FMF Sport Week 2017
FMF Sports Week 2017 was held during 11th -15th September 2017. There were 10 sports events organized for both students and staff of the Faculty. The award ceremony of the sports week took place with the participation of the Vice-chancellor of the university as the Chief Guest and Dr. R. Senathiraja, Dean Faculty of Management […]
Delegation from Shinshu University, Japan visited University of Colombo
Prof. Tanaka and Prof. MinZhi Chua, Assistant Professor from Global Education Center, Shinshu University, Japan visited University of Colombo on 11/09/2017. During the visited they met Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo, Prof. K.P. Hewagamage; Director, University of Colombo School of Computing. , Dr. Noel Fernando; Senior Lecturer and Mr. S.T. Nandasara; Senior […]
University of Southampton to collaborate with University of Colombo
A delegation led by Prof. Colin Grant, Vice President(International), University of Southampton, United Kingdom visited University of Colombo on 8th September 2017 and met Prof. Lakshman Dissanayake, Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo. Prof.Ajit Shenoi, Director of the Southampton Marine & Maritime Institute (SMMI) and Mr. Keith Johnstone, Director of International Relations & Development accompanied Prof. […]
Opening of the Vidya Jyothi Professor V K Samaranayake Auditorium
Opening of the Vidya Jyothi Professor V K Samaranayake Auditorium (UCSC) was held on 2017 sep 06 More Photos
University of Colombo to train statisticians of National Bureau of Statistics, Maldives and Maldivian National University under UNFPA funding
A delegation from National Bureau of Statistics, Maldives and Maldivian National University led by Dr. Raheema , Dean of Research Maldivian National University visited University of Colombo on 06 September 2017. The UNFPA resident representative to Maldives and representatives from UNFPA office, Colombo also accompanied the delegation. The purpose of this visit was to initiate […]
Bangladesh High Commissioner Visited University of Colombo
His Excellency Mr. Riaz Hamidullah, High Commissioner of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka visited Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo on 04th September 2017. During the meeting the High Commissioner suggested the possible areas of collaborations between University of Colombo, Universities in Bangladesh and the High Commission. Professor Lakshman Dissanayke […]
Extension of New West Wing Building Faculty of Management & Finance University of Colombo. Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony on 31st of August 2017
The Faculty of Management and Finance which was established in 1994 is the second largest faculty offering management degree programs and the most sought after Management faculty within the University system in Sri Lanka. August 31, 2017 will mark yet another remarkable day in the history of the Faculty of Management and Finance of the […]
Inauguration Ceremony of the Department of English Language Teaching – Faculty of Arts
The Inauguration Ceremony of the Department of English Language Teaching (DELT), Faulty of Arts was graced by the Vice Chancellor Senior Professor Lakshman Dissanayake as the chief guest. He was welcomed by the Dean, Faculty of Arts, Professor Athula Ranasinghe and Head, Department of English Language Teaching, Ms. Savitri Dias. Among the distinguished guests was […]
Inauguration: Master of Human Rights and Democratisation (Local) programme – 2017/2018
Inauguration of the fourth intake of the Master of Human Rights and Democratisation (Local) programme took place at the Library, Centre for the Study of Human Rights (CSHR) , University of Colombo on 25 August 2017. The inauguration was graced by Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director, Centre for Policy Alternatives; Professor Sharya Scharenguivel, Acting Director, […]
A workshop on Patent Drafting & Prosecution – An Awareness Program for University Research Community
A workshop on Patent Drafting & Prosecution – An Awareness Program for University Research Community was held at College House on the 22nd of August 2017. World Intellectual Property Organization, National IP Office of Sri Lanka and The Coordinating Secretariat for Science Technology & Research (COSTI) jointly organized this event for representatives of the faculties […]
Workshop for Entrepreneurs
A one day workshop for the small and medium business owners was held on 19th August 2017 at the Faculty of Management and Finance of University of Colombo. This workshop was organized by the Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development Unit of the Department of Management and Organization Studies, University of Colombo in order to raise awareness […]
Faculty of Medicine, Colombo emerges World Champions at the International Inter-Medical School Physiology quiz, held in Malaysia
The Faculty of Medicine, Colombo secured the world championship when they won the Prof A Raman Challenge trophy at the 15th Inter-Medical School Physiology Quiz (IMSPQ) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 16-17 of August 2017. The team from Colombo comprising Poorni Fernando, Sathee Hewakuruppu, Chamath Jayakody, Supun Prabhashwara and PamodhYasawardene of the AL 2013 […]
Launch of ‘Professor Emeritus Indrani Munasinghe Felicitation Volume’
The launch of ‘Professor Emeritus Indrani Munasinghe Felicitation Volume‘ was held on 09th August 2017, at 3.00 pm in the FGS Auditorium, College House, University of Colombo. The key note speech was delivered by the Professor Emeritus S. Pathmanathan, Chancellor – University of Jaffna.
Southern University of Science and Technology, China to collaborate with University of Colombo
Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, Vice-Chancellor of University of Colombo, and Dr. Lu Chun, General Secretary of Southern University of Science and Technology(SUSTech), China signed the MoU between the two Universities during a ceremony held on 8th August 2017 at SUSTech, Shenzhen, China. This will open up more opportunities for both students and staff of the two […]
Seizing Digital Opportunities in Higher Education: Building staff capacity for ICT-driven innovation in Cambodia and Sri Lanka
University of Colombo has been chosen as a lead implementing partner for a new UNESCO project on ICT-driven innovation; Seizing Digital Opportunities in Higher Education: Building staff capacity for ICT-driven innovation in Cambodia and Sri Lanka, A project supported by the Shenzhen Municipal Government within the UNESCO-Shenzhen Funds-In-Trust Framework (SFIT). Blended learning – the synthesis […]
