Gold Medals Shine at the Sixth Award Ceremony & External Degree Convocation 2022

The University of Colombo proudly hosted its sixth Award Ceremony & External Degree Convocation on the 27^th of May 2023 at the New Arts Theater, under the patronage of the the Vice Chancellor, Senior Professor (Chair) H D Karunaratne. This grand occasion witnessed the participation of distinguished individuals, including the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Senior Professor (Chair) D U J Sonnadara, the Registrar, Mr K A S Edward, the Director of the University of Colombo School of Computing, Dr D A S Atukorale, the Director of the Cyber Campus, Professor I M K Fernando and staff members of the university.
A total of 71 Bachelor’s degrees and three diplomas were awarded during this prestigious event. Notably, among the graduating students, five exceptional individuals achieved first classes, while 19 students attained the second upper classes. Acknowledging the remarkable accomplishments of two outstanding individuals who were awarded gold medals in their respective fields of study, Mr M G P Vishwantha received the Gold Medal for Best Student in BSc. (External) in Financial Engineering for the year 2022. Similarly, the Gold Medal for BSc. (External) in Electronics and Automation Technologies for the year 2022 was awarded to Mr P S S Peiris.