Guest Lecture on “The Origin of Chinese Tea Culture”
The Confucius Institute, University of Colombo organized the second guest lecture of in line with the celebrations of the 5th anniversary of Confucius Institute at University of Colombo and centenary celebrations of Humanities and Social Science in higher education in Sri Lanka on 17th September 2021 at 3.30 p.m. via Zoom platform due to prevailing […]
10th Sinhala Studies Symposium 2021 – Department of Sinhala
The Inauguration of the 10th Sinhala Studies Symposium 2021 organized by the Department of Sinhala will be held on 16th September 2021 at 9.00 am via zoom platform. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Colombo will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest. This year’s symposium will be held under the theme of ‘Academia’s Contribution to Sinhala Studies’ to mark the […]
A Literary Discussion to mark the 75 years of Martin Wickramasinghe’s Sinhala Sahithye Naegima
A Literary Discussion to mark the 75 years of Martin Wickramasinghe’s Sinhala Sahithye Naegima (The Rise of Sinhala Literature) organized by the Department of Sinhala.
Webinar: Construction Industry and Disaster Resilience
Abstract: The built environment plays a significant role in making a city resilient. If correct measures are applied in building our cities, we can minimise the disruptions a disaster can cause to cities. Accordingly, to make cities resilient from disasters, professionals in the construction industry will need to play a significant role. Various disciplines such […]
Guest Lecture on ‘Everything that is happening now is beyond our capacity’
Already in 2012 GIZ highlighted the process of Societal Transformation (ST) as a ‘central paradigm of international cooperation’ (p. 3) to be followed by the IPPC report 2014, suggesting that ‘transformations in economic, social, technological, and political decisions and actions can enable climate-resilient pathways’ (p. 903). Ever since Prof. Troeger has challenged this enthusiastic and […]
Guest Lecture on Chinese Culture Teaching based on Cultural Heritage Research
Confucius Institute, University of Colombo organized the second guest lecture of inline with the celebrations of the 5th anniversary of Confucius Institute at University of Colombo and centenary celebrations of Humanities and Social Science in higher education in Sri Lanka on 24th August 2021 at 3.30 p.m. via Zoom platform due to prevailing situation of […]
Webinar: Revisiting Disaster Risk Governance: Observation of Progress in Theory and Practice
Guest Lecture on “Geopolitics of China in Africa with a special emphasis on Chinese development assistance Africa” – Faculty of Arts
The Department of Geography will be organizing the 5th guest lecture on ‘Geopolitics of China in Africa with a special emphasis on Chinese development assistance Africa’ on 17th July at 7.00 pm via zoom. The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Victor Owusu, Department of Geography and Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana.
