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Gender inequalities and violence including that of sexual and gender-based violence in the Universities have been reported as significant shortcomings in the Sri Lankan University System. As a solution, University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken up the initiative to minimize all forms of violence including SGBV by promoting all state universities to establish Gender Equity and Equality Focal Points. Accordingly, the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE) of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka was established in January 2017, with the objective ofinstigating a gender-sensitive university sub-culture that allows students and university staff (academic/administrative/non-academic) to pursue their work without discrimination and oppression.The CGEE/SUSL has a solid policy framework on gender equity and equality and the stipulated functions of CGEE/SUSL are to to provide training on gender equity and equality  forthe establishment of a core team of gender experts, to conduct research, review policiesand contribute policy inputs at the university level, to do the curricular reforms to inculcatethe concepts and practices of GEE, to prevent and respond to SGBV by empowering staff and students to prevent and respond to SGBV and to inquire complaints of sexual and gender-basedviolence and propose to university councils for disciplinary actions to offenders andfacilities to victims. Further, CGEE/ SUSLcurrently has eight faculty cells, with the intention of facilitating the CGEE by creating gender sensitive environment at the faculty level.