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

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

Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka launched e-Medical Center (eMC) at the International Conference, eHealth Asia held on 13th and 14th October 2015 – Cinnamon Grand, Colombo, Sri Lanka. e-Medical Center (HHIMS LITE) is a free and open source health information system descended from HHIMS (Hospital Health Information Management System) especially designed for use...Read More

The 20th International Forestry and Environment Symposium 2015 was held on 16th and 17th October at Club Hotel Dolphin, Wayikkal. This year’s theme was ‘Sharing knowledge towards a greener future’ and many local and foreign researchers presented their work based on the several key areas of research. The key research areas for 2015 were “Forest...Read More

‘Vidudaya Vidya Sahodarathwaya’ of the Faculty of Applied Sciences of University of Sri Jayewardenepura donated a library to Vidyartha Maha Vidyalaya in Anuradhapura, to mark their annual community service ‘Sahurda Yathra’. The opening ceremony of the library facility was held on the 1st of October 2015. The project was done for the 9th consecutive time with...Read More

A new software developed by Xcendant (pvt) Ltd. was introduced to the Sri Jayawardenepura University on the 29th September 2015. Xcendant, a  software development company for both local and foreign markets, have chosen the university to try out their brand new product. The company and the university are to work closely together to further develop...Read More

The latest volume of the Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment (Vol 5(1)) has been published by the Department of Forestry and Environment Science. We publish this journal two issues per year since 2011. You can access the journal content via;http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/jtfe I also request you to consider our journal in publishing your research articles in...Read More

“What is it?” – Members of the ‘Vidudaya Vidya Sahodarathvaya’ of the Faculty of Applied Sciences of the university are gearing up for their major community service project ‘Sahurda yathra’ for the 9th consecutive time. The aim of this project is to lend a helping hand to the underprivileged students of a rural school by...Read More

Initiative step of “Donate Blood Save Lives Campaign 2015″  Organized by Vidudaya Vidya Sahodarathwaya of Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura was held on 7 September 2015 at main hall of the Faculty of Management and Commerce. The donation campaign was mainly arranged for fulfill current blood deficiency of the Ragama teaching hospital....Read More

Sisi Arundathee Organized by Students Union of the Faculty of Applied Sciences – University of Sri Jayawardenepura; was held on the 27th August at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). This cultural extravaganza held each year to stage the aesthetic talents of the science faculty students. Vice chancellor of University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Prof. Sampath...Read More