37. A University shall have power -
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| (b) to hold examinations for the purpose of ascertaining the persons who have acquired proficiency in different branches of learning; |
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| (c) to co-operate, by way of exchange of teachers, students and scholars or otherwise, with other Universities or authorities in any part of the world which have objects similar or substantially similar to the University; |
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| (d) to provide post-graduate courses and for this purpose to co-operate with other Universities or authorities in any part of the world in such manner and for such purpose as the University may determine; |
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| (e) to grant and confer degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions to and on persons who have pursued approved courses of learning in the University and who have passed the examinations of the University; |
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| (f) to admit graduates and students of other Universities to equal or similar degrees and courses in the University on such conditions as may be prescribed by Ordinance and to register them as graduates and students of the University; |
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| (g) to make all necessary arrangements to conduct external examinations for enabling those not instructed at the University itself to obtain degrees and diplomas of the University; |
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| (h) to confer degrees of the University on any persons who are employed by the University as Professors, Readers, Lecturers or otherwise, or who have carried on independent research therein; |
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| (i) to confer honorary degrees or other distinctions on approved persons; |
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| (j) to recognize the examinations and periods of learning or study passed by persons seeking admission to, or by students of, the University at other Universities or places of learning of University status as equivalent! to such examinations and periods of study in the University, or such part thereof, as may be prescribed by Ordinance, and to withdraw such recognition at any time; |
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| (k) to erect, equip, and maintain for the purpose of the University, libraries, laboratories and other buildings whether for instructional or residential purposes; |
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| (l) to create, Professorships, Readerships, Lectureships, and such other posts as may be required for the purposes of the University; |
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| (m) to institute and award Fellowships, Scholarships, Exhibitions, Bursaries, and Medals and other Prizes; |
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| (n) to manage Halls of Residence, and to license lodging-houses, for the residence of students of the University; |
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| (o) to regulate and provide for the residence, discipline, and moral, mental and physical well-being of officers, teachers and students of the University; |
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| (p) to demand and receive such fees as may from time to time be prescribed by Regulation; and |
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| (g) to do all such other acts and things, whether incidental to the powers aforesaid or not, as may be requisite in order to further the objects of the University. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts