Street:PO Box 21, Nawala

City:Nugegoda

Province:Western Province

Post Code:10250

WWW:http://www.ou.ac.lk

Regional centres in Colombo, Nawala, Kandy, Matara, Jaffna, Anuradhapura, Badulla, Kurunegala and Batticaloa

Public

Founded 1980 to enable those of 18 years of age and over to pursue courses mainly in their own time and in their own homes. The multimedia learning system developed by the British Open University has served as a model.

Three GCE 'A' level passes in relevant subjects may be required for undergraduate entry to Bachelor programmes.

English;Sinhala;Tamil

co-ed

Head : S.A. Ariadurai

Job title:Vice-Chancellor

Years of office:2015-

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Senior Administrative Officer : Vindhya Jayasena

Job title:Registrar

Faculty : Education

Fields of study:Distance Education, Education, Preschool Education, Secondary Education, Special Education, Teacher Training

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Faculty : Engineering Technology

Fields of study:Agricultural Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Textile Technology

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Faculty : Health Sciences

Fields of study:Medical Technology, Nursing, Pharmacy, Psychology

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Faculty : Human and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Law, Management, Modern Languages, Social Studies

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Faculty : Natural Sciences

Fields of study:Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Zoology

Diploma / Higher Diploma

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Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Agriculture, Civil Engineering, Education, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, Industrial Engineering, Law, Management, Medical Technology, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Psychology, Science Education, Social Sciences, Software Engineering, Technology

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Master's Degree (by coursework)

Fields of study:Business Administration, Development Studies, Education, Engineering Management, Entomology, Environmental Studies, Teacher Training, Technology

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Postgraduate Certificate / Diploma

Fields of study:Development Studies, Distance Education, Education, Environmental Studies, Special Education, Technology

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Master of Philosophy

Fields of study:Education, Natural Sciences

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Doctorate

Fields of study:Education, Natural Sciences

Open University Review of Engineering Technology

OUSL Journal

VISTAS Journal

The Open University Press