The Department of Finance is introducing the Master of Professional Finance programme in June 2023. The main objective of introducing the programme is to advance the Finance knowledge and skills of early and mid-career graduates and professionals.

The objective of signing the MoU with the University of Waikato, New Zealand was to allow the students to complete the Master of Applied Finance at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Hence if they successfully complete their 1^st trimester of the Master of Professional Finance in Sri Lanka, they will be eligible to apply for admission with credit to the Master of Applied Finance Programme offered by the University of Waikato, and their Trimester II and III can be completed at the University of Waikato.

The University of Waikato is one of the top-ranked universities in the world.

Present at the occasion were Cadre Chair & Senior Prof. Nilanthi de Silva, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya, Mr. K.K.K Dharmathilaka, Registrar of the University of Kelaniya, Prof. Ruwan Abeysekera, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies and the Head of the Department of Finance, Cadre Chair & Senior Prof. R.P.C Ranjani, Prof. Susima Weligamage, Dr Ruwani Fernando, coordinator of the MOU and a few academic staff members of the Department of Finance.