Two-Days Field Excursion to Trincomalee: Maritime Security & Community Peacebuilding
The Department of International Relations, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, has organized a two-day field excursion for third-year undergraduates in the Honours Degree Programme in International Relations and the Study Stream Degree in Peace and Conflict Resolution during February 28th to March 1st that the field excursion aimed to provide first-hand experience in maritime […]
PANEL ON GLOBAL SOUTH PERSPECTIVES ON US: VARIANTS AND IMPLICATIONS
01st of September 2024 On 01st of September, 2024, the Department of International Relations held a special and an important panel titled ‘GLOBAL SOUTH PERSPECTIVES ON US: VARIANTS AND IMPLICATIONS’, with four young academics from Global South countries – Venezuela, Mexico, Malawi and Sri Lanka. The panelists were, Prof. Esther Mobilia, a historian from […]
Art Exhibition on Sustainable Development and Disaster Risk Reduction
Art Exhibition to be held from 7th September to 12th September.
Delegates from Sichuan University, China visit the Department of IR
A group of scholars and students from the Institution of Asian studies, China visited the Department of International Relations on 14th of July 2023. This team was led by Associate Professor Zeng Xiangyu of Institution of Asian studies, Sichuan University, China. During the visit, the delegates engaged in a productive discussion with the staff and […]
German Parliamentarian Ms Ria Schroder Visits UOC
On July 20, 2023, Ms Ria Schroder, a distinguished member of the German Parliament, paid a visit to the University of Colombo. During her visit, she engaged in productive discussions with university officials including the Vice Chancellor, Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne, the Dean, Faculty of Arts, Senior Professor Lasantha Manawadu aiming to explore and strengthen collaborations between […]
Book Launch of ‘Introduction to International Security’ and the Panel Discussion
The Department of International Relations has organised the book launch of ‘Introduction to International Security’ published under the IR Book Series and the panel discussion on ‘International Security in the 21st Century: Prospects and the Challenges’ ‘held on 10th July 2023 from 9.30am-10.45am at Room 302, at the Faculty of Arts. The event was graced by the […]