The 2019 Meeting of Board of Management – Confucius Institute, University of Colombo – 19th Dec.
Annual meeting of the Board of Management, Confucius Institute, University of Colombo was held on 19th December 2019. Senior Prof. Chandirika N Wijeratne – Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo, Senior Prof. Premakumara De Silva – Dean, Faculty of Arts, Dr. L. M. Kapila Bandara – Dean, Faculty of Education, Senior Prof. L. Manawadu – Head, […]
CCSP Ph.D. Fellowships Admission Process – 2020
Introduction: The Confucius China Studies Program (CCSP) is applicable for potential students in the fields of humanities and social sciences. The Sino-foreign Joint Research Ph.D. Fellowship is specifically for Ph.D. students in universities who would like to study 6 months to 2 years in China. Ph.D. in China Fellowship is for master graduates to pursue […]
Faculty of Arts, Inter-departmental Cricket Tournament 2019 – 17th Dec.
The Faculty of Arts students following the Sports and Physical Activity course (ENH 2219) organized their annual Inter-departmental Cricket Tournament under the patronage of Senior Professor Premakumara de Silva, the Dean – Faculty of Arts. The tournament was held on the 17th of December 2019 from 8.00 am at the university grounds. The main objectives […]
Professor Liujin Yang of Honghe University, China visited the University of Colombo – 13th Dec.
Prof. Liujin Yang and Prof. Qinghua Long from Honghe University, Yunnan Province, China, visited the University of Colombo(UOC) on 13th December 2019, and shared their research in the Mang people of Bulang ethnic group. Senior Prof. Premakumara De Silva, Dean of the Falcuty of Arts, Dr. Ven.U. Ananda, Head of the Department of Buddhism and […]
Annual Research Symposium – 2019 : 27th Nov.
The Annual Research Symposium 2019 of the Faculty of Arts was held on 27th November 2019 under the patronage and the guidance of the Vice-Chancellor Senior Professor Chandrika N. Wijeratne and the Dean – Faculty of Arts Senior Professor Premakumara de Silva amidst a distinguished gathering of academics and other participants. The theme of the Research Symposium was “Humanities […]
Corpora, Archives & Performance: Sri Lankan Languages and Literature : 13th-14th Nov. 2019
.“Corpora, Archives and Performance: A Conference on Sri Lanka Languages and Literature” organised by the Department of English, University of Colombo, was recently held with the participation of Prof. Chandrika Wijeyaratne, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Premakumara de Silva, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Dr. Shermal Wijewardene, Head, Department of English. Day One included an address on […]
Conference on ‘Discovering Central Europe and the Asia-Pacific’ : 5th – 6th Nov. 2019
The Departments of International Relations and Economics from the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw, Republic of Poland held a two day Conference titled: ‘Discovering Central Europe and the Asia-Pacific: Harnessing the future of Poland-Sri Lanka Relations through multi-track […]
Undergraduate Curriculum Review: Consultation Session with Industrial Sector – 5th Nov.
A consultation session of the industrial sector for the undergraduate curriculum review was held successfully on the 5th of November 2019 from 9.00 am onwards at the Department Seminar room. The objective of the session was to explore the gap between the undergraduate degrees provided by the department and the requirements of the employment sector. […]
Dean’s Lecture Series – 01st Nov.
The 5th lecture of the Dean’s lecture series in the Faculty of Arts was held on 1st November 2019 at the Faculty Board Room. Prof. Suresh Canagarajah (Edwin Erle Sparks Professor, Pennsylvania State University, USA), delivered the lecture on ‘Post-colonial English Language Curriculum Practices in South Asia’ and Dr. Wenura Palihawadana (Consultant Psychiatrist, Base Hospital, […]
