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The Department of Political Science and Public Policy recently organized its three-day annual field training program for final year political science undergraduate students in collaboration with IFES and USAID in the Trincomalee district. The program included interactive focus group discussions (FGDs) involving professionals and local politicians. These discussions aimed to gather insights and perspectives on […]

On October 24, 2024, the third year students in Political Science organized an event,  titled ‘Civitas 2024’ to welcome the recently selected students to the Department. This event provided a platform for students in both years to showcase their talents. It marked a remarkable milestone in our journey towards a new era of Political Science studies.

A one-day workshop on ‘Electoral Literacy and Civic Engagement’ was held at the Arts Faculty board room from 9.00 a.m to 3.00 p.m on 13th September, 2024. This workshop was organized by the Department of Political Science and Public Policy in collaboration with International Foundation for Electoral Studies (IFES). The objective of the workshop was to […]

Department of Political Science & Public Policy, University of Colombo seeks to receive a suitable candidate for the post of Temporary Assistant Lecturer (Sinhala Medium). The applicant should have a special degree in Political Science & Public Policy with a First Class or Second Class Upper Division from the 2016/2017 batch.  

The Department of Political Science and Public Policy and the Parliament of Sri Lanka initiated a training programme in order to educate students on parliamentary practices and procedures. The certificate awarding ceremony for the students who participated in this course was held at the Waters Edge hotel on 30th  January 2023. The Vice Chancellor, Senior […]

The Department of Political Science organized its 3 days annual field excursion with final year Political Science honors degree students from 06th to 08th, October 2022 with the participation of 49 students and 7 staff members. The theme of field training was to study the opinion and attitudes of agrarian societies on current political and economic crises. The Giradurukotte area of […]

The Parliament of Sri Lanka and the Department of Political Science & Public Policy University of Colombo jointly initiated a short course on parliamentary functions and procedures for the first time in history. The inaugural ceremony of the course was held on the 16th September 2022 at the University of Colombo with the participation of […]

The workshop was organized by the Department under the guidance of the Head of the Department Dr.P.N.Peiris on 21.01.2022 at the Faculty Premises. The main resource person was Emeritus Professor Jayadewa Uyangoda and the purpose of this workshop was to provide postgraduate students with research knowledge and to discuss the existing name ‘Postgraduate Workshop’ to the notice.

The Department conducts Advanced Certificate Course in Politics & Governance, with a special focus on public servants, politicians and anyone interested in politics & governance. Interviews were conducted on March 09, 2022 at the Faculty Board Room. Thirty candidates participated in the interviews and were interviewed  by the Head of Department and other senior lecturers.