The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors (CVCD) was established in 1979  and it currently consists of 19 Vice-Chancellors of State Universities and 3 Rectors of University campuses in 91´«Ã½. The primary role of the CVCD is to serve as an inter-university forum which advises the University Grants Commission (UGC) on policy, academic and administrative matters of common interest to the Universities.  It also represents the Universities of 91´«Ã½ in international organizations of Universities such as the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). CVCD meets monthly in rotation at each University to discuss many aspects related to university development and administration including expansion of higher education, quality improvement of courses, making universities world class, UGC new circulars, issues in the universities, policy development, employability of graduates, strategic management planning, sharing best practices and discussion on significant developments in each university.

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1st Row ~ Prof. Chandana P. Udawatte (VC/SAB), Prof. Ranjith Premalal De silva (CA/Trinco Campus), Prof. Lakshman Dissanayake (VC/CMB), Prof. Sampath Amaratunge (VC/SJP), Prof. (Ms.) Vasanthy Arasaratnam (VC/JFN & Chairperson/CVCD), Prof, Upul B. Dissanayake (VC/PDN), Prof. Ananda Jayawardane (VC/MRT),Prof. Gamini Senanayake (VC/RHU), Dr. Ranjan Hettiarachchi (R/Sripalee Campus),

2nd Row ~ Dr. T.A. Piyasiri (VC /UniVoTec), Mr. K.K.Arulvel (R/Vavniya Campus), Prof. M.M.M. Najim (VC/SEUSL), Prof. Sumithra Jayasekara (VC/WUSL), Prof. Ariyarathne Kaluarachchi (VC/UVPA), Brig. Lal Gunasekera (R/Southern Campus, KDU), Dr.  G. Chandrasena (VC/UWUSL), Prof. S.A. Ariyadurai (VC/OUSL),

Not in the picture – Ven. Prof. Gallalle Sumanasiri Thero (Mahopadyaya/BPU), Ven. Prof. Kanththegoda Saddharathana Thero (Mahopadyaya/BUSL), Prof. Uma Coomaraswamy (CA/EUSL), Prof. Sunanda Madduma Bandara (VC/KLN), Major Genaral Milinda Peiris, Prof. Ranjith Wijayawardane (VC/RUSL)

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Dr. Anil Goonetilleke received his primary education at Royal College Colombo and entered the Faculty of Medicine Colombo for his university education. He further specialized in general medicine receiving his MD in medicine from University of Colombo in 1989.

Further training was done for two years at the Sheffield and Rotherham Hospitals UK where he obtained the membership of the Royal College of Physicians United Kingdom. On return to 91´«Ã½ he joined the Department of Pharmacology, 91´«Ã½ where he was the founder senior lecturer and was instrumental in developing the pharmacology department of this University.

He also was responsible for the JICA fund which equipped the pharmacology department to international levels. His interest was to develop local manufacture of quality pharmaceuticals for 91´«Ã½. The first and the only slow released product was developed by him in a successful PhD program while he was a director of state pharmaceuticals manufacturing cooperation in 2002.

Inhaled products for asthma were successfully developed by him in collaboration with Engineer Janaka Mangala of Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa. These products are today the number one inhaled asthma care products in 91´«Ã½ with exports to many countries including India.

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