Van Mildert Professor of Divinity Divinity is Simon Oliver, who took up the appointment in 2015. Van Mildert Professor of Divinity The Van Mildert Professor of Divinity is one of the oldest chairs at Durham University. The chair is named in honour of Bishop William Van Mildert, one of the founders of the university. The holder of the Van Mildert chair, which is jointly funded by the university and Durham Cathedral, is also a residentiary canon at the cathedral and member of its Chapter, thus one of the requirements of post holder is to be an Anglican priest or a minister in another church in
Junior University Colleges (Sri Lanka) Junior University Colleges (Sri Lanka) The Junior University College of Ceylon was a university college in Sri Lanka (earlier Ceylon) from 1969 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. In 1972 it was separated into independent Advanced Technological Institute or covert in to another institute . The concept of the junior college is spreading rapidly throughout the world.The government of Ceylon established the six Junior University Colleges, in 1969. Part xvi of the Higher Education Act No. 20 of 1966 provides for the establishment of Junior University Colleges in Ceylon. These are two-year colleges