The 2-year Junior University Colleges in Ceylon are undertaking programs aimed toward solving the critical shortage of trained personnel needed to fulfill the country's commitment to planned economic development. The colleges are developing an organization capable of responding to the special problems of both urban centers and rural communities.…

The need for close relationships within national higher education systems is of crucial importance if nations of the world, both developing and developed, are to fulfill their educational obligations. Focus is on balance between individual institutional assignments and common commitments of national systems. (Author/LBH)