Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy (SIBA) is a unique liberal arts higher educational institute set up within a monastic and eco-friendly environment. It is both national and international in scope, grounded on Buddhist principles and, designed to produce local, national, and international religious, social, and political leaders who are at the same time Dhamma practitioners and disseminators."SIBA offers 05 Accredited Undergraduate Degrees, BSc in IT, BA (General), BTech, BA Special Degrees in Buddhist Studies and Pali. SIBA also runs MA & PhD Program. Beside these there are 76 Diploma and Certificate Courses."