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Background of

University of Kelaniya

he University of Kelaniya has its origin in the
Thistoric Vidyalankara Pirivena at Peliyagoda, At present, the University of Kelaniya consists of 07
established in 1875 by Venerable Ratmalana Sri Faculties: Humanities, Social Sciences, Science,
Dharmaloka Nayaka Thero. Vidyalankara Pirivena Medicine, Commerce & Management Studies,
was well known for oriental languages and arts for Computing & Technology and Graduate Studies.
over a century. The Vidyalankara Pirivena became The University of Kelaniya is located at Dalugama,
the Vidyalankara Univeristy of Sri Lanka on 1st of Kelaniya. It is 8 km from Colombo and is on a hillock
January 1959 under the Vidyodaya and Vidyalankara leading from Colombo-Kandy Road.
Act No. 450 of 1957. The Venerable Kirivaththudawe
Sri Pragnasara Nayaka Thero was appointed as The University of Kelaniya is committed to providing
the first Vice-Chancellor of the Vidyalankara high-quality education and conducting high impact
University. The Vidyalankara University consisted of research which will contribute significantly to the
five Faculties: Languages, Buddhist Studies, Arts, enhancement of existing knowledge in various fields
Science, Philosophy and Research. of Humanities, Medicine, Science, Social Sciences,
Commerce & Management and Information
When all the universities of Sri Lanka were made Technology and to the development of the country.
into one university under the Sri Lanka University Act
(No 01) of 1972, the Vidyalankara University became
the Vidyalankara Campus of the University of Sri
Lanka on 15 February 1972. When the structure of
th
the Universities of Sri Lanka was amended by the
University Act (No. 16) of 1978, the Vidyalankara
campus was renamed as the University of Kelaniya,
Sri Lanka in 1978 and thus became an independent
university.

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