The Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Festival) is a traditional Chinese festival to commemorate the famous Chinese loyal officer Qu Yuan (Chu Yuan). The festival occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar and it is also called the double fifth festival. Since Confucius Institute is providing opportunities to experience […]
Climate change has become one of the main catalysts of creating new hazards or intensifying existing hazards of hydro meteorological origin which cascade into many social, economic and environmental issues, where agriculture becomes one of the most vulnerable areas of impact. There are many anthropogenic activities which enhance the frequency and the intensity of hazards […]
The launching ceremony of the Coffee Table Book College House – the Cradle of Sri Lanka’s University Education edited by Professor Sandagomi Coperahewa and Dr. Shravika Amarasekara will be held on Saturday, 9th April 2022 at 3.00 pm at Senate Hall, College House, University of Colombo. This illustrated volume seeks to bring forth the facts […]
Meeting ID: 660 5423 9017 Passcode: FRP4th@9
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Professor Felix Ringel is an Assistant Professor in Social Anthropology at Durham University. He obtained his PhD. from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and held a fixed-term lectureship at the University of Vienna (2012- 2016). He was awarded the Marie Curie Fellowship at Durham University from 2016 to 2019. He has authored a number of international […]
Mobile exhibition on history of Sri Lanka from 13th century to post independence titled ලක් ඉතිහාසයට කවුළුවක් is organized by the Department of History at University of Colombo in collaboration with the GIZ, Colombo Office, Sri Lanka. The aim of the exhibition is to provide a historical explanation about the evolution of modern Sri Lanka. […]
