UOC Receives Silver Award for Excellence in Education at TAGS Award Ceremony
We are delighted to announce that the University of Colombo has been honoured with the Silver Award in the Education sector at the TAGS Award organized by CA Sri Lanka. This prestigious recognition highlights the university’s unwavering dedication to transparency, accountability, governance, and sustainability in corporate reporting, particularly through its annual report for the year […]
Pioneering the Metaverse: Next-Gen Real-Time Vessel Traffic Monitoring
At the prestigious 22nd Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards hosted in Hong Kong at Cyberport from December 6th to 7th, 2023, VT≋VR emerged as the singular triumph from Sri Lanka, standing out among 16 participating economies and competing against top universities across the region. The event witnessed the participation of 70 judges, 500+ delegates, […]
Faculty of Management & Finance Triumphs in Inter Faculty Overall Championship 2023
The Awarding Ceremony of the Inter Faculty Freshers’ Championships 2023 took place at the New Art Theater (NAT) on the 3rd of December 2023, celebrating the exceptional talents and achievements of freshmen across various disciplines and showcasing the university’s commitment to fostering a spirit of excellence among its newest members. The Inter Faculty Freshers’ Championships […]
Student of the Year – General Convocation 2022
Congratulations to Mr Sanju Dilshan Kumaru Wickramasinghe from the Faculty of Management and Finance for his exceptional achievement in being awarded the Open Awards – Student of the Year at the General Convocation 2022. Mr Wickramasinghe graduated from the Faculty of Management and Finance, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing Management Degree with […]
Professor Tilak Hettiarachchy Award for Academic Excellence – General Convocation 2022
Congratulations to Ms Shenali Avishka Ranasinghe from the Faculty of Science for her outstanding achievement in receiving the Open Awards – Professor Tilak Hettiarachchy Award for Academic Excellence at the General Convocation 2022. Ms Ranasinghe completed her Honours degree in Immunology and Integrative Molecular Biology with an impressive GPA of 3.98/4.00, earning her the gold […]
Canekeratne Prize for General Merit – General Convocation 2022
Congratulations to Mr Harith Lokugamage from the Faculty of Management & Finance for his remarkable achievement in receiving the Open Awards – Canekeratne Prize for General Merit at the General Convocation 2022. Mr Lokugamage hails from Royal College and has earned a first-class honours degree specializing in Business Economics. He was awarded the Mitsubishi UFJ […]
D. P. P. Samarasekara Peace Prize – General Convocation 2022
Congratulations to Ms Sachindri Piyahasie Dias from the Faculty of Law for her remarkable achievement in receiving the Open Awards – D. P. P. Samarasekara Peace Prize at the General Convocation 2022. Ms. Dias completed her Bachelor of Laws degree with Second Class Upper Division Honors and is currently serving as a Research Officer to […]
General Convocation 2022
UOC Achieves Outstanding A Grade in 2023 Institutional Review
We are pleased to announce that the University of Colombo achieved an A Grade at the Institutional Review conducted in June – July 2023 by the Quality Assurance Council of the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka. The fact that the university also achieved an A Grade in the earlier Institutional Review conducted in 2016 […]
Faculty of Management & Finance Emerges as Inter-Faculty Overall Champions 2023
The Awarding Ceremony of the Inter-Faculty Championship celebrated the remarkable achievements of undergraduate sportsmen and sportswomen from the university. For this year’s ceremony, 400 talented students were recognized for their exceptional performances at the Inter-University Championships, as well as at the national and international levels in 2022. The Inter-University Championships showcased a diverse range of […]
Asian Scientist 100 List Features University of Colombo’s Exceptional Researchers
Awards ceremony of the Diploma in Forensic Medicine and Science
The Faculty of Medicine has been conducting the Diploma in Forensic Medicine and Science program for 26 years since its commencement in 1995. On May 20, 2023, the 26th Awards ceremony for the program took place at the UCFM Tower. The event celebrated the achievements of both the 2020-2021 and 2022-2023 batches, with a total […]
Awards Ceremony of the Travel & Tourism, Economics, and Hotel Management Programme
The Graduation Ceremony for the Diploma of the Travel & Tourism, Economics, and Hotel Management Programme for the year 2019/2020 was held on the 15th of May 2023 at the FGS Auditorium. The ceremony was graced by the presence of the Vice Chancellor, Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne, attending as the Chief Guest, and Professor […]