The Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, celebrated an outstanding sporting achievement at the Inter-Faculty Meet 2026, held on 12 July 2026 at the University of Ruhuna Ground in Wellamadama, Matara. The Faculty emerged as the Overall Champions following a remarkable display of determination, teamwork and athletic excellence. This victory reflects the Faculty’s unwavering commitment…
The University of Ruhuna has placed among the world’s top 2,000 universities in the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) 2025 report, joining the University of Peradeniya and the University of Colombo as the only three Sri Lankan institutions to make the list this year. CWUR assessed 21,462 institutions worldwide for the ranking. Ruhuna secured…
The Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, congratulates its debating team for their exceptional performance at the prestigious Hulftsdorp Debates 2026. The highly competitive national debating tournament, organized by the Sri Lanka Law College (SLLC), was held on August 8th and 9th, 2026, at the SLLC premises in Colombo. In a remarkable display of interdisciplinary…
The Faculty of Engineering extends its heartfelt congratulations to R.M.D.P.P. Rathnayaka and H.C.R. Wijerathne for securing First Place and Second Place, respectively, in the Best Undergraduate Project in Geotechnical Engineering among Sri Lankan Universities for the Year 2026, awarded by the Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society (SLGS). These national-level achievements highlight the outstanding quality, technical excellence and research contributions of undergraduate students…
Academics from the Faculty of Engineering achieved remarkable recognition at the Vice Chancellor’s Awards and Academic Sessions 2026 held at the University of Ruhuna on 4 March 2026. Professor Tushara Chaminda was honoured with the prestigious Orator of the Year title for his outstanding oration entitled “The Contribution of Pharmaceutical Pollutants in Sri Lankan Waters…
Team FalconX proudly emerged as the Champions in the University Category at the prestigious IESL RoboGames 2025/26 competition, organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa in collaboration with The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) and SLT-Mobitel. The competition, which focused on autonomous drone technologies, attracted talented undergraduate teams from…
“Techno Sri Lanka,” the premier National Engineering & Technology Exhibition organized by the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL), was held on the 10th, 11th and 12th October 2025 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Colombo 07. The event brought together all engineering faculties, industry professionals, and innovators from across the country, providing…
Mr. N.H.D.S. Manawadu was awarded the prestigious BOC Gold Medal for the Master of Philosophy degree, presented to the scholar who published the highest number of research papers in Q1-ranked, peer-reviewed indexed journals with the highest SCImago Journal Ranking (SJR). He received this honour at the 32nd Convocation of the University of Ruhuna, held in…
Five international research papers affiliated with the Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, were recognized among the top 100 papers published by Sri Lankan scientists in journals with the highest SCImago Journal Ranking (SJR) for the year 2021. Seven authors from the Faculty of Engineering received the President’s Award for Scientific Research at the awarding…
The Closing Ceremony of the XXVII Inter-Faculty Sports Meet 2025, organized by the Physical Education Unit, was held on the 13th of July 2025 from 3.00 p.m. onwards at the Outdoor Stadium, University of Ruhuna. The Vice Chancellor, Senior Professor P. A. Jayantha, graced the event as the Chief Guest. The ceremony included the awarding…