The South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) has said it would suspend admissions – in keeping with the proposals set forth by the government of Sri Lanka - subject to a Supreme Court decision on a case filed before it.
In a statement SAITM said ‘The Management of SAITM will be co-operating with the policy decisions presented by the Government and the suggestions made by His Excellency President Maithripala Sirisena.’
‘Primarily among these is the recommendation to broad-base the institute’s ownership by listing it on the Colombo Stock Exchange.’
‘Regarding the suggestion to suspend the enrolment of new students, SAITM is willing to co-operate with the Government in order to facilitate the implementation of the said proposals expeditiously, subject to the court case which is now awaiting a Supreme Court decision,’ the private institute said.
On April 7th, as a solution to the ongoing protests against the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine, the government said the Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital would be taken over by the Health Ministry.
Several other proposals including offering SAITM graduates a further six months of clinical training at two government hospitals followed but were rejected by local university students and the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) who say the private institute must be shut down.
