SriLanka, Oct. 12 -- An expert committee has been appointed to formulate a national policy for engineering education aimed at improving the quality of engineering education in Sri Lanka and aligning it with the country's development needs.

The committee was appointed by Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Ministry Secretary Nalaka Kaluwewa under the directives of the Minister.

It is chaired by Professor K. T. M. Udayanga Hemapala, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa, and comprises 25 members representing universities, higher education institutions, State agencies, the engineering sector and student organisations.

The committee includes deans and academics from the universities of Peradeniya, Moratuwa, Ruhuna,...