Awards & Prizes

Jan
31

Champions’ Night 2018

The Annual Colors Awarding Ceremony 2018 was held on 31st of January at Eagles’ Lakeside Banquet & Convention Hall. This glamorous evening was more important than previous years because this was named as the Champions’ Night 2018 as University of Colombo became the champions of Inter-University Games in 2018. Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, the vice chancellor […]

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Jan
18

The Long Service Awards Ceremony 2018

The Long Service Awards Ceremony of the University of Colombo was held on 18th of January 2019 at the FGS Auditorium in the presence of the Vice Chancellor Senior Professor Lakshman Dissanayake. 108 employees being awarded, including the academic, academic support, administrative and non-academic staff who have completed 25, 30 and 35 years of their [...]
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Dec
15

22nd Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Organization

The 22nd Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Organization of the University Of Colombo was held on the 15th December 2018 at New Arts Theatre of the University of Colombo. The Alumni Organization was established in the year 1993 and completing its 22nd year and step up into 23rd successful year. A souvenir was issued […]

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Dec
04

Henry Dunant Memorial Moot (Regional Rounds) 2018

The Regional rounds of the Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition were held from the 4th to 6th December 2018, at Tehran, Iran, with the participation of 10 teams from India, Nepal, Iran, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Faculty of Law University of Colombo was represented by Ms. Shelani Palihawadana, Ms. Prashanthi Vignanantha, and Ms. […]

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Nov
27

Dean’s Literary Award and Book Exhibition

The Award Ceremony of the Dean’s Literary Award 2018 organized by the Faculty of Arts was taken place on November 27th at 2.00 pm onwards at the New Arts Theatre, University of Colombo. The keynote speaker was Professor Raj Somadeva, Senior Professor, Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology. This year the award ceremony was accompanied by a book exhibition […]

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Nov
19

SDC Awards Ceremony 2018

The Awards Ceremony of the Staff Development Centre was held at the Senate Hall of the College House on the 19th November 2018. The event witnessed over 60 members of academic staff of the University of Colomb, as well as other universities across the island, receive their Certificates in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE). In […]

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Nov
13

Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Research Excellence 2017

The Vice Chancellor’s awards for Research Excellence 2017, are presented during the Postgraduate Convocation 2017 on 13th of November 2018 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall for the contributions made by the senior academic staff in their outstanding research works. Professor Chandrasiri Niriella – Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts Professor Deepika Fernando – [...]
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Sep
29

University of Colombo wins recognition at “Seminar 2018 for University Lecturers in Changchun, China”

Two Academic staff members, Dr. Latha Gurusinghe from the Department of Sinhala and  Ms. Savitri Dias from the Department of English Language Teaching, participated in ‘The Seminar  2018 for University Teachers from Developing Countries & Countries and Regions Included in Belt and Road Initiatives‘  held in Changchun China from  September 9th to September 29th 2018. It was […]

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Jun
03

The Highest Level International Recognition of an Invention

Two Sri Lankan Inventors, Dr. Mahesh Edirisinghe a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Physics and Mr. Thimira Sanuka Thilakarathna who was an undergraduate at the Department of Physics and currently working as a Temporary Demonstrator in Physics have been achieved a highest level international recognition for their newly invented medical device. This invention was […]

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May
17

Inter Faculty Freshers’ Tournament 2018 – Closing Ceremony

The Closing Ceremony of Inter Faculty Freshers’ Tournament 2018 was held on 17th of May 2018 at the University of Colombo Indoor stadium. Champions: Faculty of Science. Runner-up: Faculty of Management & Finance. Second Runner-up: University of Colombo School of Computing Points Table Results

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Mar
27

Stat Day 2018 – “Decision Making through Quality Data”

The Most Prominent event of the Stat Circle, “Stat Day 2018”, was held on 27th of March, 2018 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Main Auditorium, with the Participation of the Chief Guest, The Vice Chancellor, Senior Professor Lakshman Disanayaka. The Program consisted of a keynote speech by Mr. Rohana Wijesekera, Director of Statistics, Central Bank […]

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Nov
23

Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Research Excellence 2016

Prof. Senaka Rajapakse Postgraduate Institute of Medicine Senaka Rajapakse is Professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Colombo, and Honorary Consultant Physician, National Hospital Colombo. He graduated with First Class honours from the University of Colombo in 1993, winning many awards and distinctions. He has the MD and MRCP(UK), and is a Fellow [...]
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Feb
03

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 […]

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Dec
28

University Research Awards – 2015

“University Research Awards – 2015” of the University of Colombo took place on 07th December 2016, at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall. The chairpersons for this event were His Grace, the Most Rev. Dr. Oswald Gomis, Chancellor of the University of Colombo and Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo. Professor […]

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Dec
08

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 University of Colombo scientific affiliations were 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 [...]
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Dec
07

Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Research Excellence 2015

Prof. Marie E.S Perera Faculty of Education Prof. Senaka Rajapakse Postgraduate Institute of Medicine Prof. Shiroma Handunnetti Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Prof. Upul J Sonnadara Faculty of Science Dr Naazima Kamardeen Faculty of Law Dr K.L. Jayaratne University of Colombo School of Computing
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