👩‍🎓University of Ruhuna👨‍🎓

🏅👨‍🎓History of the University of                           Ruhuna👩‍🎓🥇

Ruhuna University is a university located in Sri Lanka. It is the only university in the Southern Province. In 2015, the university was ranked 6th in Sri Lanka in the Higher Education Institutions Rankings, ranking 3557th in the world in terms of best universities.

It was upgraded to the University of Ruhuna in September 1978 and became a full fledged University on 1 February 1984, established by a special Presidential Act.

The idea of a University of Ruhuna was proposed by the Cabinet Minister of Education & Higher Education at the time Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne.

Inauguration of University college Edit

 The enactment of the Universities Act No. 46 of 1978 enabled the University Grants Commission to establish the Ruhuna University College. As a result, on 27 August 1978, the Prime Minister J. R. Jayawardene declared open the Ruhuna University College at Meddawatta, Matara, with Prof. Mervyn W. Thenabadu as its Director.

         Past Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors

Chancellors

01) Ven. Paravahera Pannaseeha Mahanayaka Thero

02) Ven. Aththudawe Sri Rahula Mahanayake Thero

03) Ven. Athi pujya Rajakiya Panditha Pallaththara Sri Sumanajothi Thero

04) Ven. Dr. Akuratiye Nanda Thero (Current Chancellor)

Vice-Chancellors

Prof. G. P. Samarawickrama

Prof. S. Pinnaduwage

Prof. Chandrasiri Niriella

Prof. Ranjith Senaratne

Prof. Susirith Mendis

Prof. Gamini Senanayake

Prof. Sujeewa Amarasena (Current Vice Chancellor)

         Ruhuna University College Motto

            " Paññayā Narānaṅ Ratanaṅ "

                  Logo of the University of Ruhuna

1977 - The government of Sri Lanka appointed a committee headed by Prof. M. B. Ariyapala to do a feasibility study on the establishment of a university in the Southern Province.

 1978 - The committee recommended Matara, the Commercial Capital of Sri Lanka's Southern Province, as the best location for the purpose. The same year, a special presidential decree established Ruhuna University College, which was inaugurated by then Prime Minister J.R. Jayawardene at Meddawatta, Matara, with Prof. Mervyn W. Thenabadu as its Director.

 At its inception, the college consisted of only four faculties: Agriculture, Humanities and Social Sciences, Medicine, and Science. The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences was housed at the Teachers' Training College in Eliyakanda, while the Faculties of Science and Agriculture were located at the Junior Technical College in Meddewatta, Matara, with a staff of approximately 40 academics, 50 non-academics, and 275 students.

 1984 - The Ruhuna University College was upgraded to a fully-fledged university on 1st February 1984 by an order made by the Minister of Education under sections 21 and 21(1) of the Universities Act. No. 16 of 1978 published in the gazette extraordinary dated 24 January 1984 in terms of section 27(2) of the Act. The Ruhuna University College was then relocated to Wellamadama, two kilometers from Matara on the Matara-Kataragama main road.

Founding of the Faculties of the University of Ruhuna Faculty Year founded Ruhuna University College 1978

 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 1978

 Faculty of Agriculture 1978

 Faculty of Science 1978

 Faculty of Medicine 1980

 Faculty of Engineering 1999

 Faculty of Management and Finance 2003

 Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences and Technology 2005

 Faculty of Graduate Studies 2011

 Faculty of Technology 2017

 Faculty of Allied Health Sciences 2017

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