The opening ceremony of the novel department “Department of Sports Science” in the Faculty of Applied Sciences in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura was taken place on 7th December 2017 on the auspicious time (9.00 am) with the blessings of Mahasangha. Prof. Sampath Amaratunge, Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura graced the ceremony as the chief...Read More
“There isn’t a way things should be. There’s just what happens, and what we do.” – Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky. Even though ambitions and dreams are questioned and spoken of during school days, many students begin the phase of their higher education with no specific idea as to what they aspire to...Read More
Department of Accounting of Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce extended their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a second term of three years with Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom (UK on Thursday, 30th November 2017 at the premises of University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The ACCA, founded in 1904 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1974, is the...Read More
A group of 10 Korean delegates including professors /academics from Korea Food Research Institute and Tea Industrialists from the Republic of South Korea were invited for the International Symposium on Traditional and Complementary Medicine, Educational Exhibition & Trade Fair- TradMed International, 2017- Sri Lanka organized by the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, in collaboration with the University...Read More
Launching ceremony of “Vidharani” an academic volume annually published by the Students Association of the Department of History and Archaeology in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences was held on 23rd November 2017 at Sumangala Reading Hall. One Volume was entitled as “Prof. Malani Andagama Honorary Volume” and the other one as “Prof. T. G. Kulathunge Honorary...Read More
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) is a research funding arm of Ministry of Education, Science & Technology (MEXT), and works closely with universities/ research institutes in and outside Japan. Visit of Mr. Yuji NISHIKAWA, India Liaison Representative of JST, to University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJP) was to search for future possibility of promoting joint research activities with JST paving way for postgraduate opportunities with Japan....Read More
Dr. Anura Kumara, Dean of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura has mentioned the aspiration of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura to become an ‘Entrepreneurial University” with his interview to Sunday Observer on 03rd December 2017. The University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ) is setting sights on transforming itself into an entrepreneurial university...Read More
Two projects conducted at the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Applied Sciences, won E- Swabhimani 2017 awards presented by the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) on 30.11.2017 and held at the Galdari Hotel, Colombo. Ms. Harini Wijesinghe, a past student of the B.Sc. (Hons) in Applied Sciences and the team, won a certificate...Read More
“Ethics play an important role in many careers, it is more so when you are a doctor. As future doctors you must not forget your roots and the necessity to be ethical, because this is what will make you successful. At the end of your five years with us we expect you to go to...Read More
Evaluation is an important theme for the world today in the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Agenda 2030. The whole world is preparing to achieve SDGs with strong focus on evaluation. This is also supported by the United Nations resolution on evaluation passed by member states in Dec 2014 leading to 2015 International...Read More
