Sri Lanka and Germany agreed to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries and promote development activities in Sri Lanka through German assistance.
The two countries signed agreements on a wide range of cooperation that covers education, language, museaology, heritage and art conservation, higher education, sports, improving access to information on higher education systems in both countries, encouraging academic exchange in both directions and increasing the mobility of joint project partnerships between universities.
On behalf of Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Germany, Karunathilaka Amunugama signed the agreements. The three agreements signed yesterday are as follows:
Joint Declaration of Intent regarding cooperation on cultural relations and education policy.
This covers areas such as education, language, musicology, heritage and art conservation, higher education and sports.
The MoU on Academic Co-operation between the University Grants Commission and German Academic Exchange Service
This covers the areas such as - improving access to information on the higher education systems in both countries, encouraging academic exchange in both directions, increasing the mobility of joint projects and partnerships between universities
MoU with Heidelberg University on the creation of the Sri Lanka Chair at the South Asia Institute. (Signed by Heidelberg University president Prof. Bernhard Eitel and Ambasador Amunugama)
An exchange of professors and Sri Lankan professors to teach, and conduct research at the Heidelberg University, which is one of the top German universities. Sri Lanka's commerce with Germany can improve greatly. According to 2014 statistics, Sri Lanka's exports to Germany amounts only to 4.5 percent of the total exports. - President's Media Unit.
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