Delegation from Robert Koch Institute visits University of Colombo
A delegation led by the Head of the division of highly pathogenic viruses at the Center for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens (ZBS) at Robert Koch-Institute, Germany, Professor Andreas Nitsche visited University of Colombo on 20th of November. Dr. Janine Michel, Ms. Juliane Fraissinet, Ms. Beate Becker-Ziaja, Ms. Franziska Schwarz and Ms. Caroline Eberle representing […]
Corpora, Archives & Performance: Sri Lankan Languages and Literature
Corpora, Archives and Performance: A Conference on Sri Lanka Languages and Literature” organised by the Department of English, Faculty of Arts, was recently held with the participation of Vice-Chancellor Senior Professor Chandrika N Wijeyaratne, Senior Professor Premakumara de Silva, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Dr. Shermal Wijewardene, Head, Department of English. Day One included an […]
Conference on ‘Discovering Central Europe and the Asia-Pacific’
The Departments of International Relations and Economics from the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw, Republic of Poland held a two day conference titled: ‘Discovering Central Europe and the Asia-Pacific: Harnessing the future of Poland-Sri Lanka Relations through multi-track […]
Dean’s Lecture Series – Faculty of Arts
The 5th lecture of the Dean’s lecture series in the Faculty of Arts was held on 1st November 2019 at the Faculty Board Room. Professor Suresh Canagarajah (Edwin Erle Sparks Professor, Pennsylvania State University, USA), delivered the lecture on ‘Post-colonial English Language Curriculum Practices in South Asia’ and Dr. Wenura Palihawadana (Consultant Psychiatrist, Base Hospital, […]
Radioactive Mineralogy Seminar
Radioactive mineralogy seminar organized by Scintilla – Nuclear Science Society in collaboration with Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science Section E2 was held in 29th October 2019 at the Faculty of Science premises with the participation of 110 students.
14th Annual International Research Conference on Management and Finance
The International Research Conference on Management and Finance (IRCMF) organized by the Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo was held on 25th October this year for the 14th consecutive time. Through this conference, the faculty continued its rich academic tradition by enabling academics of the management discipline to engage, debate, and present their […]
SLAYS Conference 2019
Promoting Impactful Research for Young Sri Lankan Scientists: SLAYS Conference 2019 The Sri Lankan Academy of Young Scientists (SLAYS) successfully held their 3rd annual international conference on the 16th of October 2019 at the Grand Crystal Ball room, Hotel Taj Samudra, Colombo. Considered the largest conference among early to mid-career scientists from academia and industry […]
Closing Ceremony of the Sri Lanka University Games XIII 2019
The Closing Ceremony of the Sri Lanka University Games XIII 2019 was held on 7th of September 2019 at the Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Auditorium, University of Ruhuna. Mr. Kumar Sangakkara, a former Captain of the Sri Lankan National Cricket team, was the chief guest of this colorful event. University of Sri Jayewardenepura emerged as the […]
Cultural Workshop on Chinese Tea
The Confucius Institute at University of Colombo, co-organized a Cultural Workshop on Chinese Tea named as “The Taste of Chinese Tea from the Beautiful Yunnan Province” on 5th September 2019 in the Green Table area, Faculty of Arts. Venerable Professor Medawachchiye Dhammajothi Thero, the Local Director of CIUC, gave a welcome address to all invitees. […]
International Symposium on ‘Sociology for Everyday Life’
The International Research Symposium of the Department of Sociology organized in celebration of its fiftieth milestone, with the theme ‘Sociology for everyday life‘ was held successfully on the 3rd and 4th of September 2019 at the University of Colombo premises. The inauguration ceremony was held on the 3rd of September at the College House Auditorium. The Chief […]
12th Annual Vidya Jyothi Professor V. K. Samaranayake Memorial Oration 2019 and ICTer 2019
12th Annual Vidya Jyothi Professor V. K. Samaranayake Memorial Oration 2019 and 19th International Conference on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions Conference Inauguration was held on Monday 2nd September 2019 at the Vidya Jyothi Professor V K Samaranayake Auditorium, University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC). View more photos on Facebook – Day 1 […]
Grantsmanship workshop – Successful grant writing: principles, pearls & pitfalls
The University Business Linkage (UBL) Cell hosted ‘A Workshop on Successful Grant Writing: Principles, Pearls and Pitfalls’, its inaugural event, on 30th August 2019 at the Senate Hall of University of Colombo. The Workshop that was widely attended by young academic staff representing all Faculties of the University lead by the Vice-Chancellor Senior Professor Chandrika […]
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Program 2019 Inauguration
The Faculty of Management and Finance inaugurated its Doctor of Business Administration program on 23rd August 2019. The event was held with the participation of the Vice-Chancellor Senior Professor Chandrika N Wijeyaratne. Dr. Darin Gunasekara, the Chief Executive Director – Wiros Lakh Institute, delivered an inspiring keynote speech at the event.
SLUG XIII 2019 | Rugby
SLUG XIII 2019 Rugby match between University of Colombo and the University of Kelaniya was held on 10th of August at BOI Grounds, Koggala. University of Colombo won the match. Read More on FOS Media Students’ Blog View more photos on FOS Media | FMF Media
Unveiling a photograph of Dr. Siva Chinnatamby
Hewa Mawatha is the University of Colombo owned hostel since 17th March 2016, situated at No 11, Hewa Mawatha, Colombo 7. Dr. Siva Chinnnathamby is the owner of this house and she has donated her residential house by her last will to accommodate female students of the University of Colombo. Her portrait was unveiled at […]
Magnate’19
Magnate’19 under the theme of ‘Financial Intelligence for Future Magnates’ organized by the students of the Department of Finance was held on 2nd August 2019 at the Faculty of Management and Finance. The Vice-Chancellor Senior Professor Chandrika Wijeyaratne graced the occasion as the Chief Guest of the event and the Key Note Speaker of the […]
