The three Results areas the AHEAD operation will focus on are:

1. Increasing enrollment in higher education with special emphasis on study programs required for an aspiring upper-middle-income economy

2. Broadening and deepening modern teaching and learning approaches that combine academic excellence with high-quality socio-emotional skills

3. Promoting a vibrant research and innovation culture that can support economic development, especially the growth of higher-value industries and services

HEI – SL Cell office at KIU was established on 10th June 2019. With the establishment of KIU HEI Cell, the KIU research unit which was functioning separately was in cooperated to the HEI Cell, to monitor and guide the research and innovations that are being carried out at KIU and to improve the funding capacity.

KIU research unit consists of an advisory board, head and a deputy head, academic staff members and senior students. The advisory board consists of renowned senior researches and academies who will monitor and guide this unit

KIU won the DOR project through the AHEAD operations Sri Lanka;

“Factors associated with substance abuse and effectiveness of newly developed rehabilitation program for termination of substance abuse”

This research is aimed at finding a new rehabilitation technique that would pave a way to implement an effective rehabilitation program for those who are abusing drugs in Sri Lanka. As the current rehabilitation programs have proved to be ineffective as shown by the increasing relapse rates among the rehabilitates.

As substance abuse is a major social and economic issue in this country an effective program to overcome this menace would be a great benefit for the society as a whole.