Ocean University of Sri Lanka

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Ocean University of Sri Lanka
Type Public
Established2014
Vice-Chancellor Wasantha Rathnayake
Location
Colombo
,
Sri Lanka

6°57′54″N79°52′09″E / 6.9649579°N 79.869198°E / 6.9649579; 79.869198
Affiliations University Grants Commission
Website ocu.ac.lk

Ocean University of Sri Lanka was established in 2014 by an act passed by the Parliament of Sri Lanka. It was earlier called the National Institute of Fisheries and Nautical Engineering. [1] [2] The objective of the university is to conduct academic and professional education and vocational training activities in fisheries, marine and nautical engineering to fulfill and develop the needs of the fisheries and allied sector in Sri Lanka. [3]

Contents

The Ocean University of Sri Lanka Main Campus is located in Colombo in Crow Island, Mattakuliya, Colombo 15. There are seven regional centers in addition to main campus at Crow Island. They are:

Administration

Vice- chancellor - Prof. Wasantha Rathnayake [11]

Deans -

Heads of Departments -

Director (Training) - Mr. P. U. I. Perera [14]

Senior Assistant Internal Auditor - Mr. K. V. A. Wijenayaka [14]

Assistant Director Media & Information Services - Mr. C. Rajapaksha [14]

Register - Mr. K. R. S. Hemantha [15]

Faculties

The university consists of two Faculties and one postgraduate institute and several divisions. The two faculties are:

Faculty of Engineering and Management

Department of Marine Engineering

The department of Marine Engineering conducts BSc (Hons) Marine Engineering for the undergraduate students in the Crow Island main campus.

Department of Maritime Transportation Management and Logistics

The head of Department of Transportation Management and Logistics is Mrs. Dilini Manage. [12] It conducts the BSc (Hons) Maritime Transportation Management and Logistics, BSc (Hons) Coastal and Marine Resources Management. The MSc in integrated coastal management (ICM) is also conducted by the department for the graduates.

Faculty of Fisheries and Ocean Science

The dean of the Faculty of Fisheries and Ocean Science is Dr. M.F.M. Fairoz [13] while the head of the department is Dr. W. A. A. Dimuthu Lanka Wickramasinghe. [13] It Conducts BSc (Hons) Fisheries & Marine Science for undergraduate scholars.

Diploma and certificate programs

Entrance of the old building Entrance of Ocean University.jpg
Entrance of the old building

Diploma programs

There are several diplomas also conducted by the university that are not at degree level. They are: [16]

Certificate programs

The objective of the university is to conduct academic and professional education and vocational training activities in fisheries, marine and nautical engineering to fulfill and develop the needs of the fisheries and allied sector. According to the objective the university conducting special certificate programs for the development of the fisheries sector. They are: [17]

The library

The University Library started at main campus Crow Island premises in 2009 with a small collection of 110 valuable books on Biology, English Language and Computer Science. With the establishment of Degree programmes which are Marine Engineering, Logistics Management and Coastal Management, the library collection was developed gradually. Today the collection is included valuable text books according to these degree programmes and other fields which are vital for the students, academic staff and researchers. It also has a collection of valuable rare references. [18]

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References

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  2. ↑ "OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA ACT, No. 31 OF 2014" (PDF). Sri Lankan Law. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ocean University of Sri Lanka". www.ocu.ac.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  4. ↑ "Ocean University Regional Centre-Tangalle". www.ocu.ac.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  5. ↑ "Ocean University Regional Centre-Kalutara". www.ocu.ac.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  6. ↑ "Ocean University Regional Centre-Galle". www.ocu.ac.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  7. ↑ "Ocean University Regional Centre-Batticaloa". www.ocu.ac.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  8. ↑ "Ocean University Regional Center-Trincomalee". www.ocu.ac.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  9. ↑ "Ocean University Regional Centre-Negombo". www.ocu.ac.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  10. ↑ "Ocean University Regional Centre-Jaffna". www.ocu.ac.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  11. ↑ "The Vice-chancellor of Ocean University of Sri Lanka". www.ocu.ac.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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  13. 1 2 3 "Ocean University of Sri Lanka". www.ocu.ac.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  14. 1 2 3 "Administration structure Ocean University of Sri Lanka". www.ocu.ac.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  15. ↑ "The register of Ocean University of Sri Lanka". www.ocu.ac.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  16. ↑ "Ocean University of Sri Lanka". www.ocu.ac.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  17. ↑ "Ocean University of Sri Lanka". www.ocu.ac.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  18. ↑ "The Library of Ocean University of Sri Lanka". www.ocu.ac.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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