In its history of 20 years, the the Grand Asian Chess Challenge (GACC) witnessed the best performance by a Sri Lankan team, as they won the 2nd place at the team event,  in this year’s GACC held at University of Malaya from 21st to 27th January.  And this achievement becomes even special as this victorious...Read More

J’pura’s very own Chameera Ginige and Erandi Warusawithana, who represented the Sri Lanka National Table Tennis team at the ongoing South Asian Games 2016, were able to make a victorious contribution to their respective teams. Both Sri Lankan Men and Women’s Table Tennis teams emerged winners, as the Men’s team won the Silver medal while...Read More

Following the approval of UGC and the subsequent publication of the Gazette Extraordinary under the signature of the Hon. Minister of Higher Education and Highways intimated the establishment of two new faculties at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The two new Faculties are the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Technology. In addition to...Read More

    This year’s South Asian Games continue with the contribution of five sports stars from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Apart from Chameera Ginige and Erandi Warusawithana who represent the national Table Tennis team, three others are also included in the Sri Lankan squad. Charith Perera (Basket Ball), Sumedha Ranasinghe  (Javelin throw)  and Kavindi...Read More

Dr. (Mrs.) Rupika Perera, Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura was awarded the Postgraduate Research award by the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) General Research Committee (Section A – Medical, Dental and Veterinary Sciences) in recognition of her contribution towards postgraduate research carried...Read More

The Oaths Ceremony of the 9th batch of B.Sc. in Nursing took place at the faculty premises on 02nd February 2016. Vice Chancellor Prof.Sampath Amaratunge, Dean – Faculty of Medical Sciences Prof.Surangi Yasawardene, acadaemic and non-academic staff of the Department of Allied Health Sciences along with another group of distinguished guests from various medical institutions...Read More

‘Touch the Peak’ career fair and workshop series concluded with J’pura Career Fair held on 28th January 2016. Organized by the Career Guidance Unit and Career Skills Development Society together, this event provided valuable information and opportunities for young job seekers. Several representatives from popular industry giants took part in J’pura Career Fair to lend...Read More

The 3rd Annual Scientific Session of the Sri Lanka Association for Laboratory Animal Science (SLALAS) was held on 28th and 29th January 2016, at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura premises. The inauguration took place at the Faculty of Graduate Studies, and was attended by Emeritus Prof.Noriyuki Kasai (AFLAS – Japan) as Chief Guest, Vice Chsncellor...Read More

Two players from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura will take part in this year’s South Asian Games scheduled from 5th to 16th February. Chameera Ginige will represent the Sri Lanka Men’s Table Tennis team, while Erandi Dilushika Warusawithana joins the Women’s Table Tennis team.Read More

Wallapatta (Gyrinops walla) has been one of the most sought after trees in recent past. With the sudden surge of the knowledge that wallapatta can produce agarwood, this valuable tree which is endemic to Sri Lanka gained popularity among masses. Dr Upul Subasinghe of Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura conducts...Read More