University of Sri Jayewardenepura
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The University of Sri Jayewardenepura is one of the leading universities of Sri Lanka. It is located in Gangodawila, Nugegoda, near the new capital of Sri Lanka, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte.
The University of Sri Jayewardenepura dates back more than a century to 1873, when the Ven. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala NayakaThero laid the foundation stone for this distinguished centre of learning as a pirivena (Institute of Buddhist and Oriental Studies) named Vidyodaya (meaning "awakening of knowledge").
In 1958, it was reconstituted as the Vidyodaya University of Ceylon by an Act of Parliament. Under the Universities Act of 1978, it was re-named "University of Sri Jayewardenepura" in the new administrative capital of Sri Lanka. Today, its full-time student population is over 4,500 enrolled in the faculties of Arts, Management Studies and Commerce, Applied Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Graduate Studies
Mission of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura
The Mission of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, founded upon the tenet Vijja Uppattam Setta (among all that arise knowledge is the greatest), is to excel as an institution of higher learning.
The University is committed to pursuing the transmission of knowledge through teaching, scholarship and research, and active service to the community in an environment which values creativity, freedom of intellectual thought and expression, equal opportunity, fairness and professional growth. The University's endeavour is to contribute to national development by providing a balanced education which blends the finest in theory and practice and by forging interactions between the University and the wider community.
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[edit] Faculties
The University has five main faculties.
[edit] Faculty of Applied Sciences
Mission of the Faculty of Applied Sciences :
The Mission of the Faculty of Applied Sciences is to foster, promote and to excel in teaching, learning and research in Science and in its applications.
Academic Departments:
Department of Physics
Department of Mathematics
Department of Computer & Statistics
Department of Chemistry
Department of Botany
Department of Zoology
Department of Forestry & Environmental Science
[edit] Faculty of Arts
Mission of the Faculty of Arts:
The Faculty of Arts is committed to the development of the community and the nation at large through the dissemination and enhancement of knowledge enriched with the country's cultural heritage.
Academic Departments
Department of Economics
Department of English
Department of Geography
Department of History and Archeology
Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies
Department of Language and Cultural Studies
Department of Sinhala and Mass Communication
Department of Social Statistics
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
[edit] Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce
The Mission of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce is to be the Center of Excellence for Management Education in Sri Lanka. It is committed to the highest standards of learning and teaching, promotion of scholarship and research, and integration of theory and practice through interaction with private and public sector entities and the wider society.
Academic Departments
Department of Accounting
Department of Business Administration
Department of Business Economics
Department of Commerce
Department of Estate Management and Valuation
Department of Finance
Department of Human Resource Management
Department of Information Technology and Decision Sciences
Department of Marketing
Department of Public Management
[edit] Faculty of Medical Sciences
[edit] Faculty of Graduate Studies
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