Introduction
The development of thehigher education sector is of central importance to enable Sri Lanka to make the transition from a Lower-Middle Income Country (LMIC) to an Upper Middle-Income Country (UMIC). Recognizing this, the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the World Bank have agreed to support the higher education sector through a Bank funded Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) operation. One of the main activities of this initiative is to promote R&D and innovation-based technology licensing and transfer, particularly through university-business partnerships. At the University of Moratuwa, this endeavor is affected through the University-Business Linkage (UBL) Cell established under the Enterprise – Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship& University-Business Linkages, directed by the UGC Circular 10/2016.
The implementing agency is the Ministry of Higher Education and Highways (MHEH). The University Grants Commission (UGC) will coordinate the activities of the universities. There will be an Operations Monitoring and Support Team (OMST) which will coordinate and support all AHEAD activities between the MHEH, UGC, and the universities. AHEAD has three Results Areas, and UBLC Cell under the result area 3; Promoting Research, Development and Innovation
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