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Who was the first Vice Chancellor of Sri Lanka?
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The first Vice-Chancellor of an independent university in Sri Lanka, which was then Ceylon, was Sir Ivor Jennings. He served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ceylon from its founding in 1942 until 1954. The University of Ceylon was the first university to be established in the country and was the precursor to the present-day University of Colombo and the University of Peradeniya. Sir Ivor Jennings was a British lawyer and academic, and his contribution to the development of higher education in Sri Lanka is highly regarded.