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Ruwan Gallage

Senior Lecturer

D Eng (Tokyo, Japan),
M Eng (Tokyo, Japan)
BSc Eng (Moratuwa, SL)

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Welcome to the Webpage of the Department of the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna. We are located at Hapugala nearby the beautiful coastal city, Galle, in the Southern province of Sri Lanka. Our department is one of the pioneering departments of the Faculty of Engineering commenced in the Year 2000.

From its inception in the Year 2000, the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering has become a regional plus national hub for innovation, research excellence, and community services in the country. The Department has already produced 850 graduates and these graduates hold key positions in both Industry and Academia, not only in Sri Lanka but even in many other countries around the globe. The Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering prioritizes teaching activities for students through a fully accredited degree program. The undergraduate students in the department have access to a wide range of course modules in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, and Automobile Engineering. The department has fully equipped laboratory facilities in areas such as Applied Mechanics, Control and Mechatronics, Engineering Materials, CAD, Thermodynamics and Automobile, Fluid Mechanics, and Manufacturing Engineering so that students acquire sufficient hands-on experience required to be competitive in their fields of expertise.

In addition, as a department, we always push beyond the boundaries of knowledge and practice in Engineering through various research activities and thus often have received national and international recognition. Currently, the department engages in formal courses that lead to M.Phil degrees in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. The Master Program for Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering will be commenced soon.

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The Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna was established on 1st July 1999 at Hapugala, Galle. First batch of students was admitted on 27th March 2000. It is the third state Faculty of Engineering in Sri Lanka after those at University of Peradeniya and University of Moratuwa.

The infrastructure for the faculty was well supported and driven by one of the former Minister of Education (the late) Honorable Richard Pathirana. As a result, within a short period of time (in 3 years), a large scale infrastructure complex was built at Hapugala, including three Department Buildings with Laboratories, an Administration Building, a Computer Centre, a Guest House, a Lecture Theater Complex with two large Drawing Offices, three Student Hostels, a Canteen with Medical Unit and Student Center, a Library; twenty Staff Quarters, internal roads and a Security Building. All of these facilities were designed for quick and easy access, and ample provision was made for future expansion.

Academic Departments and Fields of Specializations

The Faculty consists of four Academic Departments, namely Civil and Environmental Engineering (DCEE), Electrical and Information Engineering (DEIE), Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (DMME), and Interdisciplinary Studies (DIS). At the commencement, the faculty offered three (03) General Engineering Degree Programs specialized in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Information Engineering, and Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies was established mainly to extend the support for other three department by delivering courses in Mathematics, Management, Engineering Economics, Communication, Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts, Professional Ethics and other similar multi-disciplinary areas.

Recently, another two (02) fields of specializations; Computer Engineering, and Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture have been introduced to facilitate more preferences for undergraduate students. As a result, the last student intake to the faculty from 2019/2020 A/L Mathematical stream was recorded as 530.

Semester-based System for Engineering Education

From the start, the faculty introduced a semester-based system for Engineering Education of students. In this system, a year is divided into two semesters, and a semester continues for a period of nineteen weeks in total. The time allocation for a semester is further divided as; First Half (7 weeks), Recess (1 week), Second Half (7 weeks), Study Period (1 week), Examination (2 weeks) and Vacation (1 week). The two other Engineering Faculties at Peradeniya and Moratuwa have adopted a similar semester-based system two years thereafter, replacing their old style British system of year-end examinations.

The status quo of the department is;

 

  • Student intake of 125 per year
      • 100 students for Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
      • 25 students for Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Twenty one (21) Academic Staff Members
  • Four (04) Temporary Academic Staff Members
  • Six (06) fully equipped laboratories
  • Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering program
      • Broader curriculum mainly covers areas such as Applied Mechanics, Controls & Mechatronics (Robotics and Automation), Design, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering, and Thermo Fluid, Energy, & Automobile Engineering, allowing students even to be specialized in aforesaid areas at subsequent levels of the Degree Program
  • Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture
      • Curriculum developed for Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture in a broader sense
  • Graduates from eighteen (18) batches since the Year 2000

Postal Address

Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering,
University of Ruhuna,
Hapugala,
Galle  80000,
Sri Lanka.

 

E-mail

head@mme.ruh.ac.lk

Phone Numbers

+(94)-91-2245765, +(94)-91-22457656, +(94)-91-22457657, +(94)-91-22457658

Fax

+94-91-2245762

The Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna consists of four (04) departments and offers five (05) specialization areas at present. The Faculty admits 530 students from Advanced Level (A/L) Mathematics stream from the last year.

Faculty Webpage

http://www.eng.ruh.ac.lk/

 

Other Departments and Units

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering

Department of Interdisciplinary Studies

Engineering Library

The University of Ruhuna is one of the leading universities in Sri Lanka. It was established by a Special Presidential Decree on 1st September, 1978 as Ruhuna University College to fulfil a long cherished desire of the people in Southern Province, Sri Lanka.  Hence, the University of Ruhuna has a proud history of more than 40 years and with extending its service to the motherland having 10 Faculties with 57 Departments at present.

University Webpage

University of Ruhuna

 

Faculties

  1. Faculty of Agriculture
  2. Faculty of Allied Health Science
  3. Faculty of Engineering
  4. Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science and Technology
  5. Faculty of Graduate Studies
  6. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  7. Faculty of Management and Finance
  8. Faculty of Medicine
  9. Faculty of Science
  10. Faculty of Technology
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