“Trauma in Diverse Populations of Women and Children: The Need for Culturally Competent Treatment”
The Department of Sociology will be organizing the monthly seminar for the month of May, on 18th May 2018 (Friday) at 2.00 p.m. in the Seminar Room of the Department of Sociology. At this seminar, Associate Prof. Elizabeth Ruiz, Governors State University, University Park, Illinois, will be delivering the lecture on “Trauma in Diverse Populations of Women and Children: The Need for Culturally […]
Dr. Newton Gunasinghe memorial lecture
The Department of Sociology, University of Colombo and the Sociology Alumni Association of University of Colombo, in collaboration with the Social Scientists Association of Sri Lanka have organized the 30th “Dr. Newton Gunasinghe” Memorial Lecture, on the 16th May, 2018 at the Auditorium, Department of Sociology, University of Colombo from 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm. […]
PhD Fellowships from UNITED BOARD
The United Board, a nongovernmental organization, endeavors to respond to the diverse challenges and opportunities facing the universities in Asia, especially where the needs are great. United Board shares its interests in developing institutions that offer multidisciplinary education and that nurture a spirit of compassion, equity, reconciliation, social responsibility, and mutual respect among religious and […]
Seminar on Tourism Opportunities in Sri Lanka and International Business
Staff and students from the Lincoln International Business School, Lincoln University, UK participated in a Seminar on Tourism Opportunities in Sri Lanka and International Business at the Department of Economics on 12th February 2018. Participants of the seminar: Rev. Professor W. Wimalarathana, Prof. J.A. Karunaratne (key note speaker) Professor Martin Knight and Professor Pippa Denny-Gelder […]
Drama Festival
Drama Festival : 8th – 11th Jan. 2018 The Annual Drama Festival – University of Colombo will be held on 8th January to 11th January 2018 at the New Art’s Theater from 4.00 pm onwards. This Festival will be organized by the Department of Sinhala and sponsored by the Arts Council, University of Colombo.
Awards Ceremony – Extension Courses in English
The Annual Awards Ceremony of the Department of English, Extension Courses in English will take place on Wednesday, 20th December 2017 at 12.30 pm at the New Arts Theatre (NAT), University of Colombo. The Chief Guest for the occasion is Ms. Lakmini Wijesundera, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Iron One Technologies and BoardPAC. The Vice Chancellor, Registrar, Bursar […]
Dean’s Awards Ceremony (පීඨාධිපති සම්මාන ප්රදානෝත්සවය)
The Department of Sinhala and the Faculty of Arts will be organizing the Dean’s Awards Ceremony (පීඨාධිපති සම්මාන ප්රදානෝත්සවය)on 13th of December 2017 at 2.00 pm, at the New Arts Theatre, University of Colombo. Professor Athula Ranasinghe, The Dean, Faculty of Arts will be the Chief Guest and Professor Darshana Rathnayake will deliver the keynote address.
Book Launch by an undergraduate (පාට වෙනස්)
‘Pata Wenas‘ (පාට වෙනස්) a book written by Ms. Ridmi Handapangoda, a second year Undergraduate of the Department of Sinhala, will be launched on 6th December 2017 at 2.00 pm in the M.B. Ariyapala Auditorium, Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo. The event will be chaired by Professor Rev. Agalakada Sirisumana Thero and special addresses will be delivered by Dr. Latha Gurusinghe, Head – […]
Public dialogue on the latest Sri Lankan Development update Managing Risk and creating opportunities for sustainable Growth
Public dialogue on the latest Sri Lankan Development update Managing Risk and creating opportunities for sustainable Growth.
Book Launch by an undergraduate (ගී ප්රදීපාර්ථ)
” Gee Pradeepartha” (ගී ප්රදීපාර්ථ) a book written by Ms. Kasuni Nadeeka, a second year Undergraduate of the Department of Sinhala, will be launched on 22nd November 2017 at 3.00 PM in the New Arts Theatre, University of Colombo. The Keynote speech will be delivered by Mr Jackson Anthony and the orchestra will be conducted by Susil Amarasinghe and his Crew. This event […]
Call for Extended Abstracts – 4th Annual Research Symposium 2017
The Department of Demography, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo invites academic staff members, researchers and postgraduate students from the fields of Demography and Social Sciences to submit extended abstracts for the Annual Research Symposium 2017 under the following sub-themes: Fertility and Reproductive Health Population, Health and Poverty Migration and Urbanization Population Aging and Long […]
Screening of “Amara Kaaviyam”
The film ‘Amara Kaaviyam’ will be screened on 15th November 2017, from 1.45 pm onwards at the M. B. Ariyapala Auditorium, Department of Sinhala, and will be followed by a discussion. The event will be organized by the Sinhala Society, Department of Sinhala.
Award Ceremony : Diploma in Sinhala
The Award Ceremony of Diploma in Sinhala will be held on 31st October 2017 at 2.00 p.m. in the M B Ariyapala Auditorium, Department of Sinhala. The Vice Chancellor, Senior Professor Lakshman Disanayaka will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest. The Keynote speech will be delivered by Emeritus Professor Gamini Dela Bandara, University of Kelaniya.
Seminar on “Forty Years On: The processes of change in a Sinhalese Fishing Village”
The Department of Sociology will be organizing the monthly seminar for the month of October, on 16th of October 2017 at 3.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. in the Seminar Room of the Department of Sociology. At this seminar, Prof. R. L. Stirrat presented the lecture on “Forty Years On: The processes of change in a Sinhalese Fishing Village”. Prof. R.L. Stirrat taught at the […]
Annual Research Symposium – Department of Sinhala
The Annual Research Symposium (වාර්ෂික පර්යේෂණ සැසිය) of the Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo, will be held on 12th October 2017. Extended abstracts are called. Please see the symposium poster for more details and guidelines. Main theme : සිංහල අධ්යයන ක්ෂේත්රයේ අන්තර්ශික්ෂණීය ස්වභාවය
