Strategic Plan 2022-2025

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Vision

The Vision of SLANSHIE is to develop the Non-State Higher Education Sector in Sri Lanka to be one of the most robust and reputable in the region. This shall be achieved by, amongst others, improving its capacity, quality and standards, diversity, innovativeness, and internationalization.

Mission

The Mission of SLANSHIE is to contribute to socio-economic advancement of Sri Lanka through training & development, research, and scholarship. This shall be achieved by increasing high quality higher education opportunities in the non-state higher education sector in Sri Lanka and promoting research & development and research dissemination by non-state higher education institutions.
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  • 1. Enhance the image and recognition of the non-state higher education sector:

    • Establish a strong brand and communicate the brand attributes consistently.
    • Establish excellent working relations with the Ministry of Education/Higher Education, University Grants Commission, other relevant ministries and governmental bodies, and the state sector universities/higher education institutes.
    • Secure representation in the relevant government bodies/agencies.
    • Contribute to national policy development relating to higher education.
    • Act as a powerful lobby group to influence government decision and action towards appropriate development of higher education.
    • Lobby the government to grant university status to eligible non-state higher education institutes.
    • Improve access to higher education in the non-state sector by offering scholarships and discounts.
    • Create public awareness of the significant and increasing contribution that the non-state higher education sector makes towards expansion and improvement of the Sri Lankan higher education system.
    • Contribute towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals.

  • 2. Promote the expansion of the non-state higher education sector:

    • Facilitate expansion of the existing reputable non-state higher education institutes.
    • Facilitate entry of new quality providers of higher education into the sector.
    • Encourage adoption of technology to increase capacity.
    • Promote transnational education (TNE) provision in the country in partnership with reputable overseas universities.
    • Support establishment of offshore campuses of reputable overseas universities.
    • Promote collaboration within the non-state higher education sector while fostering healthy competition.

  • 3. Improve quality and standards of higher education provision in the non-state higher education sector:

    • Foster a quality culture in the non-state higher education sector.
    • Establish an independent quality assurance and accreditation mechanism for the non-state higher education sector.
    • Facilitate training and development of higher educational personnel in the non-state sector on continuous improvement of quality and standards.
    • Encourage adoption of technology to improve quality and standards.
    • Encourage non-state higher education institutions to obtain membership of reputable international quality assurance and accreditation agencies.

  • 4. Help develop Sri Lanka as an attractive destination for higher education and attract increasing numbers of foreign students to study in the non-state higher education sector:

    • Help increase the capacity and attractiveness of the Sri Lankan higher education for foreign students.
    • Work with relevant government agencies to brand Sri Lanka as an attractive destination for higher education.
    • Help establish a robust ‘Study Sri Lanka’ web portal.
    • Collaborate with relevant government agencies to market and promote Sri Lankan higher education opportunities in target countries.
    • Work with relevant government agencies to facilitate student arrival and acclimatization in the country.
    • Help develop a framework to safeguard foreign students’ safety, security, and interests.

  • 5. Enhance the research profile and research output of non-state higher education institutions:

    • Foster a research culture in the non-state higher education sector.
    • Promote research through training and development of research personnel in the non-state higher education sector.
    • Promote collaborative research with state universities and research institutions.
    • Create forums for presentation, discussion, and dissemination of research outcomes.

  • 6. Promote internationalization of the non-state higher education sector:

    • Facilitate collaborative academic program development and delivery with reputable overseas universities.
    • Facilitate collaborative research with reputable overseas universities.
    • Attract foreign students, foreign faculty, and overseas funding into the non-state higher education sector.
    • Promote staff and student exchanges with reputable overseas universities.
    • Promote development and delivery of curricula that are globally relevant.

  • 7. Enhance the capacity and operational effectiveness of SLANSHIE towards the achievement of its vision, mission, and goals:

    • Establish a proper secretariat for SLANSHIE with office space, and appropriate physical and human resources.
    • Improve financial strength of SLANSHEI.
    • Increase the membership strength by attracting reputable non-state higher education institutes to join SLANSHEI.
    • Enhance engagement and contribution of the membership towards the achievement of SLANSHIE vision, mission, and goals.