The University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo,Sri Lanka. It is the oldest institution of modern higher education in Sri Lanka. Specialised in the fields of natural,social,and applied sciences as well as mathematics,computer sciences,and law. It is ranked among the top 10 universities in South Asia.
The University of Moratuwa is a public university in Sri Lanka. It is located on the bank of the Bolgoda Lake in Katubedda,Moratuwa.
Established in 1870 as the Colombo Medical School,the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colombo,is the second oldest medical school in South Asia. It is considered to be the top most medical faculty in the country which requires the highest entry qualification in GCE Advanced Level examination.
The University of Peradeniya is a public university in Sri Lanka,funded by the University Grants Commission. It is the largest university in Sri Lanka,which was originally established as the University of Ceylon in 1942. The university was officially opened on 20 April 1954,in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II,by Prince Philip,Duke of Edinburgh.
The University of Ruhuna is a public university in Matara,Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lanka University Games are a multi-sporting event held between public universities in Sri Lanka.
Vidya Jyothi E. O. Eustace Pereira was a Sri Lankan Engineer and Academic. He was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ceylon,where he founded the Faculty of Engineering. He was known as the Father of modern engineering education in Sri Lanka.
The Faculty of Engineering,University of Peradeniya is one of the eight academic faculties at the university. It is the oldest engineering faculty in Sri Lanka. It offers full-time Undergraduate Courses leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science of engineering (B.Sc.Eng.),and several postgraduate degrees.
The University of Colombo currently has seven faculties with 41 academic departments and two interdependent schools with five academic departments. All faculties and schools carries out courses of study and research in both graduate and undergraduate studies. In addition,the university has several institutions that specialize in different areas of research.
Alagiah Thurairajah was a leading Sri Lankan Tamil academic and vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna.
Velupillai Appapillai was a Sri Lankan physicist and academic. He was the dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Ceylon,Peradeniya.
Kanthia Kunaratnam was a Sri Lankan Tamil physicist,academic and former vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna.
Munidasa Padamasiri Ranaweera also known as M. P. Ranaweera is the former Dean of the Faculty of Engineering,University of Peradeniya,Sri Lanka.
Professor Sivasubramaniam Pathmanathan is a Sri Lankan Tamil historian,academic,author and current chancellor of the University of Jaffna.
Samarajeewa "Sam" Karunaratne,FIET,FIEE,FIESL is an emeritus professor of engineering and a leading Sri Lankan academic who is the founding chancellor and president of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology and the former vice-chancellor of the University of Moratuwa. He has held a number of other appointments in the field of higher education in Sri Lanka,including senior professor of electrical engineering and dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture,president of the Institution of Engineers,Sri Lanka. Karunaratne is a pioneer in the development of the use of computers in the field of engineering and played an important role in the development of information technology education and industry in Sri Lanka.
Carlo Fonseka was a Sri Lankan physician,academic and political activist. He was a former dean of the Faculty of Medicine,University of Kelaniya and a former president of the Sri Lanka Medical Council.
Engineering is the most sought after subject areas among Sri Lankan students. The engineering degrees make up less than 2% of the bachelor's degrees in Sri Lanka.
