Students from Department of Economics Thrive at South Asia Economics Students Meet (SAESM) – 2020
Economics undergraduates have secured five (05) awards out of ten (10) research themes at the SAESM 2020 held in Kathmandu, Nepal. Out of five (05) winners four (04) are from Department of Economics, University of Colombo. South Asia Economics Students Meet (SAESM) is an annual event for undergraduates studying Economics in Seven (07) South Asian […]
Postgraduate Seminar on ‘Impact of Port City on Sri Lanka Tourism’ – 12th Jan.
The Department of Economics , UoC organized a postgraduate seminar on ‘Impact of Port City on Sri Lanka Tourism‘, on 12th January 2020 at the Department of Economics under the patronage of Prof. Suranga de Silva, Co-ordinator – Tourism Stuy Programs, UoC. This Seminar was ended in great success with the participation of Professor Suranga […]
Transforming Sri Lanka: Empowering the GameChangers – Forum One – 01st Nov.
The Roundtable on the theme “Transforming Sri Lanka: Empowering the GameChangers – Forum One”, organized by Pathfinder Advisory Services (Pvt.) Ltd. and CHEC Port City (Pvt.) Ltd. was held on Friday, 1st November 2019 at Shangri-La, Colombo. The group of panelists attending the forum included Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy (Governor of CBSL); Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya (Chairman of Ceylon Chamber […]
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.