Golden Jubilee of the Faculty of Education: Fifty Years of Excellence in Teacher Professionalism
The Faculty of Education celebrates its Golden Jubilee in 2025, marking 50 years of excellence in fostering teacher professionalism and shaping the future of education in Sri Lanka. To kick off this historic year, a multi-religious blessing ceremony was held on 1st January 2025 at the Faculty. The ceremony was presided over by Senior Professor […]
National Assessment of Learning Outcomes for Grade 4 & Grade 8 Students (2022/2023)
In the 2022/2023 academic year, the Ministry of Education in Sri Lanka, with financial support from the World Bank, commissioned the National Education Research and Evaluation Center (NEREC) at the University of Colombo to conduct a national assessment of student performance in mathematics and English. The outcomes of this assessment were presented on August 29, […]
Faculty of Education Launches Bachelor of Education Honours in Primary Education Program
The Faculty of Education has been performing a distinctive role in the professional development of teaching graduates and in the introduction of undergraduates to the field of Education since 1973. Marking another significant milestone, the Faculty introduced the Bachelor of Education Honours in Primary Education program, effective from the year 2024. The need for qualified […]
Inauguration Ceremony of the Master of Education Program (Foreign Intake for Chinese Students)
The Faculty of Education proudly celebrated a significant milestone with the online inauguration ceremony for its first foreign intake of the Master of Education program, specifically designed for Chinese students. The event took place on October 20, 2023, and was graced by the presence of the University’s Vice Chancellor, Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne, the […]
Swara Thathaka Randi Husma – Faculty of Education
The cultural event “Swara Thathaka Randi Husma” (ස්වර තතක රැදි හුස්ම), took place on August 3rd, 2023, at the Faculty of Education premises. This event was meticulously orchestrated by students pursuing the PGDE (full-time) program in Sinhala medium, Tamil medium, Drama and Theater and TESL. The fundamental aim of this endeavour was to cultivate a […]
Book Launch, Adyapana Sandwada “අධ්යාපන සංවාද“ – 09
The Education Magazine “Adyapana Sandwada – 09” was launched by the students of Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Full Time) 2018/2019 students on 28th January 2020 in the Education Lecture Hall of Faculty of Education. This Magazine is the 9th of a series of annual publications brought forth by the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Full Time) […]
Faculty of Education Research Symposium 2019
Annual Research Symposium 2019 of the Faculty of Education, University of Colombo was held on 26th November 2019 in the Faculty premises. Aim of the symposium was to bring together the academia, scholars and researchers in the field of Education to exchange the latest research findings in the field of Education. There were eight academic […]
International Conference on AI + Education in Shenzhen, China
Professor Manjula Vithanapathirana, Dean, Faculty of Education represented University of Colombo at the International Conference on AI + Education in Shenzhen, China, organized by International a Centre for Higher Education Innovation, UNESCO and Southern University of Technology, China during 23-25 July 2019. She made an invited presentation and participated in a discussion forum in the […]
Portrait Unveiling in the Department of Humanities Education
The function to unveil the portraits of the former heads of the Department of Humanities Education, Faculty of Education was held on the 14th of February 2019 at the faculty premises. The dean of the faculty Professor Manjula Vithanapthirana was the chief guest and the former heads of department Professor C. Kariyawasam, Professor Daya Rohana Athukorale […]
Annual Research Symposium 2018 – Faculty of Education
The Annual Research Symposium of the Faculty of Education was held on 16th November 2018 at the faculty premises. The keynote speaker was the Director, UCSC, Professor K.P. Hewagamage. The symposium was held from 8.30 onwards and there were five successful academic sessions held in the morning and also in the evening. The Academics and […]
