Colleges of Durham University Colleges of Durham University The Colleges of Durham University are residential colleges which are the primary source of accommodation and support services for undergraduates and postgraduates at Durham University, as well as providing bursaries and scholarships to students. They also provide funding and/or accommodation for some of the research posts in the University. All students at the University are required to be members of one of the colleges. Durham University has 16 colleges, of which University College is the oldest, founded in 1832. The newest college is Josephine Butler, founded in 2006. The last single sex college, St Mary's, became
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