The Sinhala and Tamil New Year is a very important event in the Sri Lankan calendar and includes the celebration of many rituals and traditions. One such ritual is the ‘Hisa Thel Gama’ (oil anointing ceremony) where a specially prepared herbal oil is anointed on the head at an auspicious time. This year, this ritual was conducted on Saturday, the 17th of April 2021, at 7.16 a.m. A request was...Read More
Ven. (Prof.) Pinnawala Sangasumana Thero; Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences USJ appointed as the new Director of External Degrees and Extension Courses Unit (EDECU), USJ effect from 3rd of May 2021. Ven. (Prof.) Pinnawala Sangasumana Thero is currently working as a professor at Department of Geography.Read More
Dr. W. G. S. Kelum, Deptartment of Accounting, Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce, USJ appointed as the new Director of Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) with effect from 8th of May 2021 by the University Grants Commission. Dr. W. G. S. Kelum completed his education at Royal College, Colombo 7. Dr. Kelum completed his M.Sc. in Economics (Specialized in Accounting) (USSR) in 1988 and his P.hD.(Accounting) (Russia) in 1992. Dr....Read More
The Japanese government made public the recipients of “The Order of the Rising Sun”, conferred by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan on foreign nationals who have made distinguished contributions to enhancing friendly relations with Japan. The Spring Conferment this year honours Sri Lankan national, Senior Prof. Sampath Amaratunge; Chairman of the University Grants Commission, former Vice Chancellor of USJ with the prestigious award, The Order of the Rising Sun,...Read More
In the backdrop of the massive resurgence of COVID-19 in several parts of the world, a new more infectious and potent strain of SARS-CoV-2 has been discovered in Sri Lanka. Expert scientists at Sri Jayewardenepura University have said that the new strain of COVID-19 is airborne and its droplets can remain in the air for nearly an hour. “This variant of coronavirus is more highly transmissible than all found so...Read More
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