A meeting to discuss dengue awareness and prevention was held on 06th November with the participation of the Vice Chancellor, the Registrar, Snr.Asst.Registrar, university medical officers, wardens and officials from the dengue eradication program together with representatives from the police department. The prevailing condition regarding the spread of dengue among students and the university staff...Read More
Another special item in the ‘Wedikawen mahapolowata’ art festival, exhibition and book fair, is presently underway, at the university premises. Several publishers have collaborated with the organizers to display varieties of books available under their label. Other stalls comprise of exhibitions by different departments and societies of the university. Students can make purchases as well...Read More
The Sri Lanka Forum of University Economists (SLFUE) held a press conference at University of Sri Jayawardenepura on 04th November 2015. Among the participants, Prof.Sampath Amaratunge (Vice Chancellor – USJP), Dr.Sumudu Perera (Chair – SLFUE), Dr.Janak Kumarasinghe (Snr.Lecturer of the Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce), and Dr.Lalithasiri Gunaruwan (Former Chair – SLFUE) were present....Read More
Month long ‘Wedikawen Mahapolowata’ art festival will draw to an end on 6th November 2015. It’s conclusion will be highlighted with the final drama round, awards night and the closing ceremony. To make the end even more attractive and creative, a massive pandol has been put up at the entrance to the university. This...Read More
The annual awarding of scholarships by the Jayawardenepura – Canada Alumni Association was held on 3rd November 2015 (Today) at the University premises. The ceremony was attended by the Vice Chancellor Prof.Sampath Amaratunge, the Registrar Mr. K. Gnanasiri Britto, Prof. Sudantha Liyanage – Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Dr. Anura Kumara – Dean, Faculty of...Read More
The budget should discourage environmental pollution/ degradation/ unsustainable lifestyles and encourage environmentally sound development/lifestyles/practices said Prof Hemanthi Ranasinghe, Professor in Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardnepura. This could be done through imposing taxes, providing tax holidays/reliefs etc. As much as for the new developments, funds need to be allocated for maintenance of infrastructure in all the fields. Media briefing...Read More
Webometrics ranked scientists in Sri Lankan Institutions according to their Google Scholar Citations profiles. This edition was built with data collected during the second week of September 2015 from the public profiles of researchers working in Sri Lankan institutions. According to webometrics site it is a BETA Ranking of the scientists according to their...Read More
The University of Western Australia, together with the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, University of Moratuwa and the University of Jaffna with collaboration of the organization Waste for Life, aim to develop a unique capacity building educational program that supports development of novel community-based composite waste recycling and manufacturing businesses, positively contributing to local economies and...Read More
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the University and the International Institute of Knowledge Management (pvt) Ltd. (TIIKM), on 29th October 2015 in view of BioTech 2016 conference to be held on 12 – 14 January 2016. BioTech 2016 is the first international conference on Bio-science and Biotechnology. With the MOU, the ‘Vidyodaya Journal...Read More
University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJP) and the University of Western Ontario (UWO) of Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the 26th of October 27, 2015. The objective of the MOU is to establish long-term research collaboration in fields which are compatible with the orientation of both universities. This will especially allow graduate students...Read More
