The chief incumbent Thero of the Hikkaduwe Nalagasdeniye Nagarame temple, Shasthracharya Welivitiye Pragnajothi Nayaka Thero has passed away on 14th of September 2021. The University of Sri Jayewardenepura has maintained close ties with Hikkaduwe Nalagasdeniye Nagarame temple for a long period as it was the roots of the most Venerable Welivitiye Sri Soratha Thero and...Read More

Mr. K. M. Nimal Chandrasiri, former Chief Security Officer of University of Sri Jayewardenepura has passed away on 27th of August at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital. Mr. K. M. Nimal Chandrasiri has done 38 years of remarkable service to the University. The University of Sri Jayewardenepura wishes to express its deepest sympathies in regards...Read More

Obituary – Emeritus Professor Dayasiri Fernando Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences (2002 January – 2004 June) Emeritus Professor Dayasiri Fernando passed away on 28th November 2015 after a brief illness. Late Emeritus Professor Dayasiri Fernando was the founder Professor of Surgery at Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He was the key person...Read More

Prof. Tissa Kariyawasam, one of the forefathers of mass communication in Sri Lanka passed away at the age of 72 in Colombo on 4th December 2014.  He was a former head of the Department of Sinhala and Mass Communication, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura....Read More