Inauguration of the Orientation Programme (2018/2019) – Faculty of Arts
The Inauguration ceremony of the Orientation Programme for new entrants (2018/2019) to the Faculty of Arts, was held on 07th February 2019. The Vice-Chancellor, Senior Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, Dean-Faculty of Arts Senior Professor Premakumara de Silva were presided over the ceremony. This programme is to be continued up to 14th February with various events.
Launching of ‘ගුත්තිල කාව්යය’ and ‘උසස් පෙළ ගුත්තිල කාව්ය සංග්රහය’
The official launch of ‘ගුත්තිල කාව්යය’ and ‘උසස් පෙළ ගුත්තිල කාව්ය සංග්රහය’, edited by Professor Venerable Agalakada Sirisumana Thero of the Department of Sinhala, was held on July 18, 2017, at the Dr Lionel Edirisinghe Auditorium, Faculty of Music, University of Visual & Performing Arts. The publications were released by M D Gunasena Co. Ltd. […]
Annual Research Symposium 2017 – Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts Annual Research Symposium 2017, was held on 21–22 November 2017 under the theme “The Role of Humanities and Social Sciences in Research for Development.
Guest Lecture on the Interaction of Confucianism, Buddhism & Taoism by Dr Wang Fei
The Faculty of Arts hosted a guest lecture titled “The Interaction of Confucianism, Buddhism & Taoism” on May 16, 2017. The session was conducted by Dr Wang Fei, a lecturer at the School of Politics & International Relations at Honghe University, China. Dr Fei holds a PhD in the Philosophy of Religious Studies from Assumption […]
Annual Research Symposium on “Population Dynamics and the Post 2015 Development Agenda”
The Department of Demography, Faculty of Arts, organized the Annual Research Symposium under the theme of “Population Dynamics and the Post 2015 Development Agenda” on 10th December 2015. The Department of Demography invited academic staff members and postgraduate students to submit abstracts for the Annual Research Symposium 2015 under the following sub-themes: Fertility and Reproductive Health […]
CVCD Excellence Award – 2014 to Prof. Asanga Tilakaratne
Professor Asanga Tilakaratne, Professor of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Buddhist Studies Unit, Faculty of Arts was awarded the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Directors (CVCD) Excellence Award – 2014, for the Most Outstanding Senior Researcher in the Field of Humanities, Aesthetics and Social Sciences. Professor Asanga Tilakaratne graduated from Peradeniya University, Sri Lanka, with a […]
