News & Updates

Mrs. Oranee Jansz joined the English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 1973 as an instructor.  At the time she joined, ELTU was a sub department of the Department of Languages and Cultural Studies of the Faculty of Arts, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. In the long history of the ELTU, many heads contributed to the long-standing development of the ELTU and Mrs. Jansz was one...Read More

The Department of Philosophy and Psychology organised a special two day workshop series on Drug Prevention which was held in 19th and 20th September at the University with the anticipation of Most Venerable Prof Madagoda Abhayatissa Thero, State Secretary of School Sports: Ravindra Samarawickrama, Vice Chancellor: Senior Professor Sudantha Liyanage, Dean Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences:Professor Shirantha Heenkenda, Head of the Department: Senior Professor Gnanadasa Perera, , Senior Deputy...Read More

7th International Congress of the Society of South Asian Archaeology (SOSAA) organised in collaboration with the Department of History and Archaeology University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Colombo Sri Lanka, Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre High Commission of India, Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO was held on 18th and 21st September 2020 at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. This conference was not limited to South Asian scholars, delegates from...Read More

Having understood the importance of raising awareness on Procurement Guidelines, Professor Shirantha Heenkenda, Dean of FHSS initiated the organization of a workshop on Procurement Guidelines and Procedures. The workshop was held on the 23rd of September 2020 in the faculty with the participation of the Academic and Non-academic staff of FHSS.  Professor P.B Mandawala was the key speaker of the workshop, and other notable participants include Mr. K.G Brito, Registrar...Read More

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka calls for applications from dynamic undergraduates or recent graduates (or those with equivalent qualifications) who wish to voluntarily support the work of the Commission and obtain training in human rights promotion and protection activities, including research. Applicants with training in law, political science or other areas of social sciences or humanities and IT will be given preference. Those who can demonstrate an active...Read More