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Dec
14

Student of the Year of the General Convocation 2021

University of Colombo congratulates Ms AAM Fonseka (2017/MS/7570), Faculty of Management & Finance and Mr AI Nilaweera (MFC/AL/2014/0509), Faculty of Medicine on receiving the Open Awards – Student of the Year at the General Convocation 2021. Ms AAM Fonseka - Faculty of Management & Finance Ms Andrea Fonseka completed her Bachelor of Business Administration Honours [...]
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Dec
13

Sudden unexpected drop of air quality in Sri Lanka

National Building Research Organization (NBRO), Sri Lanka, has observed unhealthy air quality levels in many parts of Sri Lanka since the 7th & 8th of December 2022. The air quality index (AQI) in most parts of the country has been between 150 and 200. The unhealthy air quality observed has been attributed to a rise […]

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Dec
12

UOC advances in the UI GreenMetric 2022

University of Colombo has been able to advance in its rank from 297 in 2021 to 262 in 2022, out of the 1050 universities which applied for the UI GreenMetric Award 2022. University has also been ranked 2nd among the Sri Lankan Universities, falling behind University of Kelaniya (no. 01). The University of Colombo applied […]

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Dec
08

UOC signs an MOU with the Centre for Defense Research and Development (CDRD)

A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Center for Defense Research and Development (CDRD) and University of Colombo on 8th December 2022. This was based on CDRD inviting UOC to have collaborative research on national concerns of the country by sharing the expertise of the UOC. CDRD was established on 29th July 2006 with […]

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Dec
01

UOC launches Online Job portal

University of Colombo launched an Online Job Portal System “Gateway to the World of Work” on the 1st of December 2022 with the presence of the Vice Chancellor, Senior Professor (Chair) HD Karunaratna as the chief guest of the event. The event was also attended by Professor MPP Dharmadasa, the Dean of the Faculty of […]

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Nov
30

Dharmasiri Bandaranayaka Retrospective Cinema Festival – Sri Palee Campus

Dharmasiri Bandaranaike retrospective cinema festival was held on 30 November 2022 at the Arundhati theatre, Sri Palee Campus with the presence of veteran film director Mr Dharmasiri Bandaranayake, the rector, Dr Pratibha Mahanamaheva and staff members of the Sri Palee Campus. In this event, Dr Mahanamaheva presented the “Sri Palee Pranama” award to Mr Bandaranaike by […]

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Nov
24

4th Undergraduate Research Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences (URSHSS) 2022

The 4th Undergraduate Research Symposium of Humanities and Social Sciences [URSHSS-2022] of the Faculty of Arts was held on November 24, 2022, with the presence of the Chief Guest, Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo and Guest of Honor, Senior Professor Lasantha Manawadu, Dean Faculty of Arts. The […]

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Nov
22

Award ceremony for state Universities: training program on mentoring offered by the academic mentoring program

AMP’s training program on mentoring was offered to all institutions of the University of Colombo, all state Universities (17) and professional colleges in Medicine during 2022 by the Faculty of Medicine, of the University of Colombo. A series of training sessions were conducted during this program with the support of both local experts and overseas […]

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Nov
21

Awarding of Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation Scholarships for the 6th Consecutive year

The award ceremony of the Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation Scholarships – year 2022/2023 was held for the sixth consecutive year on 21st November 2022 at the Senate Hall of the University of Colombo. Based on the nominations submitted by the University, 17 undergraduate students from the Faculties of Management and Finance, Medicine, Science, Law, Education and […]

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Nov
16

Senate Awards for Research Excellence 2020 & 2021

The Senate Awards for Research Excellence acknowledge the academic staff members who make contributions to the University community through their outstanding research works. For the years 2020 and 2021, sixty-nine awards under the general and early career categories have been re-framed by the following recipients during the Annual Research Symposium 2022 of the University of Colombo held [...]
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Nov
16

Annual Research Symposium 2022

The Annual Research Symposium 2022 [ARS-UoC 2022] of the University of Colombo was held on the 16th of November 2022 on the theme "Digital Transformation and Innovative Approaches to Mitigate Challenges in the Higher Education Sector". It was organised in hybrid mode, with participants attending in person at the Prof. V. K. Samaranayake Auditorium of [...]
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Nov
14

University of Colombo launches the JICA Chair Programme 2022/2023

With the aim of nurturing future leaders by adopting Japan’s experiences and lessons learned through its modernization and development, the University of Colombo launched the JICA Chair Programme in collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Sri Lanka. The inaugural session of the programme titled “Meiji Revolution: Start of Full-scale Modernization” was successfully held as […]

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Nov
14

UOC Legal Expert and Scientist at COP 27 in Egypt

Prof. Kokila Konasinghe, Professor in Law at the Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law and Dr Iroja Caldera, Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Science attended the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt. They are members of the Commonwealth [...]
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Nov
14

Annual Research Conference 2022 – Faculty of Graduate Studies

The Annual Research Conference 2022 of the Faculty of Graduate Studies was held on 14th November 2022, under the theme of “Developing Human Capital through Informatization and Digitalization”. The Vice Chancellor Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne, graced this occasion as the chief guest. The keynote speech was delivered by Professor B. Hareendran, the Academic Director […]

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Nov
10

AUA Executive Meeting 2022

The Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) is an academic alliance of the top universities in the Asian region. It was officially established in 2017 to fulfil the long-felt need of exploring an Asian identity in learning and research. The 15 founding member universities of AUA of which the University of Colombo (UOC) is a member of […]

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Nov
05

456th meeting of the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Directors (CVCD)

The 456th meeting of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors (CVCD) was held on 5th November 2022 at the Senate Room, Eastern University, Sri Lanka. A discussion with the Registrars of the Universities and CVCD was held to discuss various matters. Prior to the CVCD meeting, a separate meeting was held on 4th November 2022 with […]

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