"We hope to increase students from Sri Lanka. We have seven PhD and two Masters students in Fargo so far," Wittrock told reporters.
"The students will be admitted through NDSU's typical process,"
The university with over 12,000 students conducts doctoral and research programs and will focus on Sri Lankan university students in need of Masters and Doctoral Degrees.
The proposals are focused only on university students at the initial stage.
Officials from the University said they would conduct co-operative programs with local universities sharing local curricula.
They had started discussion with the University of Peradeniya
Once underway, the American university will grant credit transfers and develop distance learning courses for students in Sri Lanka.