University of Sri Jayewardenepura Open Learning platform offers online courses to anyone who wants to learn. Jayewardenepura academics will offer courses on Humanity, Social Science, Management, Science and Medicine. This course by Dr Praneeth Abysundara, Senior Lecturer at Department of Sociology & Anthropology. University of Sri Jayewardenepura is on Buddhism බුදු දහම. Dr Praneeth Abysundara...Read More
The first ever international award for music was given to Sri Lanka at the Buddhist International Film Festival organized by the United Nations in Vietnam in 2014. Pradeep Ratnayake, Head, Department of Languages, Cultural Studies and Performing Arts was awarded the Best Music Director award for his music from the film Siddhartha Gouthama. Read More
A proposal to establish Chinese Language and International Cultural Center at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura was discussed by the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and Hunan University, China, when academics and officials from the two univeristies met on 18 May 2015 at the Vice Chancellor, Professor Sampath Amaratunge’s office at the University. The meeting was...Read More
Online version of the Prospectus 2015 relevant for the first year undergraduate students of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is launched. Prospectus, the single most important publication to the academic life of those who read for B.A. degree, includes academic information, details related to course registration and withdrawal, evaluation and grading system, examination...Read More
Orientation Programme for the new students of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences was started on 15th January 2015. The Vice Chancellor Prof. Sampath Amaratunge and the Dean, Mr. Lasantha Nawarathne addressed the students and members of the staff, students and their parents were participated the event.Read More
Prof. Krishan Deheragoda of the Department of Geography became one of the few Asians to deliver the Prestigious “CSAMES BROWN BAG Lecture of the International Scholar – 2013”, at the University of Illinois, Urbana – Champaign in USA on the theme “Towards Meeting the RIO + 20 Goals and Challenges in Renewable Energy Sector of...Read More
Soft Skills development had been recognized as one of the most integral parts in the University academic process. The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences was able to identify this necessity thanks to the guidance of the Dean of our Faculty. Consequently, the Soft Skills Development Unit had been established under the supervision of the...Read More
Mrs. H.M. Badra Herath, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has represented the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka at the 21st Asia Pacific Space Agency Forum – APRSAFE-21 organized by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) , Japan, held on 1-3rd of December, 2014 and presented a research...Read More
The ritualistic festival of “daha ata sanniya” (දහ අට සන්නිය) was successfully held on the 10th December 2014 in front of the Sumangala mansion of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura by the acclaimed artist, Professor Layanal bentharage and his crew. This event had been organized by an alliance of Lecturers and Students of the Department...Read More
