The Japura Employability Skills Award Ceremony 2016 organized by the Career Guidance Unit of the university was held in much grandeur on the 4^th October at the Golden Rose, Boralesgamuwa.

This platform designed to award exceptional students of the university, recognizing their skills and achievements throughout the years, awarded the under mentioned outstanding students under the following respective categories;

Award for Best Team Leader

Namal Premarathna (Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce)

Naduni Wijethunga (Faculty of Applied Sciences)

Nuwan Liyanage – (Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce)

Award for Best Team Player

1^st Place – Anosha Rangalla (Faculty of Applied Sciences)

2^nd Place – Uwin Ariyarathna (Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce)

3^rd Place – Koshalie Manawadu (Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce)

Best Creative Designer

1^st Place – Sajith Bandara Ekanayake (Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce)

2^nd Place – Oshadi Rathnayake (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)

3^rd Place – Daraka Chiranjaya (Faculty of Applied Sciences)

Best Innovator

1^st Place – Nuwan Attygalle (Faculty of Applied Sciences)

2^nd Place – Dulan Dias (Faculty of Applied Sciences)

3^rd Place – Dinindu Herath (Faculty of Applied Sciences)

Award for Best Communicator

1^st Place – Sanduni Senaratne (Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce)

2^nd Place – Randunu Dissanayake (Faculty of Medical Sciences)

3^rd Place – Ilham Nizam (Faculty of Applied Sciences)
The latest addition for this years’ award ceremony was the Best Employability Skills award which was awarded to students of the Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences, Management and Commerce, Medical Sciences & Applied Sciences. While this category awarded one winner it also presented silver medals to three other competent students. Accordingly,

The Best Employability Skills Award of the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences was presented to Sandaru Diwakara while the following students were awarded as the silver medalists;

• Sudaraka Hiranya Perera
• Ranmali De Silva
• Hasini De Silva

The Best Employability Skills Award of the faculty of Medical Sciences was presented to Randunu Dissanayake while the following students were awarded as the silver medalists;

• Chalani Lasanthika
• LakmaAbhayarathna
• Yashodha Samadhi

The Best Employability Skills Award of the faculty of Management Studies and Commerce was presented to Uwin Ariyarathna while the following students were awarded as the silver medalists;

• DenanjaleeGunaratne

• VinuriRanasinghe
• Shalitha Fernando

The Best Employability Skills Award of the faculty of Applied Sciences was presented to

Bhanuka Premarathne while the following students were awarded as the silver medalists;

• Vishmi Dias
• Sameera Perera
• Dinindu Herath