University of Vavuniya

University of Vavuniya
வவுனியாப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்; වවුනියා විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය
Former name	Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna
Motto	நன்றின்பால் உய்ப்பது அறிவு
Motto in English	Wisdom Restrains And Guides In Way Of Good
Type	Public
Established	2021
Accreditation	University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka)
Academic affiliation	University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka)
Vice-Chancellor	Thampoe Mangaleswaran
Location	Vavuniya, Sri Lanka
Campus	Suburban
Language	Tamil, Sinhala and English
Sporting affiliations	Sri Lanka University Games
Website	vau.ac.lk

The University of Vavuniya (Tamil: வவுனியாப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், romanized: Vavuṉiyā Palkalaikkaḻakam; Sinhala: වවුනියා විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, romanized: Vavuṉiyā Viśvavidyālaya; abbreviated UoV) is a public university in the city of Vavuniya in Sri Lanka. In June 2021, the Government of Sri Lanka announced the creation of a new state university by converting the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna into the University of Vavuniya.^[1]

History edit

In 1991, the Northern Province Affiliated University College (NPAUC) was established in Vavuniya to offer courses in mathematical sciences, accountancy and finance. A gazette was issued on 26 March 1997 upgrading the NPAUC to the Vavuniya campus of the University of Jaffna.^[2]

Organisation and Administration edit

Academic Entities edit

Faculty of Business Studies
- Department of Finance and Accountancy
- Department of English Language Teaching
- Department of Project Management
- Department of Human Resource Management
- Department of Marketing Management
- Department of Business Economics
- Department of Management and Entrepreneurship
Faculty of Applied Sciences
- Department of Physical Science
- Department of Bio Science
Faculty of Technological Studies
- Department of Information and Communication Technology

Officers edit

Chancellor edit

Chancellor is the head of the university and is responsible for awarding all the academic degrees. Usually, the chancellor is a distinguished person in an academic discipline. Otherwise, it is a distinguished person or a clergy in the civil society. The appointment is done by the head of the state, the President of Sri Lanka. The position is mainly ceremonial and duties are usually carried out by the vice chancellor.

Faculty of Business Studies
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Technological Studies

Other officers

Registrar:
Librarian:
Bursar:

Former Chancellors edit

Student Life edit

Student organizations edit

Students of University of Vavuniya runs the following clubs:

Sports and Recreation edit

The Department of Physical Education caters to the student population of the university in sports. The department gives the students sports facilities in two ways:

Students who wish to play games only for fun and those who wish to use the facilities for fitness may use the Sports Center and the Gym
The department conducts a regular programme for 18 sports: athletics, badminton, basketball, carom, chess, cricket, elle, football, karate, netball, rowing, rugby football, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting and wrestling. The department gives the facilities necessary for these sports and supplies qualified coaches for most of the games. The aim in this regular programme is to participate in the annual inter-university and national championships.

References edit

^ "New state university to be established from August". Adaderana. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "History". Jaffna, Sri Lanka: University of Jaffna. Retrieved 22 October 2017.

External links edit

University of Vavuniya : www.vau.jfn.ac.lk (New site under construction)

[1] "New state university to be established from August". Adaderana. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[UoJHistory-2] "History". Jaffna, Sri Lanka: University of Jaffna. Retrieved 22 October 2017.

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