-University of Kelaniya-

Universty of Kelaniya is the famous university in Sri lanka.There are many degrees in this university for following to students.
In today there are about 15000 undergraduates are following their degrees.
When we look for the history of the university of the Kelaniya, There is a very proud history.

The University of Kelaniya has its origin in the historic Vidyalankara Pirivena, founded in 1875 as a centre of learning for Buddhist monks.
It was one of the two great national centres of traditional higher learning, heralding the first phase of the national movement and
national resurgence.
With the establishment of modern Universities in Sri Lanka in the 1940s and 1950s, 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.

There are 7 Faculties in this university.
There are,

• Commerce & Management
• Computing and Technology
• Graduate Studies
• Humanities
• Medicine
• Science
• Social Sciences
• Also there 45 departments in this university.
• Accountancy (DoA)
• Anatomy
• Archaelogy
• Bio-Chemistry & Clinical Chemistry
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Commerce and Financial Management (DCFM)
• Disability Studies
• Economics
• English
• Family Medicine
• Finance (DFin)
• Fine Arts
• Forensic Medicine
• Geography
• Hindi Studies
• History
• Human Resource Management (HRM)
• Industrial Management
• Library and Information Science
• Linguistics
• Marketing Management (DMM)
• Mass Communication
• Mathematics
• Medical Microbiology
• Medicine
• Microbiology
• Modern Languages
• Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Paediatrics
• Pali & Buddhist Studies
• Parasitology
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Physiology
• Public Health
• Sanskrit
• Sinhala
• Sociology
• Statistics & Computer Science
• Surgery
• Western Classical Culture & Christian Culture
• Zoology

Also There are some units & centres in the university.

UNITS & CENTRES

• Career Guidance Unit
• Centre for Heritage Studies
• Center for Chinese Studies
• Centre of Excellence for Strategic Brand Identity Development (CESBID)
• Centre for Gender Studies
• Centre for Japanese Studies
• Centre for Korean Studies
• Center for Sustainability Solutions (CSS)
• Confucius Institute
• EDCON
• Extracurricular Unit
• ICCMS
• ICT Centre
• Media Unit
• Quality Assurance Centre
• Research Council
• Staff Development Centre
• Statistics & Data Monitoring Unit
• Technology and Innovation Support Centre
• Arts Council
• The Samkathana Research Centre

INSTITUTES

• Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute
• Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology
• Postgraduate institute of Pali & Buddhist Studies

Vision
To become a centre of excellence in creation and dissemination of knowledge for sustainable development.

Mission
To nurture intellectual citizens through creativity and innovation, who contribute to the national development.

The Chancellor of the University
Aggamaha Saddhammajothika Dhaja, Tripitaka Vagishvaracharya,  Upadhyaya Dhurandara ,Mahopadaya, Pandith, the most Venerable
Welamitiyawe Dharmakirthi Sri Kusala Dhamma Thero

The Vice-Chancellor
Initiating a splendid tenure of leadership, Professor D. M. Semasinghe, assumed duty as the new vice Chancellor of the University
of Kelaniya with effect from 20 March 2017

SERVICES

• Career Guidance Unit
• Environment & Development Consultants (EDCON)
• Information and Communication Technology Center
• Medical Centre
• Media Unit
• Physical Education
• Palm Leaf Manuscript Study and Research Library
• Personal Counselling (KMS)
• Staff Development center

General Information
University of Kelaniya,
Kelaniya 11600,
Sri Lanka.

Phone: 011 2903903, 011 2911391, 011 2911397, 011 2911407

Fax: 011 2913857


Office of the Vice Chancellor
Senior Personal Secretary to the Vice Chancellor: Ms. Thamara Hadinnapola

Phone: 011 2914474, 011 2903101

Fax: 011 2911485

email: vcoffice@kln.ac.lk



Registrar
Mr. W M Karunaratne

Phone: 011 2911569

Fax: 011 2908167

Personal Assistant to the Registrar: Ms. Y A D Sugandanie

email: registrar@kln.ac.lk



Bursar
Mrs. U T M I D Tennakoon

Phone: 011 2911393

Fax: 011 2903393