Honorary Degree conferred on President

The Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on President Mahinda Rajapaksa by the Colombo University Board of Management on the recommendation of the University Senate which had arrived at an unanimous decision about it, said Colombo University Vice Chancellor Prof. Kshanika Hirimburegama in a press release issued yesterday.

The University Community had considered the useful service rendered by the President in building Sri Lanka's image as a proud nation and safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity and build unity and friendship among its people in conferring this degree.

Furthermore, the President had entered his name in the country's history in letters of gold as a national leader who united the country under a single banner with a clear political vision need for development and reconciliation in building a new Sri Lanka.

The first three sessions of the Postgraduate Convocation Ceremony was held at the BMICH, Colombo on July 28. The fourth session was held at the same venue on September 6.

Another 1,423 academics in the fields of arts, education, management, law, medicine and science and other fields also received postgraduate degrees and diplomas at these convocation sessions.

Apart from these the Doctor of Laws and Doctor of Letters (Honorary Degrees) were conferred on President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa respectively at the convocation session held on September 6.