Wednesday, September 6, 2017

University of Kelaniya



University of Kelaniya
Introduction
University of Kelaniya is located on Dalugama, Kelaniya in Sri Lanka. It was started in 1875 as Widyalankara Pirivenaby Sri Dharmaloka thero. There are 14 blocks  in the university according to the university map. There are 7 faculties. 


Faculty of science

The dean of the faculty of science is Prof.(Ms.)B.M. Jayawardena and the assistant registrar is Mr. S. Maniwannan. There are 8 departments in the faculty.
Department of Botany
Department of Chemistry
Department of Physics
Department of Mathematics
Department of Statistics Computer science
Department of Industrial Management
Department of Microbiology
Department of Zoology and Environmental Management

University library
The library is located on the block D. The librarian of the university library is Mr. L.A. Jayatissa. The history of the library is spanning over 55 years and includes of over 239,800 books. There are
3 reference sections
Lending section
Periodical section
 Rare book section
ICT Lab
User education section
Reader Servise coordination section


Shrining room and the bo tree
Shrining room and the bo tree is located at the middle of blocks B,D and L



Medical center
The medical center is located in the Block G. The chief medical office is dr. (Mrs.)K.S.K.C. Sunilchandre and the medical officer is Dr.R.M.C. Rathnayake. The health service is to provide assistance to medical  problems of university students.  
Canteen (Hilton)
Among canteens in the university, the Hilton canteen is much popular among students. It is located in the block K.