Professor Sangho Lee (Project Director for LUPIC), from Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea, visited the University of Colombo on the 25 th and 26 th of July 2024. During the visit, Professor Lee engaged in a series of collaborative discussions regarding the Leading University Project for International Cooperation (LUPIC) with the Chairman of the University Grants…
Former Vice-Chancellor, Senior Professor Kshanika Hirimburegama, has donated 25 books related to Management and Finance that she received from the University of Turku in Finland. These valuable books were presented to the Vice-Chancellor, Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne on September 18, 2023, at the College House Premises. The event was attended by the Acting Librarian, Mrs Sajeewanie D. Somaratna,…
Students of the Diploma in Library and Information Sciences (DLIS) of the Sri Lanka Library Association (SLLA) had their practical library training at the Library, University of Colombo. The Library of the University of Colombo supports this training every year as an outreach program. A ten-day program started from August 7th to August 18th, 2023,…
Mr. M.M. Rifaudeen, the Librarian, along with the library staff of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (SEUSL) paid a visit to the University of Colombo Library on 20th July 2023 to witness the best practices at the Main Library and cutting-edge technologies at the Science Library of the University of Colombo. The Acting…
On the first day of their academic journey, the first-year undergraduates (2022 intake) of the Faculty of Science embarked on their first visit to the science library as part of their orientation day activities on the 29th of May, 2023. The Acting Librarian of the University of Colombo, Mrs Sajeewanie Somaratna, Assistant Librarian of the…
A team from the National Library and Documentation Services Board of Sri Lanka visits the Science Library of the University of Colombo. Mr. W. Sunil, the Director General of the National Library and Documentation Services Board of Sri Lanka (NLDSB), Mrs. Padma Bandaranayake, the Director of the National Library and Documentation Centre (NLDC), and other…
The Colombo University Faculty of Science Alumni Association of North America (CUFSAA-NA) has once more supported the academic progress of the students of the Faculty of Science – this timeby facilitating subscription services for a set of e-books critically needed to the Science Library. The CUFSAA donation includes subscriptions worth 4376 USD, for a total…
The University of Colombo is recognized for its pioneering role in fostering Basic Sciences, Liberal Arts & Medical Education in the island. On January 21st 1921, 100 years ago, the Ceylon University College (CUC) came into being, providing the first opportunity of higher education in basic sciences and humanities to local students. The Ceylon University…
