The issues relating to the calculation of the ‘Z Score’ of the Advanced Level students were discussed at length with focus on ensuring that no injustice would be caused to any student owing to the matter.
Legal issues pertaining to the matter, facilities and the capacity of universities when meeting such challenges too were discussed. University Dons requested the President to formulate a mechanism to ensure that the most talented and skilled students gain entry into universities.
President Rajapaksa told them the government has planned to introduce special programmes and indicators to the higher education system to ensure this.
The President expressing his views noted graduates produced through the university system should be productive in line with the country’s social and economic needs. The time has come to make certain changes to the university curriculum to realise the above, he added. | 
President Mahinda Rajapaksa met Vice Chancellors and Deans of universities at Temple Trees yesterday to discuss issues relating to the ‘Z Score’ calculations and higher education in general.
Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayaka of Sri Lanka main opposition United National Party (UNP) said yesterday that the UNP turned down a request from a former terrorist to contest the Northern Provincial Council elections under the party. [
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The entire world was asking Sri Lanka to give into the terrorists and avoid confrontation with them, but we chose to trust in the strength and courage of the country’s youth, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said. [
Trade unions, opposition parties and civil society organizations are gearing up to hold a massive protest on the 21st against the electricity tariff hike and the performance of the government. [
Deputy leader of the Vavuniya Municipal council M.M.Rathan stated by lighting lamps in the Wellamulliwaikal and Karaiyan Mulliwaikal people paid their respect to civilians killed in the final stage of war in year 2009. [
Students of Jaffna University commemorated death anniversary of people killed in the Mulliwaikal war. [
A woman attempted to commit suicide by jumping into a well with her 3 children in Vavuniya this morning. [
Man who has married mother and daughter of same family arrested. [
International community continuously hold debates on genocide attacks carried out by the racist government against Tamil’s in SriLanka. [
There is little doubt that in 2009 the government of Sri Lanka pulled off one of the nastiest episodes of mass killing since the Rwandan genocide – and got away with it. Tens of thousands of civilians were massacred, with barely a trickle of Syria-like imagery emerging from the battle zone, The Australian reported. [