15th South Asian Economics Students Meet (SAESM) in Colombo – 21st – 26th Jan.
The Department of Economics of the University of Colombo is pleased to announcethat it is holding, in collaboration with undergraduates from Special Degree in Economics Streams from local universities in Sri Lanka, the 15th South Asian Economics Students Meet (SAESM) in Colombo from 21 – 26 January, 2019. The SAESM, the only forum for young economists in […]
Regional Workshop on External Vulnerabilities in South Asia, 28th Feb – 1st March
As the “Asian Century” unfolds South Asia is expecting to be a major player in driving the future growth. Despite the vast diversity in the region including cultural and economic differences, collaborative actions are required for effective management of future challenges. As the economic growth rates get accelerated; the region’s exposure to external vulnerabilities also […]
M.S.N. Kumara brings honor to the University – Inter University Championship 2018
The Inter-University Sport Championship is one of the leading events of the calendar of the university system in Sri Lanka. Year 2018 event is important for the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo. M.S.N. Kumara (Suresh) helped to bring three (03) gold medals to the University at the 2018 Inter University Championship by winning the first places in 100m […]
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 for […]
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 Conference […]
Postgraduate Scholarships in Economics – 2018
The Department of Economics, University of Colombo offers annual partial scholarships for the following study programmes. All the programmes commence in January every year and applications for scholarships are accepted during the July/October period and the scholarship awardees are announced in early November.
Tourism Leaders’ Summit (TLS) and International Tourism Research Conference (ITRC) – 4th & 5th Oct.
Theme : Integration of Global Value Chains for Sustainable Tourism Development, Inclusiveness, Coopetition and Innovation The Alumni Association of Tourism Economics and Hospitality Management (AATHEM) and the Students of the Tourism Study Programmes of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo organized the 5th Consecutive Tourism Leaders’ Summit (TLS)and International Tourism Research Conference (ITRC) in parallel to the official celebration of UNWTO […]
Seminar on Economics of Garbage Disposal – 27th July 2017
Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA) in Collaboration with the Development Resource Center (DRC) of The Department of Economics of the University of Colombo along with the Knowledge Sharing Partnership between the University of Colombo and the World Bank organized Seminar onEconomics of Garbage Disposal under the theme of Solid waste to Solid Wealth: Technical Perspective on Sri Lanka Solid […]
Seminar on Tourism Opportunities in Sri Lanka and International Business – 12th Feb.
Staff and students from the Lincoln International Business School, Lincoln University, UK participated in a Seminar on Tourism Opportunities in Sri Lanka and International Business at the Department of Economics on 12th February 2018. Participants of the seminar: Rev. Prof. W. Wimalarathana, Prof. J.A. Karunaratne (key note speaker) Prof. Martin Knight and Prof. Pippa Denny-Gelder (resource personals) and Miss […]
22nd Meeting of Sri Lanka Forum of University Economists – 7th June
The Sri Lankan Forum of University Economists was established in February, 2012 with the intention of enabling closer cooperation, dialogue, research and academic enhancement among the professionals in Economics serving in the Sri Lankan Universities. The forum, an initiative of the Department of Economics of the University of Colombo, has now completed five years of […]