(From right: Prof. Yi Zhun Zhu, Chair, LOC, Macau University of Science and Technology, Nobel Laureate, Dr. Erwin Neher, Max Plank Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany, Prof. Ranil de Silva & Mr. Lakmal Gonawala, PhD Student/ICIBN, USJP) Prof. Ranil de Silva, Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Innovation in Biotechnology & Neuroscience (ICIBN), signified the uniqueness of...Read More
The Center for Sustainability (CFS) of the Department of Forestry and Environmental Sciences has received a Rs. 35 Million grant under the World Bank-funded Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) grant scheme of the UGC/ Ministry of Higher Education. The entities which successfully implemented activities to promote the commercialization of research/services under WB funded...Read More
Sir AM De Silva Oration on ‘Enhanced Recovery After Colorectal Surgery – Are We Ready to Shift the Paradigm’ was presented by Dr. Bawantha Gamage, Senior Lecturer, and Senior Consultant Surgeon at the Professorial Unit of Colombo South Teaching Hospital Kalubowila, affiliated to the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, at the 47th...Read More
Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI)is one of the world’s largest genomics organizations which offers a wide range of sequencing services which includes genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics with the industry’s latest next-generation sequencing technologies and quality management systems, with applications in human, plant, animal and microbial research (https://www.bgi.com/us/sequencing-services/dna-sequencing/). A delegation from Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), Shenzhen,...Read More
The University of Sri Jayewardenepura singed MOU with the University of Calgary, Canada on 9th August 2018 at Canada House, Sri Lanka with the purposes of future collaborations on educational and research activities and exchange of students, faculty, and staff, exploring Ph.D. programs between two institutes. The event was hosted by Hiss Excellence High commissioner...Read More
University of Sri Jayewardenepura has become Second in Sri Lanka in SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) in Higher Education sector which is powered by Scopus data. The SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) is a classification of academic and research-related institutions ranked by a composite indicator that combines three different sets of indicators measured by their web visibility....Read More
The Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit University of Cambridge is to begin their study: Strengthening Health systems by Improving Noncommunicable disease Epidemiology in Sri Lanka (SHINES) in September 2018. Key officials of this project visited the University of Sri Jayewardenepura on the 26th of July 2018 to review how the Department of Community Medicine of the Faculty of...Read More
The Department of Human Resource Management of the Faculty of Managment Studies and Commerce, successfully conducted 6th International HR Dialogue 2018 at Foundation Institute Sri Lanka on 14th July 2018 under the theme of “Digitizing, HR Analytics, and Future of HRM” The objective of the forum was to open the forum for HR Professionals, HR Academics, and...Read More
The SAARC Exhibition of Paintings 2018 collaboratively organized by the SAARC Cultural Centre, University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the Arts Council of Sri Lanka was held at the Library premises of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura from the 10th to 13th of July 2018. The exhibition showcases 18 works of art from the SAARC Artist camp...Read More
The United States-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission has initiated a unique project where a group of students at University of Sri Jayawardenapura and three IT organizations have got involved in a collaborative problem-solving exercise. The problem solving is done with the help of virtual media. The project affords an opportunity for the industry to witness the...Read More
