Freshers’ Tournament 2017
Freshers’ Tournament 2017 Closing Ceremony was held on 17th of March at the University of Colombo Grounds. Champions – Faculty of Science Runners-up: University of Colombo School of Computing Second runners-up: Faculty of Management & Finance Photos: www.facebook.com/pg/fosmedia
Workshop on “Seizing Digital Opportunities in Higher Education”
A workshop on a project titled “Seizing Digital Opportunities in Higher Education: Building staff capacity for ICT‐driven innovation in Cambodia and Sri Lanka” was held on March 15 & 16, 2017 in UCSC premises. It was supported by the Shenzhen Municipal Government within the UNESCO‐Shenzhen Funds‐In‐Trust Framework.
Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation signs MoU with University of Colombo to award student scholarships
The MoU was signed on 14 March at the University by Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo (UoC), and Yoshiaki Ozawa, Managing Director, Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation. Officials from the Colombo Representative Office of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, the banking entity of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), witnessed the signing of the […]
University of Colombo signs an MoU with Johnson and Johnson Private limited , India
The Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine ,University of Colombo has initiated a joint training program with Johnson and Johnson Private limited, Mumbai, India for junior surgeons and postgraduate surgical trainees in order to improve their surgical skills. Fulfilling the formalizing requirements Professor Lakshman Dissanayake , Vice Chancellor of University of Colombo signed the MoU […]
Economics Undergraduate wins the Best Research Paper Award at SAESM – Nepal
13th South Asian Economic Students’ Meet (SAESM) which was held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 29th January to 3rd February 2017 brought great glory to Sri Lanka and to the University of Colombo with the exceptional performance of young economists. 13th SAESM was very special for Sri Lanka and it stands amongst the best SAESMs for […]
A delegation from Deakin University, Australia visited University of Colombo
Professor Afonso, the Dean of International Research Deakin University, Australia visited Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, the Vice-Chancellor of University of Colombo on 31st January 2017. During the, meeting Professor Afonso, explained the joint research project undertaken by the academics of both Universities. Professor Lakshman Dissanayake elaborated on the measures that University of Colombo has taken to […]
The Vice Chancellor of Edith Cowan University visited University of Colombo
Professor Steve Chapman, the Vice-Chancellor and the President of Edith Cowan University, Australia, and Associate Professor Helen Bonavita, Dean International, Edith Cowan University, Australia visited University of Colombo on 24th January 2017. The delegation met Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, the Vice-Chancellor of University of Colombo, Dr. Chandana Aluthge, Dept. of Economics, University of Colombo, and Dr. […]
The Long Service Awards Ceremony 2016
The ceremony “Long Service Awards – 2016” was held on 17th January 2017 at the University of Colombo, Faculty of Graduate Studies Auditorium.
Opening of the Renovated Playground of IIM
The opening of the renovated playground of the Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo was held on 28th December 2016 with the honorable participation of the Senior Prof. Lakshman Dissanayake (Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo), Mr. T.M. Dilshan (Former Captain, SL Cricket Team), Prof. K.R. Mahanama (Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo) and […]
Australian High Commissioner visited University of Colombo
His Excellency Mr. Bryce Hutchesson, the High Commissioner of Australia to Sri Lanka visited Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, Vice-Chancellor of University of Colombo on 04th January 2017. During the meeting, Professor Lakshman Dissanayake elaborated to the His Excellency Mr. Hutchesson the current and intended future academic collaborations of University of Colombo with the premier Australian Universities […]
“New Year Celebration 2017”
The New Year Celebration for 2017 was held on 02nd January 2017 at 9.30 a.m. at the College House of the University of Colombo, under the patronage of the Vice Chancellor Professor Lakshman Dissanayake.
General Awareness – Center for Environmental Initiatives (CEI)
Orientation programme and student awareness sessions – CEI
Awareness sessions on environmental (including waste) management at the university, and the green university concept, have been conducted at the orientation programme for new students in different faculties each year starting from 2017. The CEI frequently uses e-messages to communicate with the students; posters and banners have also been used to update students on CEI […]
වාර්ෂික සර්වරාත්රික පිරිත් සජ්ජායනය 2015
කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්යාලය විසින් වාර්ෂිකව පවත්වනු ලබන සර්වරාත්රික පිරිත් සජ්ජායනය 2016 දෙසැම්බර් මස 28 වන දින රාත්රි 8.00 සිට 29 වන දින උදෑසන දක්වා විද්යාල මන්දිර පරිශ්රයේදී අධ්යයන/ පරිපාලන/ අනධ්යයන කාර්යමණ්ඩල සහභාගීත්වයෙන් කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්යාලයීය ක්රීඩා හා සුභසාධක සංගමයේ මූලිකත්වයෙන් පැවැත්වින. 29 වන දින උදෑසන හීල් දානය සමඟ මෙම පුණ්යමය කටයුත්ත අවසන් විය.
Annual Research Symposium 2016 – Department of Demography
The Annual Research Symposium of the Department of Demography, under the main theme of “Population Dynamics and Sustainable Development”, was held on 8th December 2016, at Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, . Sub-themes: Fertility and Reproductive Health Population, Health and Poverty Migration and Urbanization Population Aging and Long Term Care Interdisciplinary Studies, Education, Environment and Development Mr. Alain Sibenaler, […]
The President’s Awards 2016 for Scientific Publication
The President’s Awards for Scientific Publication was held on 22nd November 2016. This year, 45 of the University of Colombo’s scientific affiliations received awards for their research published in 2014. The ceremony was graced by His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena, the Hon. Minister of Science, Technology and Research and the Hon. State Minister of […]
