University of Sri Jayewardenepura

University of Sri Jayewardenepura
ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය
ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகம்
University seal
Former name
Vidyodaya University
MottoPali: විජ්ජා උප්පත්තං සෙට්ඨා
Vijja Uppattam Setta
Motto in English
"Among all that arise, knowledge is the greatest"
TypePublic research university
Established
  • 1873; 151 years ago (1873) (as Vidyodaya Pirivena)
  • 1959; 65 years ago (1959) (as Vidyodaya University)
AccreditationUniversity Grants Commission
Academic affiliation
University Grants Commission,
Association of Commonwealth Universities,
International Association of Universities
ChancellorIttapana Dhammalankara Anu Nayake Maha Thero
Vice-ChancellorPathmalal M. Manage [1]
Administrative staff
3950
Undergraduates14,750
Postgraduates3560
Location,
6°51′11.710″N 79°54′9.96″E / 6.85325278°N 79.9027667°E / 6.85325278; 79.9027667
CampusMain premises at Gangodawila
Sporting affiliations
Sri Lanka University Games
Websitewww.sjp.ac.lk

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura (also known as Jayawardhanapura University or USJ; Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, romanized: Çri Jayawardhanapura Wishwawidyala, Tamil: ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public university in Sri Lanka. It is in Gangodawila, Nugegoda, near Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the country's administrative capital. It was formed in 1958 from the Vidyodaya Pirivena, a Buddhist educational centre which was founded in 1873 by Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera.[2]

  1. ^ "New vice chancellor appointed to Sri Jayewardenepura University". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ^ Commemoration speech, University of Sri Jayewardenepura