University of Peradeniya

University of Peradeniya
පේරාදෙණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය
பேராதனைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்
University of Peradeniya Crest
Mottoसर्वस्य लोचनं शास्त्रम् (Sarvasya Locanam Sastram) (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Knowledge is the Eye Unto All
TypePublic research university
Established1942 University of Ceylon
1972 University of Sri Lanka, Peradeniya Campus
1978 University of Peradeniya
AccreditationUniversity Grants Commission
Academic affiliations
Association of Commonwealth Universities
EndowmentLKR 2.265 billion ≈ US$ 6.3 million[1]
ChancellorGH. Peiris
Vice-ChancellorW. M. T. Madhujith
Academic staff
731
Administrative staff
2,973
Students11,065 [a]
Undergraduates9,605 [b]
Postgraduates1,440 [c]
Location,
Sri Lanka
CampusSuburban, 700 ha (1,700 acres)
Publication(s)Ceylon Journal of Science
Sri Lanka Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
Colours
  Gold & maroon
Websitepdn.ac.lk

The University of Peradeniya (Sinhala: පේරාදෙණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, Tamil: பேராதனைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission.[2] It is the largest university in Sri Lanka, which was originally established as the University of Ceylon in 1942. The university was officially opened on 20 April 1954, in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II, by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

The University of Peradeniya hosts nine faculties, four postgraduate institutes (including the newly added Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences), 20 centres and units, 73 departments, and teaches about 12,000 students in the fields of Medicine, Agriculture, Arts, Science, Engineering, Dental Sciences, Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Management, and Allied Health Sciences.[3] It claims to have the largest government endowment by a higher education institution in Sri Lanka, based on its large staff and faculties/departments.[1]

  1. ^ a b "University System at a Glance". University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka). 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Overview of the University". University of Peradeniya. 2002. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Faculties, Postgraduate Institutes and Centres of the University of Peradeniya in the year 2002". University of Peradeniya. 2002. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2010.