Facts About University Of Kelaniya



University of Kelaniya




The University of Kelaniya has its origin in the historic Vidyalankara Pirivena, founded in 1875 as a centre of learning for Buddhist monks.The Vidyalankara Pirivena became the Vidyalankara University in 1959, later the Vidyalankara Campus of the University of Ceylon in 1972 and, ultimately, the University of Kelaniya in 1978.

It has two major campuses, seven locations, six faculties, eight departments and four institutions.It consists of Departments of Industrial Management and Microbiology in the Faculty of Science; Departments of Linguistics, Fine Arts, Modern Languages and Hindi in the Faculty of Humanities; and Mass Communication and Library and Information Sciences in the Faculty of Social Sciences.

The chancellor of the university of kelaniya is Aggamaha Saddhammajothika Dhaja, Tripitaka Vagishvaracharya, Upadhyaya Dhurandara ,Mahopadaya, Pandith, the most Venerable Welamitiyawe Dharmakirthi Sri Kusala Dhamma Thero.

                                  
VISION OF THE UNIVERSITY
To become a center of excellence in creation and dissemination of knowledge for sustainable development.



MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY
To nurture intellectual citizens through creativity and innovation, who contribute to the national development.



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පඤ්ඤාය පරිසුජ්ඣති (Pannaya Parisujjhati)

         Anthem of the University of Kelaniya




          The University of Kelaniya is committed to provide high quality education and to conduct high impact research which will contribute significantly to the enhancement of existing knowledge in various fields of Humanities, Medicine, Science, Social Sciences, Commerce & Management and to the development of the country. 
 
        The Faculty of Science started functioning in October 1967 with Prof. Charles Dahanayake as the Dean of Science. The intake of the first batch of students was 57.The faculty consists of eight departments.
Department of Botany
Department of Chemistry
Department of Industrial Management
Department of Mathematics
Department of Microbiology
Department of Physics
Department of Statistics & Computer Science
Department of Zoology & Environmental Management

Student societies and Sports Clubs
Gravel club
Art Society
Inventors Club
Catholic Students' Society
AIESEC
Haritha Kawaya 
      Buddhist Students's Society.

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