Expanding Sri Lanka's postsecondary education with distance learning.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-13 June 2003-ADB: Expanding Sri Lanka's postsecondary education with distance learning(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13062003 MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping to modernize Sri Lanka's postsecondary education system through a US$45 million equivalent loan approved for a project to increase access to distance and on-line learning programs.

The Distance Education Modernization Project aims to provide a full range of quality courses for secondary school graduates who lack access to conventional universities by setting up a national network of telecenters and affiliated facilities in existing schools. Over 18 years, the project will provide about 1.4 million additional students with access to...