National Center for Advanced Studies
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The Standing Committee on Humanities and Social Sciences of the University Grants Commission
, Chaired by Prof. Senaka Bandaranayike moved for the establishment of an Advanced Center on Humanities and Social Sciences (NCAS) after studying similar centers in Princeton
and Harvard
in 2004. Harvard Lawyer, Hemamal Jayawardena was recruited to draft the Cabinet Policy Paper, Concept Note and NCAS Ordinance in May 2004, driven by a Steering Committee. After over 10 meetings attended by many deans of the government faculties of social sciences
, humanities
and arts
, the steering committee came up with its final report and Ordinance.
The NCAS is a National Centre in Sri Lanka
was finally set up by Ordinance in October 2005 under Section 24A of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 for the purpose of promoting advanced studies and research mainly in the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences .
The NCAS is home for research
and intellectual interaction. It would promote reflective thinking, innovative ideas, creativity and originality among the academics.
University Grants Commission
University Grants Commission may refer to:* University Grants Commission * University Grants Commission * University Grants Commission * University Grants Commission...
, Chaired by Prof. Senaka Bandaranayike moved for the establishment of an Advanced Center on Humanities and Social Sciences (NCAS) after studying similar centers in Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
and Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 2004. Harvard Lawyer, Hemamal Jayawardena was recruited to draft the Cabinet Policy Paper, Concept Note and NCAS Ordinance in May 2004, driven by a Steering Committee. After over 10 meetings attended by many deans of the government faculties of social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
, humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
and arts
ARts
aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
, the steering committee came up with its final report and Ordinance.
The NCAS is a National Centre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
was finally set up by Ordinance in October 2005 under Section 24A of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 for the purpose of promoting advanced studies and research mainly in the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences .
The NCAS is home for research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
and intellectual interaction. It would promote reflective thinking, innovative ideas, creativity and originality among the academics.