Korea exports K-edu model to reshape Sri Lanka’s medical research

“Korea’s push to export its higher education model is gaining ground overseas, with a university-led partnership helping reshape Sri Lanka’s medical research and training landscape. The Ministry of Education said Monday that a recent evaluation of its “Leading University for International Cooperation” program found tangible progress in strengthening higher education and public health systems in Sri Lanka. At the center of the effort is Sungkyunkwan University, which has worked since 2020 with the University of Sri Jayewardenepura to establish the country’s first Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine. The department, launched in July 2020, played a critical role during the COVID-19 pandemic as the only institution in Sri Lanka dedicated to nationwide infectious disease analysis, officials said. Building on that foundation, the Sri Lankan government supported the creation of a national-level Allergy and Immunology Research Institute within the university, completed in January 2026. The institute is expected to serve as a central hub for infectious disease response and ad

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