CVCD-AWARD: Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors (CVCD) Most Outstanding Senior Researcher Award of the Field of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Aesthetics Excellence.
The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors (CVCD) confer the CVCD Excellence Awards once every 2 years since 2006 to recognize, appreciate and honor the outstanding contributions and accomplishments in research, innovation and invention by the staff in the University system. There are three categories of awards. The most Outstanding Senior Researcher and The Most Outstanding Young Researcher in […]
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 […]
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, […]
1st Symposium on Islamic Studies- 2019 (Symposis2019) – 4th Dec.
Sri Lankan Muslims in a Plural Society The Organizing Committee of the 1st Symposium on Islamic Studies -2019 invites researchers to submit abstracts for the symposium to be held in Arabic & Islamic Civilization Unit, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo. The objectives of Symposis2019 is to bring together academics, researchers and research scholars to exchange […]
9th Annual Sinhala Studies Symposium 2019 – 17th & 18th Oct.
The 9th Annual Sinhala Studies Symposium organized by the Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo, is scheduled to be held on 17 – 18 October 2019 at the Department of Sinhala. This year the conference theme is “Sinhala Studies: Past, Present, and Future” and the event will be extended through following sub-themes enabling a participation […]
Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Department of Sociology – 7th March
Teaching of Sociology was introduced at the University of Colombo within the Department of Sociology and Social Welfare in the Faculty of Social Sciences in 1969. Today, the Department of Sociology is one of the largest in the Faculty of Arts, with more than 1,000 students following courses in Sociology at both undergraduate and graduate levels of […]
