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…
June 6, 2025 – Colombo, Sri Lanka The Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, proudly congratulates Dr. Chithral Ambawatte, Senior Lecturer and former Dean of the Faculty, on his appointment as the Chairman of the National Engineering Research and Development Centre (NERD Centre), effective June 6, 2025. Dr. Ambawatte’s appointment to this prestigious national position is…
The 16th edition of the Mister International, held in the vibrant city of Cebu, Philippines, concluded with an electrifying finale, and Sri Lanka’s very own Sudeera Rush Perera, undergraduate of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, following B.Sc.Eng. in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, made his nation…
Congratulations to Team DEATHEND for securing the Second Runner-Up Position in the University Category at Sri Lankan Robotics Challenge (SLRC). From over 160 teams representing different Universities, Team DEATHEND representing University of Ruhuna was able to win the Second Runner-Up position at SLRC. The team consists of the following students. 1. Manthree Rathnasekara H.A.S.S -…
5 students representing the Faculty of Engineering and Dr. N. W. Prins participated for the United Nations (UN) International Volunteer Day on 5th Dec 2022. The theme was “solidarity through volunteering” and it is organized annually to recognize and promote the tireless work, not just of UN Volunteers, but of volunteers across the globe.