General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy
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| General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy | |
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 Crest of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy |
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| Active | 1980-Present |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Branch | Military of Sri Lanka |
| Type | Military Academy |
| Role | Officer Training |
| Part of | Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka) |
| Garrison/HQ | Ratmalana, Colombo |
| Motto | “For The Motherland Forever” |
| Anniversaries | 11 October 1980 |
The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy (KDA) located at Kandawala, Ratmalana, Colombo, is a joint services academy where cadets of the three wings Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force are trained together before they go for their pre-commission training to their respective academies.
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[edit] History
The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy, The Defence University of Sri Lanka was inaugurated on the 11 October 1980 on a 48-acre estate donated by the late Gen Sir John Kotelawala CH KBE LLD, a former Prime Minister of Ceylon. The KDA functions under the motto “For The Motherland Forever”, a dictum devotedly respected and followed by General Sir John Kotelawala himself.
The KDA was instituted with the main objective of imparting academic knowledge in a military back ground to young ladies and gentlemen suitable to be commissioned officers in the armed forces in Sri Lanka. It has been legally established under the Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy Act No. 68 of 1981 and is governed by a Board of Management consisting of the Secretary of the Defence as the Chairman, Commanders of the tri-services, representatives of the University Grant Commission and the General Treasury, and the Commandant of the academy as members.
From 1980 to 1986, the cadets enlisted to the KDA followed the degree course at the University of Colombo and University of Moratuwa, and they were awarded the degree by the same universities. Later, KDA elevated to the university status subsequent to proposal made to the then govern headed by the President J.R. Jayewardene. Today, the KDA is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, United Kingdom.
[edit] Academic Wing
The degree courses at the KDA run for two to three years in duration. The officer Cadets have to follow a course of study from the fields of Engineering, Management and Technical Sciences, Commerce or Arts. At the end of the second year, the Officer Cadets other than the Engineering Cadets who stay back to complete their third year studies, are sent to their respective military academies (Sri Lanka Military Academy-Diyatalawa, Naval and Maritime Academy- Trincomalee, Air Force Academy- China Bay).
An academic work is conducted under the direction of the Board of Studies & Board of Management by the Director of Academic Studies. There are eight (8) Academic departments each of department consist of a Head of the Department & internal/visiting staff and the Library.
[edit] Departments
- Dept. of Humanities
- Dept. of Social Science
- Dept. of Languages
- Dept. of Marine & Mechanical Engineering
- Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- Dept of Math's, Science & Computer Science
- Dept of Civil Engineering
- Dept of Aeronautical Engineering
[edit] Degrees Offered by the KDA
KDA offers Bachelor and Master level Degrees in following fields;
- Bachelor of Science (Defence Studies) Mechanical Engineering
- Bachelor of Science (Defence Studies) Marine Engineering
- Bachelor of Science (Defence Studies) Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- Bachelor of Science (Defence Studies) Civil Engineering
- Bachelor of Science (Defence Studies) Aeronautical Engineering
- Bachelor of Science (Defence Studies) in Management and Technical Science
- Bachelor of Arts (Defence Studies)
- Bachelor of Commerce (Defence Studies)
- Bachelor of Science (Defence Studies) in Management
- Master of Science (Defence Studies) in Management
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