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State universities should review and benchmark the global

context on quality assurance that can be contextualized into local
settings rather than depending on international donors with

inconsistent projects. Each university is responsible for its’ own

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quality assurance system as a common strategy and action plan

Quality assurance plays a vital The university needs an inbuilt development for the nation and
role in uplifting of the university quality assurance system cover- the globe. The state universities in
system. Yet, writing proposal and ing entire process. Internal quality Sri Lanka to be role models for
getting funds from the interna- assurance system should review the sustainable development,
tional donors to enhance the the quality assurance in the global minimizing energy utilization,
quality through the existing context and benchmark it for the minimizing cost and waste gener-
broken systems universities as particular university at the local ation through apply 3R concepts
patching work or piece meal setting. This process should be etc. Sustainable campus or
approach can never achieve the supported by higher authorities university can be defined as it
goals. Quality assurance is a and other supporting agencies balances well-known tensions
holistic approach covering all the rather than imposing prototype between economic prosperity,
process through strategic mana- project based quality assurance ecological and environmental
gement, process management, for the universities. conservation, and social and
measuring monitoring system that economic justice. As the state
interact with each other to Ultimately the outcome based universities in Sri Lanka are run
improve the process in the univer- sustainable university system with limited resources, pristine
sities. The state universities sho- depend on resource utilization in environments and a number of
uld review and benchmark the the universities. Sustainability st- socio-economic challenges, it is
global context on quality assur- udies and sustainable science are unavoidable to implement susta-
ance that can be contextualized expected to be delivered from the inable initiatives. This would
into local settings rather than universities as models. Yet, univ- enable outcome based sustaina-
depending on international don- ersities have failed in implement- ble university system while
ors with inconsistent projects. ing their own sustainable initia- demonstrating and guiding the
Each university is responsible for tives. Universities are free to nation towards sustainable devel-
its’ own quality assurance system claim a commitment to sustaina- opment.
as a common strategy and action bility in their public communica-
plan. Everyone in the university is tions, but not ready to demon- Sri Lanka, to be a thriving nation
responsible to enhance quality of strate commitment in practice with all the challenges and dilem-
service, maintaining the quality, consistently and persistently. The mas the role and contribution of
understanding and accepting the universities have the power and the universities in the nation
ownership and check the validity responsibility to practice sustain- building process remarkable. Yet,
of the system regularly. This ability in an observable and outcome based education and
confirms that doing a quality authentic dimension to the ways sustainability of the university
assurance as a project by a group in which universities educate system claims the universities to
of people can never sustain the students and the public on be redefined as academic social
quality of the university. the importance of sustainable enterprises.

18 January 2021