The Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, proudly announces that two undergraduate projects from the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering (DEIE) have secured the 1st and 2nd places at the Undergraduate Inventor of the Year (UIY) 2026, organized by The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL). 1st Place: iHeart – Multi-modal Cardiac Monitor for…
The Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, is proud to announce an outstanding achievement at the National AI Awards 2026, with three projects representing the Faculty receiving national recognition across three prestigious categories. These achievements highlight the Faculty’s growing strength in artificial intelligence, healthcare technology, biomedical engineering, and local-language AI, while demonstrating the innovation and…
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…