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Jul
30

UOC Retains Top Spot in Second Edition of Webometrics Ranking 2023

The University of Colombo has once again proven its excellence by securing the top position among Sri Lankan universities in the second edition of the Webometrics Ranking 2023. The university has achieved an impressive 46th rank in South Asia and 1487th rank worldwide. The 20th anniversary edition of the Webometrics Ranking, spanning from 2004 to [...]
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Jun
27

UOC Emerges as Top-Ranked University in Sri Lanka in QS World University Rankings 2024

QS Rankings announced its QS World University Rankings 2024, the 20th anniversary edition, on June 27th, 2023. The QS World University Rankings evaluates universities based on various factors, including institutional research and discovery, employability and outcomes, learning experience, global engagement, and sustainability. Notably, the University of Colombo has made a significant leap in its ranking, [...]
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Jun
22

UOC’s Remarkable Progress in Asia University Rankings 2023

The Times Higher Education recently released its Asia University Rankings for 2023, which incorporates 13 performance indicators similar to those used in the THE World University Rankings. The Asia University Rankings assesses universities based on their core missions, which encompass teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook. The University of Colombo has demonstrated remarkable advancement [...]
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Jun
01

UOC Advances in THE Impact Rankings 2023

The Times Higher Education (THE) released the fifth edition of THE Impact Rankings on the 1 of June 2023. This year, the overall ranking includes 1591 universities from 112 countries/regions. THE Impact Rankings serves as a global benchmark for universities, evaluating their performance in alignment with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through calibrated [...]
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Feb
01

UOC retains the Top Spot among Sri Lankan Universities in the 1st edition of the Webometrics Ranking 2023

University of Colombo is proud to announce that it has once again retained its position as the top university in Sri Lanka in the first edition of the 2023 Webometrics Ranking. This is the 20th Anniversary Edition (2004-2023) of the Webometrics Ranking, which evaluates the impact of a university's web content, citations in top Google [...]
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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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Oct
12

UOC advances in the THE World University Rankings 2023

The University of Colombo has been Ranked 601 – 800th place among 1799 universities worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 while improving from its rank in the previous year which was 801 – 1000th. The results are based on the data provided for the year 2020 as per the requirements of [...]
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Aug
03

No. 1 among Sri Lankan Universities in the Webometrics Ranking – Second edition July 2022 (version 14.0)

The University of Colombo is pleased to announce that we have retained the top position among Sri Lankan Universities in the Second edition - July 2022 (version 14.0) of Webometrics Ranking 2022. Webometrics classifies the university's visibility, transparency and indicators of excellence, which illustrates the teaching commitment, research results, perceived international prestige and links with [...]
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Apr
07

No. 1 among Sri Lankan Universities in the SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) 2022

The University of Colombo is pleased to announce that it has retained its top position among Sri Lankan Universities in the SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) 2022. This is a classification of academic and research-related institutions ranked by a composite indicator that combines three different sets of indicators based on research performance, innovation outputs, and societal […]

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Feb
01

No. 1 among Sri Lankan Universities in the Webometrics Ranking – New edition: February 2022

The University of Colombo is pleased to announce that we have retained the top position among Sri Lankan Universities in the 1st edition of Webometrics Ranking 2022. This classifies university visibility, transparency and indicators of excellence, which illustrates the teaching commitment, research results, the perceived international prestige and links with the community, industrial and economic [...]
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Dec
15

UI GreenMetric Award 2021

The University of Colombo has been able to advance in its rank from 443 in 2020 to 297 in 2021, out of the 956 universities which applied for this year’s UI GreenMetric Award. The University has also been ranked 03rd among the Sri Lankan Universities, falling behind University of Peradeniya (no. 01) and University of [...]
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Jul
28

No. 1 among Sri Lankan Universities in the Webometrics Ranking – New edition: July 2021

The University of Colombo is pleased to announce that we have retained the top position among Sri Lankan Universities in the July 2021 edition of Webometrics Ranking. This classifies university visibility, transparency and indicators of excellence, which illustrates the teaching commitment, research results, the perceived international prestige and links with the community, industrial and economic [...]
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Jun
02

THE Asia University Rankings 2021

On 2nd June 2021, the University of Colombo was ranked 301-350 among 551 Universities in Asia by Times Higher Education World University Ranking Asia Category. Reaching this higher position in the league table during the year 2021, reflects cohesive dedication and commitment of a large group of stakeholders. This upscaled ranking, of the only metropolitan [...]
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Apr
30

No. 1 among Sri Lankan Universities in the SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) 2021

The University of Colombo is pleased to announce that it has retained its top position among Sri Lankan Universities in the SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) 2021. This is a classification of academic and research-related institutions ranked by a composite indicator that combines three different sets of indicators based on research performance, innovation outputs, and societal […]

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Feb
03

No. 1 among Sri Lankan Universities in the Webometrics Ranking 2021 – Edition: January 2021

The University of Colombo is pleased to announce that it has retained its top position among Sri Lankan Universities in the First edition of Webometrics Ranking 2021. This is a classification of universities' visibility, transparency, and excellence indicators which illustrates the teaching commitment, the research results, the perceived international prestige, the links with the community, [...]
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Dec
08

UI GreenMetric Award 2020

The University of Colombo has been ranked the fourth place in the UI GreenMetric Award 2020 among the Sri Lankan Universities. The University applied for this award at the first time through the Center for Environmental Initiatives under the supervision of Prof. Erandathie Lokupitiya, the Director CEI. The Center for Environmental initiatives (CEI) of University [...]
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