Vice Rector of University of Warsaw, Poland visits University of Colombo
A delegation led by Vice-Rector Professor Maciej Duszczyk, University of Warsaw, Poland visited University of Colombo on 10th December 2019. Professor Danuta Stasik; Head of South Asia Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies and Professor Agata Bareja Starzynska; Head of Inner Asia Department, Faculty of Oriental Studies accompanied the Vice-Rector for the visit. On behalf of […]
University of Colombo students won medals in SAG 2019
Four University of Colombo students won medals for Sri Lanka in the 13th South Asian Games 2019 in Nepal. Ms NIS Mendis, Department of Plant Science-Faculty of Science won the female individual Poomsae-bronze medal, Female team Poomsae-bronze medal and the Pair Poomsae-Gold medal in the age category 17 to 23. Ms RDMT Jayaweera, Department of […]
University of Colombo and Saitama University, Japan strengthen the ties
Professor Takeshi Fujino, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering Saitama University, Japan visited University of Colombo on 09.12.2019 and met Professor KRR Mahanama; the acting Vice-Chancellor, University of Colombo, Senior Professor Sumedha Jayanetti; Dean, Faculty of Technology, Professor Ranjana Piyadasa; Head-Department of Environmental Technology and Dr. Sashika Manoratne; Director, […]
Postgraduate Convocation 2018
Intellectia 2019
Intellectia 2019, an awareness program on plastic pollution and promoting eco-friendly initiatives organized by the Botanical Society of University of Colombo (BOTSOC) in collaboration with the Center for Environmental Initiatives (CEI) of University of Colombo, was held on the 5th of December at the NBLT of the Department of Plant Sciences. Professor Ajith de Alwis, […]
Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the Help Zone
Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the proposed Help Zone was held on 4th of December 2019 at near the Faculty of Management & Finance premises. The Vice-Chancellor Senior Professor Chandrika N Wijeyaratne, the Rector of Sri Palee Campus, Professor RCK Hettiarachchi, the Directors of Institutes, Deans of Faculties and the other invitees participated in this […]
Inauguration Ceremony of the Annual Sinhala Studies Symposium 2019
The Inauguration Ceremony of the Annual Sinhala Studies Symposium 2019 and 75 years Anniversary Celebrations of the Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo was held on 4th December 2019 at the Professor VK Samaranayake Auditorium, UCSC under the theme “Sinhala Studies: Past, Present & Future”. The Chief Guest of the Ceremony was Senior Professor Chandrika […]
Asian Universities Alliance Youth Forum (AUAYF)
Annual Research Symposium 2019 Faculty of Law
The Inauguration Ceremony of the Annual Research Symposium 2019 of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo was held on 29 November 2019 at the College House Auditorium of the University of Colombo under the theme “Health and Well – being: The Law’s Response”. The Chief Guest of the Ceremony was Hon. Justice Prasanna Jayawardena, […]
Library Research Symposium 2019
The Second Library Research Symposium of the University of Colombo was held on 27th November 2019, at the Auditorium of the Main Library and this year’s theme was ‘Information for Health and well-being’. The Vice-chancellor of the University of Colombo, Senior Professor Chandrika N Wijeyaratne graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Professor Saroj Jayasinghe, […]
Annual Research Symposium 2019 Faculty of Arts
Annual Research Symposium 2019 of the Faculty of Arts was held on 27th November 2019 under the patronage and the guidance of the Vice-Chancellor Senior Professor Chandrika N Wijeyaratne and the Dean – Faculty of Arts Senior Professor Premakumara de Silva amidst a distinguished gathering of academics and other participants. The theme of the Research […]
Best Poster Presentation Award at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications Symposium
Ms Nimshi Fernando from the Materials research group at the Department of Physics won the Best Poster presentation award at the “American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications Symposium: Innovations in Materials Science and Technology”, Singapore 2019 for the poster titled “Desorption kinetics of Urea from morphologically different Nano Hydroxyapatite thin films”. It was a poster only […]
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 […]
Inter Faculty Freshers’ Tournament 2019 – Closing Ceremony
The Closing Ceremony of the Inter-Faculty Freshers’ Tournament 2019 was held on 26th of November 2019 at the New Arts Theatre. University of Colombo School of Computing emerged as the Champions and the Faculty of Science became the 1st Runner-up. The 2nd runner-up was the Faculty of Management & Finance. View more Photos in FOS […]
University of Colombo hosts AUA Executives’ Meeting 2019
The University of Colombo, a founding member of the Alliance successfully hosted the Executives’ Meeting on 21st and 22nd November 2019. The consortium houses fifteen flagship seats of higher learning in Asia including the University of Colombo. Senior Professor Chandrika N Wijeyaratne, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Colombo is the current Executive President of […]
