Main campus of University of Peradeniya is located in Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. It has an additional sub-campus located in Mahailuppallama, North Central province. Other than that, several farms and agriculture-related institutions operate off the main campus and the sub-campus.
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| Summary of the facilities in campus | |
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| Number of institutes | 02 |
| Number of faculties | 08 |
| Number of academic departments | 72 |
| Number of directorates | 03 |
| Number of centres/units | 15 |
| Number of Halls of Residences | 19 |
| Number of University Quarters | 419 |
| Number of Guest Houses | 04 |
| Number of Cafeterias | 28 |
| Number of Banks | 02 |
| Number of Post Offices | 01 |
| Number of Churches | 02 |
| Number of Temples | 01 |
| Number of Mosques | 01 |
| Number of Alumni Associations | 06 |
| Number of Registered Trade Unions | 17 |
| Number of Welfare Societies | 20 |
| Main library and number of branch libraries | 08 |
| Total land extent | 1,695 acres (6.86 km2) |
Main campus of the university is located in a site that touches the lower slopes of the lush mountains of Hanthana. Spanned over an area of 700 hectares, University of Peradeniya occupies the largest land area owned by a University in Sri Lanka. Moreover, there is a large amount of facilities inside the campus to facilitate the 6000 plus students reside in the university. University of Peradeniya is the largest residential university in Sri Lanka. A summary of the facilities are given here.[1]
University Senate is the primary building of the university. All the central administration work is done here. Offices of the Chancellor and vice chancellor, main seminar rooms where the council meetings are held, are located inside this building. Senate building is built entirely on stone pillars, and is of a great architectural value. Stone carvings on each of the hundreds of pillars intensifies its beauty.
University of Peradeniya library is located adjacent to the Senate building. With more than 800,000 items, it is one of the largest libraries in Sri Lanka. The building is constructed to seven floors including a floor underground.
The Senate building is located within the Arts faculty premises. Arts faculty is spanned over a large area and is of a great scenic beauty. Its beauty was deeply admired by scholars such as Professor Ediriweera Sarachchandra and Professor Ashley Halpe.[2] The famous Sarachchandra open air theatre aka wala is located within the premises.
The faculty of Science and the other faculties except the faculty of Engineering are located on the same side of the river Mahaweli, close to the Arts faculty premises.[3] The faculty of Medicine is located on the other side of the road of the entrance of the Royal Botanical Gardens of Peradeniya, which is a major tourist attraction of the country.
A large part of the Hanthana range is owned by the university and still remains afforested. Many roads leading to the Hanthana mountains, including the famous upper-hanthana road lies through the university land. The upper-hanthana lodge which was a tourist guest house for a while in now owned by the university and facilitates the university faculty.
The faculty of Engineering is located on the other side of the river Mahaweli, on a side of the main road leading to Gampola. The bridge linking the two banks is known as the Akbar bridge and considered a marvel of civil engineering. It was designed by late Prof. A. Thurairajah (Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, 1975-77 and 1982-85) and built by the 1st batch of the faculty, in the year of its inception. The nearest railway station is Sarasavi Uyana which is located on campus. Another bridge known as Yaka Paalama links the railway to the other bank. Daily shuttle bus services operate from Kandy to Galaha junction and Kandy to the university.
A separate subcampus was established in 1968 at Mahailuppallama, North Central province for the Faculty of Agriculture.[4] Separate residential facilities are available in this sub campus.
The university owns a farm near Dodangolla-Kundasale, about 25 kilometres away from the main campus. Several institutions affiliated to the faculty of Agriculture are located in this facility.
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