Career Guidance Programme and Farewell for Final Year Students
Career Guidance Programme and Farewell for Final Year Students Date: 30 April 2026 The Department of Political Science and Public Policy organized a Career Guidance Programme and Farewell Ceremony for final-year undergraduate students on 30 April 2026 at the Faculty Club. The programme focused on preparing graduating students for future employment and higher education opportunities. […]
Wake Forest University Faculty-Led Abroad Programme
Wake Forest University Faculty-Led Abroad Programme Date: 26 May 2026 The Department of Political Science and Public Policy participated in the Wake Forest University Faculty-Led Abroad Programme, organized in collaboration with Professor Eranda Jayawickreme. The programme brought eight undergraduate students from Wake Forest University, USA, to Sri Lanka as part of the seminar course “Enable […]
Seminar on Negative Attitudes towards Power Devolution
Seminar on Negative Attitudes towards Power Devolution Date: 25 April 2026 The Department of Political Science and Public Policy, in collaboration with the National Peace Council, organized a seminar on Negative Attitudes towards Power Devolution on 25 April 2026. The programme was conducted for undergraduate students following the Political Science Special Degree Programme. The seminar […]
CALL FOR PAPERS – INAUGURAL ISSUE
Department of Political Science and Public Policy Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo CALL FOR PAPERS – INAUGURAL ISSUE The Department of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Colombo, is pleased to announce the launch of The Political, a new peer-reviewed tri-lingual academic journal dedicated to advancing rigorous scholarship in political science and public […]
MPhil/PhD Programme – Department of Political Science and Public Policy
Registration now on Academic Year – 2026 Application Fee – 3000 LKR Programme Code – 300491400 (should be credited to the University of Colombo Main Collection Account at any People’s Bank branch.) Deadline – April 30, 2026 For further information, Contact: Coordinator Name – Ms. Anjali Korala Coordinator email address – mphilphdcoordinator@poli.cmb.ac.lk
Inauguration Ceremony of MA, M.Phil, and PhD Programmes in Political Science
The Department of Political Science and Public Policy, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, successfully conducted the Inauguration Ceremony for the MA, M.Phil, and PhD Programmes in Political Science on 20 February 2026. The ceremony marked the official commencement of the 2026 postgraduate academic year, welcoming a new cohort of scholars to the department. The […]
Annual General Meeting of the Political Science Association (PSA)
The Annual General Meeting of the Political Science Association (PSA) was successfully held on 7th January 2026. The meeting was organized by the Department of Political Science to elect new office bearers for the year 2026. Academic staff members and students from the Department of Political Science participated actively in this important event, which provided […]
AI Aptitude Accelerator Workshop
The Department of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Colombo, in collaboration with the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), successfully conducted the AI Aptitude Accelerator Workshop on the 15th of August 2025. The Resource person for the session was Mr. Chathura Dilan Perera, Founder and CEO of DILEXUS, who shared […]
Field Excursion – 2025
The Department of Political Science and Public Policy successfully conducted its three-day Annual Field Training Program for final-year undergraduates, in collaboration with IFES and USAID. The program was held in Giradurukotte from July 31 to August 2 2025. It included interactive focus group discussions (FGDs) involving professionals and local politicians. These discussions aimed to gather […]
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