University of Colombo obtains grade “A” at the Institutional Review 2016
University of Colombo obtains grade “A” in grading of overall university performances at the Institutional Review 2016. Accordingly, the Quality of Education and Standards of Awards of the University of Colombo is given an Overall Grade of Very Good. The following criteria were measured at the Institutional Review. Governance and Management Curriculum Design and Development […]
Business Case Competition 2016
The Faculty of Management & Finance, University of Colombo organized the “Business Case Competition 2016” for the third and final year undergraduates of the Faculty with the sponsorship of HSBC. Here, an unseen case (obtained from Asia Case Research Center of the Hong Kong University) was given to all the teams with three (3) hours […]
The Department of Economics has won the international Award for the Best IFITT-Talk of the year 2015
The Department of Economics, University of Colombo has won the international Award for the Best IFITT-Talk of the year 2015 from the International Federation for Information Technology and Travel & Tourism (IFITT). The IFITT announced the winning of this prestigious Best IFITT-Talk of the Year Award – 2015 to the Department of Economics. This international award has been bestowed […]
An Industry-Interactive Annual Research Symposium of Tourism Economics and Hotel Management
The Department of Economics together its students of the Masters in Tourism Economics and Hotel Management (MTEHM) Programme has organized its very first Research-Based Symposium on 1st April 2016 at the Main Library Auditorium, University of Colombo under theme of “Enlightening and Integrating Sustainable Tourism Development through Industry Interactive Tourism Research”. This tourism research symposium […]
The Professor Lakshman S. Perera Memorial Lecture
On the 17th of March 2016 the Department of History hosted the inaugural Prof. Lakshman S. Perera Memorial Lecture at the Senate Room, College House. Prof Lakshman S. Perera became a full time staff member of the Department of History of the University of Ceylon, after completing his honours degree in History in 1942. In […]
සරසවි බක්මහ උළෙල – 2016
පුරවර සරසවි බක්මහ උළෙල අප්‍රේල් 09 දවස පුරා කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ ක්‍රීඩාංගණයේදී උපකුලපති මහාචාර්ය ලක්ෂ්මන් දිසානායක ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් සහ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ සියලුම කාර්ය මණ්ඩලයේ සහබාගීත්වයෙන් ඉතාමත් උත්කර්ෂවත් අන්දමින්, ලබන්නාවූ සිංහල අලුත් අවුරුද්ද කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ සියලු කාර්ය මණ්ඩලයට ම සරුසාර වෙන්නයි පතමින් මෙම අවුරුදු උත්සවය පවත්වන ලදි. මෙම උත්සවය සාම්ප්‍රදායික ජන ක්‍රීඩා රාශියකින් වර්ණවත් විය.
Law Goes Green 2016
As a step towards our vision to promote environmental conservation, the Department of Public and International Law of the Faculty of Law organized “Law Goes Green- 2016” (LGG 2016), a two-day programme targeting the advancement of environmental law knowledge base and environmental conservation, respectively on the 5th and 6th of April. The Green Seminar was […]
A delegation from Southern University of Science and Technology visited University of Colombo
Representing Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China and the International Center for Higher Education Innovations (ICHIE), a newly established UNESCO Category 2 Center; Dr. Ming Li, SUSTech University Council Chairman, the designated Director of ICHIE, Dr. Wei Han, SUSTech, Vice President for Human Resources and Students Affairs, the designated Associate Director of ICHIE, […]
University of Colombo Team wins third place at the International Olympiad in Theoretical Physics
The University of Colombo is one of the best and oldest institutions for higher studies in the South Asian region and has Alumni serving at top scientific and industrial positions around the world, from scientists at NASA to scientists working on the LIGO project which recently discovered experimental evidence of gravitational fields. A team of […]
The 8th Annual Research Symposium 2016 – UCSC
The 8th Annual Research Symposium was proudly presented by the University of Colombo School of Computing on the 3rd of March 2016 at the Faculty of Graduate Studies Auditorium. It was a moment of exposure for the innovative concepts of the fresh pass-out students in the industry forming a platform to acknowledge about their dedicated […]
Award Ceremony of Management development programme & MOU signing
Award Ceremony of Management development programme for Srilankan Airlines staff & MOU signed (02/ 03/ 2016), between Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo and Sri Lankan Airlines to strengthen partnership between two organizations. Undergraduates/ Graduate students will get more internship/ employment opportunities.
Launch of the University of Colombo new official website
The launch of the redesigned official website of the University of Colombo was held on the 02nd March 2016 at the Senate Hall of the University of Colombo. Professor PSM Gunaratne, the Vice Chairman of the University Grants Commission graced the event as the Chief Guest. Senior Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, Vice Chancellor of the University […]
The Cultural Counsellor of Islamic Republic of Iran visited University of Colombo
His Excellency Mr.Mohammad Oraee Karimi, Cultural Counsellor of the Islamic Republic of Iran visited Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, the Vice-Chancellor University of Colombo on 1st March at the Vice Chancellor’s Office. Mr. Karimi was accompanied by Mr. Hojatoleslam Hakim Elahi, Vice President of Communications and International of the Al Mustafa University of Iran, and Mr. Kazemi […]
Kyushu University of Japan to collaborate with University of Colombo
Dr. Akimasa Yoshikawa, Mr. Hiroki Matsushita, Mr. Kazuma Shirotani, and Mr. Yusuke Aoyagi from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Kyushu University of Japan visited University of Colombo on 26th February 2016. During the visit, the delegates met Professor K.R.R. Mahanama, acting Vice-Chancellor, University of Colombo, and Professor Chandana Jayaratne, Senior Lecturer from Department […]
The President of International University of Japan visits University of Colombo
Professor Kimio Kase, President, International University of Japan, and Professor N.S. Cooray, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of International Relations, visited University of Colombo on 19th February 2016 to discuss the possible collaborations between University of Colombo and the International University of Japan. Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, Vice-Chancellor, University of Colombo expressed his sincere willingness to facilitate […]
“Aseniya Kusum – 2016” Singing Concert Showcases University Talent
The Arts Council organized the singing concert “Aseniya Kusum – 2016”, featuring the remarkable talents of both academic and non-academic staff. The event was held on February 17, 2016, at the New Art Gallery, celebrating music and creativity within the university community.
