Aug 28, Colombo: Sri Lanka Ministry of Higher Education sources say that discussions are underway to set up a branch of India's Manipur University in Sri Lanka.

The Vice Chancellor of Manipur University held talks in this regard with the Minister of Higher Education S.B. Dissanayake, sources said.

A large number of Sri Lankan students receive higher education in Manipur University or in its branches either in Bangladesh or Pakistan.

Manipur University was established on June 5, 1980 under the Manipur University Act.1980 as a teaching cum-affiliating University and it was converted into a Central University in 2005.