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150th General Convocation of the University of Kelaniya

The University of Kelaniya held its 150th General Convocation on 14th July 2025, conferring degrees across faculties in three sessions, with dignitaries, staff, graduands, and families in attendance.

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UGC - SRC ToT Workshop: Inclusive Leadership | 2025

Demonstrating its strong commitment to fostering inclusive leadership and institutional harmony, the University of Kelaniya recently hosted a landmark Training of Trainers workshop titled “Learning to Live with Diversity.” The program was jointly organized by the Centre for Social Reconciliation of the University of Kelaniya and the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

The University of Kelaniya women’s basketball team delivered an impressive performance to secure the 1st Runner-Up title at the Imperial Blaze 2025 Inter-University Sports Tournament, held on 5th July 2025 at St. Joseph’s College, Colombo.

Ethical Media Reporting Workshop under ICCP 2025

The Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Kelaniya, in collaboration with the Communication & Media Unit, the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA), and UNICEF Sri Lanka, successfully conducted a one-day capacity-building workshop titled "Multidisciplinary Approaches to Ethical Reporting on Child Protection" on 1st July 2025, at the Auditorium of the Staff Development Centre, University of Kelaniya.

Training in Plant Tissue Culture

The Floriculture Research Center, Department of Plant and Molecular Biology, University of Kelaniya, successfully conducted a comprehensive five-day training program on Plant Tissue Culture Techniques from 10th May to 28th June 2025 at the Henarathgoda Botanical Garden, Gampaha.

Delegation from Lucknow University, India

A delegation from Lucknow University, India visited the University of Kelaniya on the 1st of July 2025. The delegation was led by Prof. Alok Kumar Rai, Vice-Chancellor of the Lucknow University, and included respected academic and management team.

Workshop for Journalists on Child Protection

The Communication and Media Unit and the Centre for Gender Studies of the University of Kelaniya, in collaboration with the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA), Sri Lanka, successfully organized a capacity-building workshop for journalists under the theme “Let’s Not Turn a Blind Eye to Child Abuse – Taking a Stand to Protect Rights.”

Diploma Awarding 5th Batch of the Diploma in GIS

The Certificate Awarding Ceremony for the 5th Batch of the Diploma in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 2023/2024, organized by the Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, was successfully held on 28th June 2025 at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya.

A total of 32 students were awarded diploma certificates during the ceremony. The event was further enriched by the participation of academic staff members of the Department of Geography, graduating students, and their family members, marking a memorable milestone in their academic journey.

The Spell 2025

The Spell 2025, Inter-University Invitational Scrabble Tournament, organized by the University of Kelaniya Scrabble Team for the 7th consecutive time, was successfully held on June 29, 2025, at the Faculty of Computing and Technology premises, under the guidance of the Department of Physical Education, University of Kelaniya.

“Young Journalist - II”

The second phase of the “Young Journalist” training workshop series, organized by the Communication and Media Unit, University of Kelaniya, was successfully held on July 02 and 03, 2025, at the Auditorium of the Staff Development Centre, University of Kelaniya. The workshop was conducted under the theme “Towards a Responsible and Ethical Media Culture.”

Grant Opportunities in Europe

An Information Session on Higher Education and Grant Opportunities in Europe was held on July 03, 2025, at the Boardroom of the Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, under the patronage of Senior Prof. S. R. D. Kalingamudali, Dean of the Faculty of Science. The session was organized by the Department of Physics and Electronics, and the Research and Services Centre of the Faculty of Science in collaboration with the Centre for International Affairs, University of Kelaniya.

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MFA Show 2025

The inauguration ceremony of the Master of Fine Arts Degree Show 2025, organized by the Master of Fine Arts Degree Programme, Department of Fine Arts, University of Kelaniya, was successfully held on 27th June 2025, at the JDA Perera Gallery, University of Visual and Performing Arts, Horton Place, Colombo 07.

Notices and Announcements

2023/2024 අධ්‍යයන වර්ෂයට ප්‍රථම වසරට ශිෂ්‍යාධාර අයදුම් කළ සියලුම පීඨවලට අයත් සිසුන්ගේ දැනගැනීම සඳහා

2019.01.29 දිනැති විශ්වවිද්‍යාල ප්‍රතිපාදන කොමිෂන් සභා චක්‍රලේඛ අංක 03/2019 ට අනුව ශිෂ්‍යාධාර අයදුම් කළ සිසුන්ගේ ශිෂ්‍යාධාර අනුමත වූ, ප්‍රතික්ෂේප වූ සහ අඩුපාඩු සහිත ශිෂ්‍ය නාම ලේඛනය (2nd List) විශ්වවිද්‍යාල වෙබ් අඩවියේ හා ශිෂ්‍යසේවා අංශ වෙබ් අඩවියේ ප්‍රදර්ශනය කර ඇත.

මෙම ලේඛනයේ අඩුපාඩු සහිත (Mistake) අයදුම්පත් හිමි සිසුන් ශිෂ්‍යසේවා අංශයට පැමිණ අදාළ තොරතුරු ලබාගන්න.

ශිෂ්‍යාධාර හිමිකම් ලබා ඇති සිසුන්හට ශිෂ්‍යාධාර ගෙවීම සඳහා අත්සන් ලබාගත යුතු බැවින්, ඒ සඳහා 2025 ජුලි මස 17 දින සිට 2025 ජූලි මස 30 දින දක්වා (රජයේ නිවාඩු හා සති අන්ත හැර) පෙ.ව. 9.00 සිට ප.ව 3.30 දක්වා ඔබගේ අධ්‍යයන කටයුතුවලට බාධාවක් නොවන පරිදි විශ්වවිද්‍යාල හැඳුනුම්පත ද රැගෙන අත්සන් කිරීමට ශිෂ්‍යසේවා අංශය වෙත හා වෛද්‍ය පීඨයට අයත් සිසුන් වෛද්‍ය පීඨ කාර්යාලය වෙතටද පැමිණෙන ලෙස දන්වා සිටිමි.

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Dr. Gonaduwage Nilantha Roshan Perera (Department of Marketing Management)
Senior Prof. Y. I. Nilmini Silva Gunawardene (Molecular Medicine Unit)
Dr. Pavithra K.S. Godamunne (Department of Medical Education)
Dr. Gayana P. S. Gunaratna (Department of Medical Microbiology)
Prof. M. P. Deeyamulla (Department of Chemistry)
Dr. Isuru Udayangani Hewapathirana (Software Engineering Teaching Unit)

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Mr. P. D. Avantha Prasad (Department of Plant and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science)

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The Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology (PGIAR) was established on the 1st January 1986, by order dated 18th December 1985, under section 24A of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 by the University Grants Commission. The PGIAR is a Postgraduate Institute of the University of Kelaniya. It is the prime institution for postgraduate studies and research in archaeology and subjects related to archaeology in the country.

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