South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) Chairman Dr. Neville Fernando has said the institute is prepared to cooperate with the government on measures applied to private education.

In a statement released to the media, Dr. Fernando said, ‘We cooperate and support the government’s future measures applicable to non-state medical education, with a broader objective of ensuring standards of medical graduates.’

He added that SAITM was currently considering the proposals set out by the government and would engage in further discussions with relevant authorities, keeping the rights of SAITM graduates in mind:

‘Without any prejudice to the rights of the graduates granted through the Court of Appeal decision we are considering the proposals set out by the Ministry of Higher Education and the University Grants Commission and we will have further discussions with the relevant authorities,’ the statement read.

It said SAITM has the ‘fullest confidence that the government and legal system of Sri Lanka will take all necessary measures to ensure that students are treated fairly and given equal opportunity.’