Poltergeist of Universities Act

Sasanka Perera (This essay was initially published in The Island on 19 December 2025: https://island.lk/poltergeist-of-universities-act/) The Universities Act is back in the news – this time with the present government’s attempt to reform it through a proposed amendment (November 2025) presented by theMinister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Harini Amarasuriya, who herself…