Varsity News
University of Kelaniya:
Sacred Bo sapling planting Ceremony
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Chancellor, Most Venerable Valamitiyawe Sri Kusaladhamma
thera hands over the Sacred Bo sapling to Vice Chancellor,
Prof Sarath Amunugama |
To commemorate the 2600th Sri Sambuddhatva Jayanthiya, the
University of Kelaniya planted a sacred Bo sapling from the Jaya Sri
Maha Bodhiya. The sacred Bo sapling was planted near the main entrance
to the university, next to the Buddha statue.
First the sacred Bo sapling was brought to the Peliyagoda
Vidyalankara Pirivena from the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya, Anuradhapura and
kept in a special room to pay homage by the public under the patronage
of the Venerable Chancellor, Most Venerable Valamitiyawe Dharmakirthi
Sri Kusaladhamma thera.
The Sacred Bo sapling was brought to the university by procession
last month. After observing precepts and chanting pirith, the
Venerable Chancellor, Most Venerable Valamitiyawe Dharmakirthi Sri
Kusaladhamma thera and the Vice Chancellor, Prof Sarath Amunugama
planted the Sacred Bo sapling.
Call for papers of the 12th Annual Research Symposium
Interdisciplinary Symposium of the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS)
will be held from November 3 to 4, 2011.
Themes: Equity, Sustainability, Transformability Abstracts of 300
words inclusive of cover page giving title, name(s), email addresses,
contact numbers are to be submitted to
Faculty of Graduate Studies
University of Kelaniya Dalugama Kelaniya or emailed to [email protected]
on or before July 31, 2011 Notification of acceptance by August 31, 2011
University of Colombo:
International ranking
The University of Colombo has been invited by Thomson-Reuters to
provide data for their international ranking programme. Data collection
and submission is now underway.
Jaffna University :
Visit of Michigan State University scholars
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A discussion between the Vice Chancellor and visiting
Michigan State University Scholars on collaborative
corporation took place. Some books were also donated |
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