The weightlifting team from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ) emerged victorious at the inter-university games, setting several new game records in the process. The team was headed by Thineth Jayasuriya who participated in the 109Kg weight category. He lifted 80kg in the snatch movement and 120kg in the clean and jerk movement, achieving a...Read More

Sri Jayewardenepura University player S. A. T. Dasun set a new tournament record in the 2022 inter-university championship games in the high jump event held on November 27th, 2022 at the Sugathadasa Stadium. Competing in the high jump event of the athletics section, Dasun set a new tournament record with a jump of 2.14 meters,...Read More

The inauguration ceremony of the Orientation program for the new intake of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (2023) was held on the 16 th January 2023 with the participation of the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura; Prof. S M C U P Subasinghe , Registrar of the University of...Read More

Timber Process Innovation Center (TPIC) at the Department of Forestry and Environmental Science of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura organized a seminar on “Trends in Treatment of Wood and Wood-Based Products for the Construction Industry of Sri Lanka” in collaboration with the Chamber of Construction Industry of Sri Lanka (CCI). The seminar allowed construction industry...Read More

The ceremonial opening of the newly established Dry Rubber Laboratory of the Department of Polymer Science was held on 21st December 2022 at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The newly opened Dry Rubber Laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for rubber compounding (internal mixer, two roll mill, and molding press), testing rheological properties (moving die...Read More

Lahiru Keshan Pathirana of USJ set new game records at the Inter University Championship Games 2022 in both “Men’s Shot Put” and “Men’s Discus Throw” events held at Sugathadasa Stadium. Keshan Pathirana set a new record in men’s shot put with 13.27 meters distance record which broke the previous inter university games record of 13.23...Read More

University of Sri Jayewardenepura has won the Inter University Championship 2022 by scoring 365.5 points by the end of the games and retain the overall championship for the 4th time. Inter University Championship 2022 games started with the Men’s and Women’s badminton championship on November 11, 2022, and carried over till January 8, 2022 with...Read More

Japura Alumni Australia Inc is continuing the Japura scholarship Scheme (JSS) for the 2023 academic year. Scholarship applications are now open for second year to final year students and the closing date is 31 January 2023. Japura Alumni Australia Inc is continuing to provide financial assistance to undergraduate students who are experiencing financial hardships to complete their...Read More

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the Chinese Institute of International Education, China (CIIE) signed an agreement for academic cooperation to promote teaching, learning, and research for Chinese students on 16th December 2022 at the Vice Chancellor’s Office. Under this agreement, a special intake of Chinese students will be enrolled in the Master of Business...Read More

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura held an inaugural ceremony to mark the beginning of the year 2023 on the 2nd of January 2023.  The ceremony commenced at 8.45am at the university vihara mandiraya. The Ceremony inaugurated with current Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Upul Subhasinghe with the presence of Maha Sangharathna, Deans of faculties of the university, university...Read More