Dr. Suren Batagoda Center for Mangrove Conservation and Climate Resilience at Ittapana, Kalutara-The newest field research center of the Department of Forestry and Environmental Science- was opened for the public on 9th December 2022 by Senior Professor Sudantha Liyanage, the Vice Chancellor, USJ. The 2-acre property and the building were donated by an alumnus of...Read More
University of Sri Jayewardenepura became the first university in South Asia to report its Carbon Footprint according to the ISO 14064-1: 2018 standard. USJ achieved this milestone as a part of “USJ Road to Carbon Neutral” program with the hard work and execution of the action plan by The Center for Sustainability. The Center for...Read More
Student and staff members of Mass Communication of the Department of Mass Communication of the Faculty of Humanities and Social sciences received an Incubator space on Monday, 3rd of October 2022, for developing their professional, communication and journalism skills aiming on undergraduates who are intending to pursue their career in the field of Journalism. Faculty...Read More
The Center for Sustainability of University of Sri Jayewardenepura has pledged to restore 1000 acre forest land of Sri Lanka. Members of the Lions Club and Leo Club District 306 C1 participated in a tree planting program organized by Center for Sustainability, USJ at Karuwalagaswewa on 6th February 2021. In 2010, Karuwalagaswewa had 28.1 kha...Read More
World Wetland Day 2021 Program at Diyasaru Park, Thalawathugoda was held on 2nd February 2021. Sri Lanka Land development Corporation in collaboration with the Center for Sustainability of the Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura organized the program to celebrate the World Wetland Day. Dr. Jagath Gunawardena was the Chief Guest...Read More
The Centre for Evaluation (CfE) of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and Sri Lanka Parliamentarians Forum on Evaluation (SLPFE) have won the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Advocacy and Use Award 2019. The awards ceremony was held on 20th February in Committee Room 02 at the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The award was presented to Prof....Read More
Climate change is shaking the world. Not applicable to our country, Sri Lankans rest assured, concerned about everything else under the sun. But as the disturbing environment scientists find out, the climate change is shaking Sri Lanka as well. The country will soon lie dead in a pit, burning under a sweltering sun, chemical sprays...Read More
A Ceremony to mark the opening of the office premises of the Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE) was held on 05th August 2019 from 11 am to 1 pm at the Auditorium of the Administration Building, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The occasion was graced by the Vice-Chancellor, Senior Prof Sampath Amaratunge, Dr. (Mrs)...Read More
Certificate course in teaching in higher education (CTHE) Calling for applications for the Year 2019 Applications are invited from those who are suitable to follow the Certificate course in teaching in higher education (CTHE), which will be conducted by the staff development center of the University of Sri Jayawardenepura (SDU/USJP). This course is specially designed for the...Read More
Project Implementation Twenty-two academics from National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan from the disciplines of Engineering, Science, Marine Sciences, Business and Management visited the University of Sri Jayewardenepura on 16th November 2018 for the Project Implementation of the memorandum of understanding that the University of Sri Jayewardenepura had signed with National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan...Read More
