USJ - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

IDTDS Book Launch - 2026
2026-01-26 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Caracas) | Sri Wimaladhamma Mansion
The Committee on Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies (IDTDS) of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) is pleased to host the book launch of “A Transdisciplinary Systems Approach for Addressing Complex Real-World Issues: Sri Lankan Perspectives.”
This special event will be held on 22 January 2026 at the Wimaladhamma Mansion, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, commencing at 4:00 p.m.
The programme will feature insightful addresses by distinguished academics and professionals, highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches in addressing complex real-world challenges, followed by the formal launch of the book. The publication presents valuable Sri Lankan perspectives on systems thinking and collaborative problem-solving across disciplines.
Editors –
Prof. Ranjith Senaratne
Prof. Dilanthi Amaratunga
Prof. Charmalie Nahallage

Organized byThe Committee on Interdisciplinary & Transdisciplinary Studies (IDTDS)of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)in collaboration withUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Grand Opening Ceremony of the University of Sri Jayewardenapura Institute of Allergology & Immunology (IAI) Discovery Hub
2026-01-28 08:00 - 12:30 | Institute of Allergology and Immunology
Opening Ceremony of the IAI Discovery Hub | A National Milestone in Health Innovation
The Institute of Allergology and Immunology (IAI), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, proudly inaugurates the IAI Discovery Hub – Sri Lanka’s Home for Allergy and Immunology on Wednesday, 28th January 2026 at 8.00 a.m., at the premises of the IAI.
Established as a national centre of excellence, the IAI Discovery Hub is dedicated to advancing education, research, clinical practice, and innovation in allergology, immunology, and related biomedical sciences, contributing to stronger national, regional, and global health security.
The opening ceremony will bring together distinguished representatives from academia, healthcare, government, international organisations, and industry, marking an important step forward in Sri Lanka’s biomedical and healthcare landscape.

Japura Warna - 49th Colours Awarding Ceremony
2026-02-11 16:30 - 21:00 | Waters Edge Battaramulla, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
Organized by The Physical Education Unit in collaboration with
Sports Council
J.PURA WARNA
49th Colours Awarding Ceremony
With the presence of Chief Guest
Senior Professor Pathmalal M. Manage
Vice-Chancellor
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
&
Guest of Honour
Professor P.N.D. Fernando
Chairman
People’s Bank
11th February 2026 | 4.30 PM Onwards
At Waters Edge, Battaramulla

"SANKATANA" - Ethics in Social Science Research
2026-02-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Sumangala Mansion
“SANKATANA”
The Invisible Contract: It’s Not What We Find, It’s How We Find It
Ethics in Social Science Research
A thought-provoking session on the ethical responsibilities that shape social science research. The discussion will explore how research methods, researcher–participant relationships, and integrity influence the knowledge we produce.
Resource Person: Dr. Kumudu Sumedha
Director, Centre for Social Reconciliation & Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Kelaniya
Moderator: Dr. Samanthika Lokugamage
Senior Lecturer, Department of Languages, Cultural Studies and Performing Arts, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Date: 23 February 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Venue: Board Room, Sumangala Mansion
Mode: Hybrid
Organized by the Publication Committee, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
All students, researchers, and academics are warmly invited to participate.
https://learn.zoom.us/j/93125069241?pwd=[REDACTED]

Celebration of International Women’s Day 2026
2026-03-09 09:00 - 10:30 | Faculty Board room, FMSC
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2026
The Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE) of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura warmly invites you to take part in an Interactive Session on Diversity and Inclusion.
This engaging session aims to foster meaningful conversations on embracing diversity and building a more inclusive environment within the university community.
Date: 9 March 2026Time: 9.00 AM – 10.30 AMVenue: New Faculty Board Room, FMSC, USJ
🔗 Register here:https://forms.gle/wJSz9suhUBeZz4qf7
All are welcome to join and share perspectives.

#DiversityAndInclusion
#InternationalWomensDay2026
#CGEE
#USJ

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ වත්මන් ආර්ථික තත්ත්වය පිළිබඳ විද්වත් සංවාදය
2026-03-10 15:00 - 17:00 | sumangala hall
ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට බලපාන ආර්ථික අභියෝග සහ එයට විසඳුම් පිළිබඳ විශේෂ සාකච්ඡාවක් 2026 මාර්තු 10 වන දින පස්වරු 3.00ට ශ්‍රී සමාංගල සහාදරයේදී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතය.
මෙම වැඩසටහනේදී විශේෂ ආරාධිත විද්වත් පිරිසක් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ වත්මන් ආර්ථික තත්ත්වය, එයට හේතු වූ සාධක සහ ඉදිරියට ගමන් කළ හැකි මාර්ග පිළිබඳව ගැඹුරු අදහස් හුවමාරුවක් සිදු කරනු ඇත.
ආර්ථිකය පිළිබඳ අවබෝධය වර්ධනය කරගැනීමට සහ විවිධ දෘෂ්ටි කෝණයන් ඇසීමට කැමති සියලු දෙනාට මෙම අවස්ථාවට එක්වීමට ආරාධනා කරනු ලැබේ.

"ස්වරාංජලී - 2026" ගී රස සුයාමය..
2026-03-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Sumangala Mansion
ලයාන්විත ගීතයෙන්
රස භාවයන් අවුළුවන
සහෝදරත්වයේ හඬින්
මධුර ස්වර රටා විහිදෙන…
“ස්වරාංජලී – 2026”
ගී රස සුයාමය…🎶
2021.03.12
සවස 6.30 සිට
සුමංගල සභාසදයේ දී….
ඔබ සැමට ආරාධනා…!!

#Anthropology
#Anthropology Crew
#FHSS
#USJ

සතිමත් බවින් මානසික සුවතාවයට
2026-03-24 15:30 - 17:30 | Sumangala Mansion
සතිමත් බවින් මානසික සුවතාවයට වැඩසටහන
2026 මාර්තු 24 අඟහරුවාදා, ප.ව. 3.30 – 5.30 දක්වා, ශ්‍රි සුමංගල සභාසදයේදී,
මිතිරිගල ආරණ්‍ය සේනාසනවාසී, හෝමාගම ධම්මකුසල හිමිගේ මෙහෙයවීමෙන් පැවැත්වේ.
සංවිධානය : ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයීය බෞද්ධ සංගමය.
ඔබ සැමට ආරාධනා..!!

ශ්‍රී ලාංකීය සරසවි ප්‍රජාව වසඟකළ ප්‍රාසාංගික අත්දැකීම...! “සරසවි සිරස”
2026-03-25 18:00 - 21:00 | Western
ශ්‍රී ලාංකීය සරසවි ප්‍රජාව වසඟකළ ප්‍රාසාංගික අත්දැකීම…!  “සරසවි සිරස”
2026, මාර්තු 25 දින
සවස 6 ට
ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ දී ..
“සරසවි සිරස”
– ජපුර ප්‍රේමය විඳින්නට හමුවෙමු …!

සරසවි සිරස
2026-03-25 18:00 - 22:00 | university play ground
ජපුරේ මිදෝරිත්
අද ජපුරට එනවා,
සරසවි සිරස
හැඩ ගන්වන්නට ..!
ශ්‍රී ලාංකේය සරසවි ප්‍රජාව වසඟ කළ ප්‍රාසංගික අත්දැකීම සරසවි සිරස with Rexona DEO
අද (25) සවස 6 ට
ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේදී
සරසවි සිරස – ජපුර ප්‍රේමය විඳින්නට හමුවෙමු…
සංවිධානය – ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයීය මහා ශිෂ්‍ය සංගමය සහ මානවශාස්ත්‍ර හා සමාජීයවිද්‍යා පීඨය | Sirasa FM
#SirasaFM #sarasavisirasa #SarasaviSirasawithrexonadeo #Studentsunionjpura

Insightful session on “The Roles of Materials from a Viewpoint of Industrial Ecology.”
2026-03-26 09:30 - 11:30 | Western
Join us for an insightful session on “The Roles of Materials from a Viewpoint of Industrial Ecology.” This engaging discussion will explore how materials management and industrial systems can contribute to a more sustainable future.
The session will be delivered by Prof. Ichiro Daigo (RCAST, University of Tokyo), sharing global perspectives on sustainability, resource efficiency, and industrial ecology.
Date: Thursday, 26th March 2026
Time: 9.30 AM – 11.30 AM
Platform: Virtual
Participation: Free
Organized by the Centre for Sustainability (CFS), Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and stay ahead of evolving sustainability and regulatory trends in modern industries.
Register now using the QR code!

For more details: sustainability@sjp.ac.lk

The 19th External Degree Convocation 2026 of University of Sri Jayewardenepura
2026-03-28 07:00 - 17:00 | Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH)
19th External Degree convocation 2026 – Live now from BMICH

"Abilitree Skills Enhancement" guest lecture
2026-03-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Western
The Equal Opportunity Cell (EOC) of the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura is organizing the guest lecture :
“ Abilitree Skills Enhancement”
Theme – Career Guidance & Personality Development
Date: 28 March 2026
Time: 5.00 PM – 7.00 PM
Platform: Zoom
Zoom link : https://learn.zoom.us/j/92325080071?pwd=[REDACTED]
Target Participants :
Faculty academic staff and students of all years
Resource Persons :
Mr. Upul Sanjya
Senior Assistant Director
Financial ConsumerRelations Dept.,
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Orientation Programme 2026 - Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
2026-04-06 10:00 - 16:30 | Bandaranayaka Hall
Orientation Programme 2026 | Faculty of Applied Sciences
The Faculty of Applied Sciences of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura warmly welcomes its new first-year students to the Orientation Programme 2026, commencing on 6th April at 9.30 a.m. at the Bandaranayake Hall.
Thoughtfully designed to support a smooth transition into university life, the programme will feature engaging sessions including the Inaugural Session, Counselling Session, Library Orientation, Learning at the University, Mentoring Programme, and the FAS Open Day. These sessions aim to familiarise students with academic expectations, available resources, and opportunities for both personal and professional growth.
More than just an introduction, this programme serves as a gateway for students to build meaningful connections, develop essential skills such as leadership, communication, and teamwork, and embark on a rewarding academic journey.
Date: 06th April 2026Time: 9.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.Venue: Bandaranayake Hall

Date
Time
Description

06th April 2026
10.00 a.m. – 12.30 a.m.
Inaugural Session

1.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.
Learning at University

3.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.
University Laws and Regulations

For more details, visit: https://science.sjp.ac.lk/2026welcome
Welcome to the Faculty of Applied Sciences – your journey begins here!

The 1st Jayewardenepura Computing Symposium (JCoS) 2026
2026-05-19 | Faculty of Computing, Prof. R A A.Perera Memorial Hall, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
The 1st Jayewardenepura Computing Symposium (JCoS) 2026 will take place on 20th May 2026 at the Faculty of Computing, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, under the theme “Computing the Future: Innovation, Intelligence, and Impact.” Organized with technical co-sponsorship and bringing together academics, researchers, and industry professionals, JCoS 2026 will feature keynote addresses by Mr. Heshan Karunaratne, President of the Computer Society of Sri Lanka, and Prof. Saman Muthukumarana from the University of Manitoba. The symposium will cover key tracks including Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, and Computing, alongside pre-symposium workshops on 19th May 2026 focusing on prompt engineering and Bayesian computing. JCoS 2026 promises to be a dynamic platform for knowledge sharing, innovation, and collaboration in the computing domain.
Pre – Workshops –
Date – 19th May 2026
Venue – Faculty of Computing
Workshop 01
Time: 9:00 a.m – 12:00 noon
Resource Person: Dr. W. M. K. S. Ilmini, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Topic: Hands-on Prompt Engineering for Effective Use of Large Language Models.
Workshop 02
Time: 1:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m.
Resource Person: Prof. Saman Muthukumarana, Head, Department of Statistics, University of Manitoba, Canada.
Topic: Bayesian Computing and Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) Algorithms.
more info: http://Jcos.sjp.ac.lk
