Young Economists Conference Colombo 2018 – 19th Nov.
The ‘Young Economists Conference Colombo 2018’ of the Department of Economics, was held on 19th November 2018, at the Department of Economics, University of Colombo. Senior Professor Nayani Melegoda, Dean – Faculty of Graduate Studies represents the Vice-Chancellor, University of Colombo – Senior Professor Lakshman Dissanayake and the Keynote Speaker was Dr. Sarath Rajapathirana. This was an opportunity […]
Annual Research Conference – Faculty of Arts, 8th & 9th Nov.
The Annual Research Symposium of the Faculty of Arts, under the main theme of “Challenges and Opportunities in the Advancement of the Humanities and Social Sciences in the Digital World”, was held on 8th – 9th November 2018, at the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja, Executive Director, Lakshman Kadirgamar […]
Monthly Seminar, Department of Sociology – 15th Nov.
The Department of Sociology organized the monthly seminar for the month of November, on Thursday 15th November 2018 from 2.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. in the Seminar Room of the Department of Sociology. At this seminar, Mr. M. G. L. Mahesh Premarathna delivered the lecture on “New forms of Buddhism and the social formation in postwar Sri Lanka”, and Mr. K. Krishnaraj delivered […]
5th Annual Research Symposium 2018 – Department of Demography – 23rd Nov.
The Annual Research Symposium of the Department of Demography, under the main theme of ““Population and Sustainable Development”, was held on 23rd November 2018, at Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo. Sub-themes : Fertility and Reproductive Health Population and Development Gender, Health and Poverty Mortality and Morbidity Migration and Urbanization Population Aging and Long Term Care Other Population related Issues Ms. […]
Japan-Sri Lanka Academic Forum – 29th Oct.
The annual Japan-Sri Lanka Academic Forum 2018 was held on 29th October 2018 at the Department of Economics Auditorium. Thereafter Japanese students left the university for their annual Sri Lanka excursion with the Colombo University students. This is an annual event of the Department of Economics academic calendar along with the other annual events such as International Tourism […]
Launch of Sinhala Akuru Puranaya (සිංහල අකුරු පුරාණය) (Chronicle of Sinhala Letters) – 23rd Oct
The launch of Sinhala Akuru Puranaya සිංහල අකුරු පුරාණය ( Chronicle of Sinhala Letters) written by Professor Sandagomi Coperahewa, Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo was held on 23rd October 2018 at 3.00 pm at the M.B. Ariyapala Auditorium , Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo. Emeritus Professor J. B. Disanayaka chaired this session and Professor […]
8th Annual Sinhala Studies Symposium (සිංහල අධ්යයන සැසිය) – 17th Oct.
The 8th Annual Sinhala Studies Symposium organized by the Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo, was held on 17th October 2018 from 9.00 am – 6.00 pm at the Department of Sinhala. This year, the conference theme was “Sinhala Studies at Crossroads” and the event was extended through following sub-themes enabling a participation of wide range of scholars from both academic and non-academic […]
Seminar on “Constructing ‘water worlds’: the social implications of technical systems in water governance”- 18th Oct.
The Department of Sociology organized the monthly seminar for the month of October, on Thursday 18th October 2018 from 2.00 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. in the Seminar Room of the Department of Sociology. At this seminar, Mr. Kavindra Paranage, delivered the lecture on “ “Constructing ‘water worlds’: the social implications of technical systems in water governance”. Kavindra Paranage is a Ph.D. Candidate in Human […]
Dean’s Lecture Series – II – 16th Oct.
The 2nd lecture and the panel discussion of the of “Dean’s Lecture Series‘ was held on 16th October 2018, from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm at the Board Room, Faculty of Arts. The topic of the lecture was “Humanities and Its Discontents in Higher Education Today” and was delivered by Prof. Saugata Bhaduri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Prof. […]
Award Ceremony and the Inauguration Ceremony – Certificate Course in Communicative Arabic – 13th Oct.
The Award Ceremony of the first batch of students and the Inauguration Ceremony of the second batch of students of the ‘Certificate Course in Communicative Arabic’, conducted by the Arabic and Islamic Civilization Unit, was held on 13th October 2018 (Saturday). The award ceremony was presided by Professor Premakumara De Silva, Dean – Faculty of Arts, Dr. N. Gafoordeen […]
