Guest Lecture on ‘Pollution Sources and Dominating Factors on Urban Air Pollution in Sri Lanka’- 05th June
In parallel with the World Environmental Day Celebration on 5th June, 2021, the Department of Geography, University of Colombo organized the 3rd lecture of the Guest Lecture series on the same day at 9.00 am. The guest speaker was Mr. Sarath Premasiri, the Director, Environmental Division of the National Building Research Organisation. He talked about […]
Webinar on Climate Change and its impact on Sri Lanka – 20th May
The Department of Geography organized a webinar on Climate Change and Its Impact on 20th May 2021. Mr. Sarath Premalal, – former Director General, Meteorological Department, Sri Lanka, Dr. Senaka Basnayake – Director, Climate Resilience Unit, Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre, Bangkok, Dr. B. V. R. Punyawardhane – former Director, Meteorology Division, Natural Resource Management Centre, […]
Demise of Emeritus Professor Yoga Rasanayagam
It is with profound sadness that the Department of Geography announces the demise of Emeritus Professor Yoga Rasanayagam, who was the former Head – Department of Geography and the former Dean – Faculty of Arts, on 26th April 2021. Professor Rasanayagam had an outstanding career as a noteworthy Scholar, researcher, lecturer, administrator, as well as […]
‘Robarosiya Sandawa’ (රොබරෝසියා සැඳෑව) Entertainment programme – 30th Dec.
The third year undergraduates of the Department of Geography, University of Colombo organized an online entertainment programme – ‘Robarosiya Sandawa‘ (රොබරෝසියා සැඳෑව) which was held on 30th December,2020 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Special Degree students of the 4th year, 2nd year and the staff participated as the audience via zoom platform. Robarosiya Sandawa’ […]
Students from the Department of Geography succeed at the GIS Mapping Competition conducted by the ‘IYAG family’
Geography undergraduates from the Department of Geography, University of Colombo have secured ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ on their outstanding Mapping and GIS Projects on the theme of ‘Tackling Crises through Geospatial Impact’, from 2020 IAYG Mapping Competition. Visit : mh.iaygfamily.org. Name of the Project and the Name of the Student : Household Carbon Footprints and Emissions in […]
Certificate Course in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) – 2020
Applications are invited for the Certificate Course in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) – 2020, conducted by the Department of Geography, University of Colombo, upto 27th September 2020.
National Geography Conference-2019
“Power of Geography for National Development” The Department of Geography together with Sri Lanka Association of Geographers (SLAG) organized the ‘National Geography Conference 2019’, under the theme of “Power of Geography for National Development”. The conference was held on 29th August 2019 at the Auditorium, Department of Economics from 9.00 am – 5.00 pm. The prime objective […]
Best Presenter – 3rd International Conference of Climate Change (ICCC 2019) – Ms. K.L.W.I. Gunathilake
Ms. K.L.W.I. Gunathilake, a final year undergraduate who is following the Special Degree in Geography from Department of Geography, University of Colombo participated in 3rd International Conference of Climate Change – ICCC 2019, which was held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on 21st and 22nd February 2019. She presented a paper titled ‘Assessing household carbon emission […]
PG Diploma in Environment and Regional Development – 2019
The Department of Geography is calling for applications from the qualified candidates for the Postgraduate Diploma in Environment and Regional Development, and the closing date for submitting applications has been extended upto 17th May 2019.
Training workshop on Super Map GIS
Department of Geography organized a training workshop on Super Map; a GIS software from Peoples Republic of China on 07th November 2018. The training was conducted by Ms. Nicole Chen, Technical Manager, Super Map International Business Center, Beijing, China. Main focus is given to 3D visualization and 3D analysis techniques using Super Map GIS. Undergraduates […]
