional Center – No 18/1, Bandaranayake Mw, Badulla
Kurunegala Regional Center ( K090 ) – Negombo Road, Malkaduwawa, Kurunegala
Ratnapura Regional Center ( C130 ) – Hidellana, Ratnapura
The Open University of Sri Lanka is currently ranked as No.9 among Sri Lankan Universities and No. 6353 among international Universities.[2]
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