News & Updates

In response to the invitation of the U.S. Embassy Colombo, the Department of Archaeology of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura submitted a project proposal for the Comprehensive Documentation of Historic Buildings within the World Heritage Site of the Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications. The main objective of the project is to document the historical fabric of the Galle Fort in order to identify the architectural character and facilitate...Read More

“Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Scholarship Awarding 2016” organized by Student Welfare and Counseling Center, was held on 2016.09.29 at faculty meeting hall and the occasion was headed by the Dr. D.P.S. Chandrakumara, Dean of the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.Read More

Second Semester of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences will be commencing from the 26th of September 2016, for all the study years.Read More

The concept of an audio-book is most certainly not the most unheard of; however, it does remain to be a domain untouched by many in Sri Lanka since producing such material requires a certain level of proficiency and resources while it also acquires a considerable amount of time. Taking up this challenge in sailing against all such odds, Ven. Prof. Medagoda Abhayatissa, of the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies...Read More

Dr. Praneeth Abhayasundara of the Department of Sociology, Mr. Vihanga Perera of the Department of English and Prof. Walter Marasinghe an academic who was previously a part of the university were awarded at the State Literary Awards 2016. Prof. Abhayasundara was recognized for his lyrical collection, “Sinhalayaku Wee Ipadeemen” (සිංහලයෙකු වී ඉපදීමෙන්) while Mr. Perera was awarded for his collection of Poetry, “Love and Protest”. Prof. Marasinghe meanwhile was accredited...Read More