The new staff quarter complex for staff of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura was ceremoniously opened on the 17th of July 2020 at Boralesgamuwa. The new facility is complete with 20 houses that will be occupied by over 20 staff members. Each house provided is complete with all modern facilities and is provided at nominal...Read More
Foundation stone laying ceremony of the new building proposed for the pioneering faculty of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura; the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences was held on 17th July 2020 with the participation of the Senior Professor Sampath Amaratunge, Chair of the University Grant Commission (former Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri...Read More
The 57th Commemoration ceremony of the most Venerable Welivitiye Sri Soratha Thero was held at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura on the 17th of July 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation in Sri Lanka the Commemoration Ceremony was held observing the social distancing protocols of the University and those of the state. The...Read More
Vidyodaya Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences is inviting papers for the Volume 06, Issue 01 which is scheduled to be published on 1st January 2021. Submission deadline is 1st September 2020. VJHSS Web Site: http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/vjhss Author Guidelines: http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/vjhss/about/submissions#authorGuidelinesRead More
A donation of 10,000 face masks from the Zhejiang Shuren University has been officially handed over to Senior Prof. Sudantha Liyanage; Acting Vice Chancellor of University of Sri Jayewardenepura, on 13th of July 2020. This is a result of a long-term partnership between the two universities. The Zhejiang Shuren University donated face masks for the...Read More
Pasindu Hirushan, a first-year student of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce of USJ who was severely injured due to an accident that took place at University premises returned to the university on 8th July 2020, four months after the injury. Pasindu was hospitalized for nearly 3 months after the accident. Senior prof. Sudantha...Read More
Giant Pangolin is the largest living pangolin in the world. In Sri Lanka, researchers found a pangolin that is more than the maximum body weight and size that is currently reported. Research team revealed the discovery to the media for the first time that the world’s largest pangolin was found in Mannar, Sri Lanka. In...Read More
First book ever published on True Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume; synonym Cinnamomum verum (J Presl.) Cinnamon: Botany, Chemistry and Industrial Applications, dealing comprehensively with the latest advances of its botany, genetics and biotechnology, agronomy, chemistry, pharmacology and industrial applications has been just published by Springer Nature Publications. The book is priced at 156 Euros, (Editors are entitled for get 40% discount of the listed price),...Read More
President J.R. Jayewardene, performing the Chancellor’s function, in 1984, of presiding over the Silver Jubilee Convocation of the rebranded Vidyodaya University as the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, prognosticated that Sri Lanka could win the 21st century if and only if the country could go for science and new technologies (available at: http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/123456789/8284/12th%20convocation%20speech.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y). He wanted the local...Read More
Mr. Pasan Wijayawardhana, a final year undergraduate of the Department of Business Economics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura has written a book titled “Revive Sri Lanka”, which presents economic reforms for the post COVID-19 period in Sri Lanka. This is the firstborn book done entirely by himself taking ideas from economic experts in order to fulfill the...Read More
