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Mar
01

Regional Workshop on External Vulnerabilities in South Asia

As the “Asian Century” unfolds South Asia is expecting to be a major player in driving the future growth. Despite the vast diversity in the region including cultural and economic differences, collaborative actions are required for effective management of future challenges. As the economic growth rates get accelerated; the region’s exposure to external vulnerabilities also […]

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Mar
01

සොබා සලරූ – The Art of Wildlife Cinematography

සොබා සලරූ – The Art of Wildlife Cinematography was organized by the Base for Enthusiasts of Environment and Zoology (BEEZ) on  1st of March 2019 at the BLT, Faculty of Science. The lecture was conducted by Mr. Palitha Perera, an award-winning cinematographer who has contributed to uplift Sinhala cinema through his creations.

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Mar
01

Law goes Green 2019

The Day march 1st 2019 was yet again another remarkable time for the Law Goes Green Project as the project committee for the year undertook the initiative of expanding the project’s horizons beyond the university boundaries and took the message of environmental conservation to society. Accordingly, the project lineup for the year consisted of many […]

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Feb
28

Workshop on “Writing Research Abstracts”, Faculty of Arts

A workshop on ‘Writing Research Abstracts’ was held on 28th February 2019 at the M. B. Ariyapala Auditorium, Department of Sinhala. The workshop was a preliminary step to the first Undergraduate Research Symposium, to be held on 12th March 2019. The purpose of the workshop was to give an understanding of how to write a coherent and well-structured […]

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Feb
21

Second CERN-South Asian High Energy Physics Instrumentation Workshop on Detector Technology and Applications (SAHEPI-2)

CERN, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research, Sri Lanka, the University of Ruhuna and the University of Colombo collaborated in holding the second CERN-South Asian High Energy Physics Instrumentation Workshop (SAHEPI-2) successfully in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on the 20th and 21st of February, 2019. SAHEPI-2 brought together physicists and policymakers from CERN, the South […]

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Feb
16

Certificate Awarding Ceremony, Department of Buddhist Studies

The Department of Buddhist Studies, organized a Certificate Awarding Ceremony for the students who have passed the certificate Course in Introduction to Buddhist Studies (2018) and also to welcome the new batch of students (2019), on 16th February 2019 in the Economics Auditorium, Faculty of Arts. The Vice-chancellor Senior Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, Emeritus Professor Buddhist […]

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Feb
16

Inauguration and certificate awarding ceremony of the Certificate Course in Politics and Governance (CCPG)

The Inauguration and Certificate awarding ceremony of the Certificate Course in Politics and Governance conducted by Department of Political Science & Public Policy was held on the 16th of February 2019 at 9.30 a.m. at the Political Science Auditorium, Department of Political Science and Public Policy. Certificates were awarded to the participants of the 6th batch, who successfully […]

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Feb
14

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 […]

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Feb
14

The Environmental Ceremony and Green Talk Session

The Center for Environmental Initiatives organized an Environmental Ceremony and a Green talk session at the Main Library auditorium on 14th February 2019.

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Feb
14

Monthly Seminar, Department of Sociology

The Department of Sociology organized the monthly seminar for the month of February, on Thursday 14th February 2019 from 2.00 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. in the Seminar Room of the Department of Sociology. At this seminar, Dr. Tharindi Udalagama delivered the lecture on “That’s not Love but Greed!: Perspectives on Love and Sex after Marriage”. […]

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Feb
11

Human Library

The Library in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts organized a Human Library project for the newcomers on 11th February 2019 at the Main Library. This was held as a part of the orientation programme at the Faculty of Arts. The number of subject experts shared their knowledge and experience with students.

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Feb
07

Inauguration of the Orientation Programme (2018/2019) – Faculty of Arts

The Inauguration ceremony of the Orientation Programme for new entrants (2018/2019) to the Faculty of Arts, was held on 07th February 2019.  The Vice-Chancellor, Senior Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, Dean-Faculty of Arts Senior Professor Premakumara de Silva were presided over the ceremony. This programme is to be continued up to 14th February with various events.  

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Feb
01

Environment awareness programme

An Environment awareness programme was organized by the Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Science in collaboration with the University of Jaffna on 1st February 2019 at the Botany lecture theater to mark the World Wetland Day on 2nd of February 2019. View more photos on Facebook

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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
28

Orientation on Nuclear Security workshop

Orientation on Nuclear Security workshop was held on 25th and 28th of January at the Department of Nuclear Science premises in the presence of the dean Faculty of Science, Professor K. R. Ranjith Mahanama and staff members of the department. View more photos on Facebook

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Jan
25

Visit of Executive Vice President of Tsinghua University to the Faculty of Medicine

Professor WANG Xiqin, Executive Vice President of the Tsinghua University, Beijing and a few members of the AUA Secretariat visited the Faculty of Medicine on 25th January 2019 during their visit to Sri Lanka. This delegation met with the Dean of the Faculty, Professor Jennifer Perera, and a few other academic staff members and were […]

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