Mahapola Scholarships Awarding Ceremony for the Undergraduates of the 2016/2017 academic year was held on 26th April 2018 at the Board Room of the Administration Building. The occasion was led by the Vice Chancellor Prof. Sampath Amaratunge with the presence of the Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences; Prof. Surangi Yasawardene, Dean of the Faculty of Management...Read More

Skype Lecture on “Drug discovery targeting EGFR mutations for lung cancer therapy” by Dr. Shinichi HASAKO, at TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD, Japan, was conducted on 09th April 2018. Live streaming of the lecture was connected with the participants at the Genetic Diagnostic Laboratory, Dept. of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, USJP. This lecture was conducted as the...Read More

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Daegu Haany University Medical Centre of South Korea on the 15th of March 2018 with the purpose of promoting the exchange of information and joint development between the two Universities in the fields of Medical, education and research. The Collaboration was organized by the...Read More

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJP) in collaboration with the National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYU) signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on the 14th of March 2018 at the Board room of the Administration building of the University amidst a delegation from the National Sun Yat-sen University, academics of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and invitees...Read More

On 1st March 1993 the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura started as the first ever faculty to award degrees in both Medicine and Para-medical sciences. In the last 25 years the faculty has produced more than 3500 doctors. The first batch itself has produced 42 consultants in their respective fields...Read More

Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) project was initiated on the 23rd of February 2018 with the presence of the Prof. Sampath Amaratunge, Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura at the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The project is a collaborative funding effort of the World Bank of Washington and the University Grants Commission....Read More

In view of promoting postgraduate education among BSc. Nursing Graduates, a discussion was held on 20th February 2018, with the participation of Prof. Sampath Amaratunge Vice Chancellor, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Prof. Surangi Yasawardene Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Associate Prof. Carina Elgan (PhD), Course Director, Kristianstad University, Sweden, Dr. Bimalka Seneviratne, Head / Department of...Read More

The Medical Faculty of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura is at the pinnacle of its success. On the 15th of January 2018 the South Asian Minimal Access Gynaecology Endometriosis Centre (SAMAGE) was established within the Colombo South Teaching Hospital (Kalubowila Teaching Hospital) under the professorial unit in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Sri Jayewardenepura. The media reported...Read More