The University of Sri Jayewardenepura situated in the heart of Colombo possesses a long and glorious history. Having been established in 1959 at Gangodawila, its roots can be traced back to the Vidyodaya Pirivena established in 1873 by Most Ven. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera at Maligakanda. Today the University pays homage to 60 years of...Read More

Inauguration Ceremony of VURD –  5th Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Day of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences – 2021 was held on 14th December 2021 at the auditorium of the Faculty. The Keynote Speaker, Rev. Snr. Prof. M Dhammajothi, Director, Post Graduate institute – Pali and Buddhist Studies of the University of Kelaniya, asserted that...Read More

Applications are now called for the Diploma in History conducts by the Department of History and Archeology of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, USJ. Application Deadline: 15th January 2022 Download the Application Doc>> Download the Application PDF>>Read More

Prof. Y. K. Weerakoon Banda has received the SUSRED Award at the NSF Awards Ceremony held on 16th November 2021 at the BMICH. SUSRED (Support Scheme for Supervision of Research Degrees) is a NSF (National Science Foundation) award given to supervisors of postgraduate research degrees and to the Departments/Divisions/Units of institutions that support postgraduate research...Read More

Diploma in GIS & Remote Sensing 2022/2023 DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA Applications are invited from interested candidates for Diploma in Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) offered by the Department of Geography at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The aim of this Diploma is to create a career path with...Read More

“The Brilliant Minds; Multiple Intelligence Challenge-2020” was organized by the Center for Digital Education and Professional Development (CDEPD) in collaboration with the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, with the aim of improving students’ IQ and General Knowledge. The competition was conducted under three rounds and the final round was held on 23rd January 2021....Read More

University of Sri Jayewardenepura expresses its deepest sympathies on the demise of Emeritus Professor Wimal G. Balagalle, former Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. He was a well-known linguist versatile in Sinhala, Pali, Prakit, Sanskrit, Bengali languages and English as well. Born on November 1924, in the village of Balagalle in the...Read More

The Department of English Language Teaching of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura has launched a service to provide help for English Language Learners to have a practice partner for writing/texting in English. The Basha Buddy system is run by the Alumni of the English Language Society (ELS) of the Department of English Language Teaching of the...Read More

Prof. Terence Purasinghe former head of the department of Political Science of faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of  University of Sri Jayewardenepura has passed away at the age of 60. Prof. Terence Purasinghe passed away while being treated at a private hospital for an emergency. Prof. Terence Purasinghe holds an undergraduate (BA Hons) and...Read More

The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Humanities and Social Science Research published by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura consists of explanations for research-related words in the Sinhala language. (For example if you need to know the comprehensive meaning of In-depth Interviews you can access the site and read its...Read More