Postgraduate Convocation 2022

University of Colombo conducted its Postgraduate Convocation for the year 2022 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall on the 10^th, 11^th and 12^th January 2024 under the patronage of the Venerable Chancellor, Sasana Keerthi Sri Buddha Sasana Shobhana Venerable Muruththettuwe Ananda Nayaka Thero, with the Vice Chancellor- Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne, Rector of the Sri Palee Campus, Deans of the Faculties, Directors of the Institutes, Acting Registrar, Bursar, Acting Librarian, Heads of the Departments and Administrative and Finance Officers. Her Excellency Ms Azusa Kubota – UNDP Representative in Sri Lanka, Hon. Justice B. P. Aluwihare PC – Retired Judge of the Supreme Court delivered their addresses at the ceremony.
During this ceremony, a total of 4362 degrees were conferred, including postgraduate diplomas, master’s degrees, and research degrees across nine different sessions. Moreover, the Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Research Excellence were presented to seven distinguished academic staff members, recognizing their outstanding contributions and achievements in the field.

SESSION	POSTGRADUATE DEGREE /DIPLOMA	NO. OF GRANDAUNTS
January 10, 2024 Session I Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Education	Postgraduate Diploma	529
Session II Faculty of Education, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Management and Finance, Faculty of Science, Institute of Human Resource Advancement and NILIS	Postgraduate Diploma	537
Session III Faculty of Education, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology and University of Colombo and School of Computing	Postgraduate Diploma	503
January 11, 2024 Session I Postgraduate Institute of Medicine and University of Colombo and School of Computing	Postgraduate Diploma	251
	Master’s Degree	228
Session II Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Graduate Studies	Master’s Degree	472
Session III Faculty of Graduate Studies	Master’s Degree	526
January 12, 2024 Session I Faculty of Education, Faculty of Management and Finance, Institute of Human Resource Advancement and NILIS	Master’s Degree	486
Session II Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology, Postgraduate Institute of Indigenous Medicine MPhil:- All Faculties /Institutes PhD:- All Faculties /Institutes	Master’s Degree	57
	Master of Science	180
	Doctor of Medicine	16
	Master of Philosophy	37
	Doctor of Philosophy	44
Session III Postgraduate Institute of Medicine	Doctor of Medicine	496
Total		4362

Message from the Chancellor

As the chancellor of the University of Colombo, it is with sincere thankfulness that I forward this message for the souvenir of forthcoming graduation ceremony of the University of Colombo. Free education provision in Sri Lanka is the foundation of social development as a whole. University system is the central point of this well-established free welfare service. The most vital resource of free education is the youth generation. With the support of free education our younger generation becomes powerful as a well-educated group. Also they are brought up in a such a way that they are well equipped with knowledge and competence to reach the objectives of the education. “Knowledge” is the core of “existence” of present world scenario. “Competence” is the driving force of the “development” aspect while “attitudes” are the anchoring of “being good”. It is my wish that our country will develop upon these three pillars of existence, development and being good. Through our commitment and dedication, we should work with the best endowments of the essence of ‘existence through knowledge’, ‘development through competence’ and ‘being good through attitude’ “අප්පමාදො අමතපදං – Appamado Amatha Padhan” the saying of Buddha, teaches us that delays lead to self degradation, thus it is an imperative aspect that we need to enrich our younger generation educationally without any further delays. It is always needed the reach best and good in accomplishing each and every ambition completely. Accordingly, we need to pave path for educated young generation to channel their learned and earned knowledge, intelligence, competence, creativity ant attitude optimistically. It is the requirement of present era. I wish that the University of Colombo could continue in producing more of well educated, intelligent, creative and optimistic young generation. This is the right time to further continue working towards this important aspect. Let us begin this endeavor from a novel approach today itself and with this young human resources, we will work towards establishing an economically advanced family setup and well-developed country.

Sasana Keerthi Sri Buddha Sasana Shobhana
Venerable Muruththettuwe Ananda Nayaka Thero
Chief Sanghanayake Western Province
Chancellor, University of Colombo

Message from the Vice Chancellor

I’m delighted to issue this message for the graduance of Postgraduate Convocation 2022 of the University of Colombo. Congratulations on reaching this wonderful milestone! I would like to extend my warmest compliments to all the graduance for achieving your degrees and higher diplomas from your esteemed study programs. It is indeed a big day for students of the University of Colombo as every student enrolled in a university waits for the day of graduation – the day of convocation, the flagship ceremonial event of the University. This day comes after a long interval for each student but for the University, it has remained an annual event. It is on this day, the University looks back to measure its achievement, while this day marks the beginning of a new journey for the students. The University feels proud witnessing the smiling faces of its graduates coming out with ceremonial gowns and being graduated on this momentous occasion. I am sure your learning experience has been the most fulfilling and satisfying. Without a doubt, it is an honor to receive a globally recognized degree from the number 1 university in Sri Lanka. I am proud and thankful for the untiring efforts and the continuing support and commitment of our highly qualified staff in producing globally acceptable graduates and good citizens. Graduation should never mean goodbye. As an alumnus, I sincerely hope you will remain connected in some way to the university. As it will always be a place of interaction among extraordinary and diverse people. I wish you every success. The world needs progressive, responsible, and compassionate graduates like you. And I am certain you will continue to make us proud. I wish you a great future ahead.

Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne
Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo