Uva Wellassa University

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Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ඌව වෙල්ලස්ස විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය
Uva Wellassa University Logo
Motto	Centre of Excellence for Value Addition[citation needed]
Type	Public
Established	1 July 2005 (2005-07-01)
Accreditation	University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka)
Academic affiliation	University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka), Association of Commonwealth Universities, International Association of Universities
Chancellor	Professor Jayantha Balawardane [1]
Vice-Chancellor	Senior Professor Kolitha Bandara Wijesekara
Students	3,000
Undergraduates	2,900
Postgraduates	50
Location	Badulla , 90000 , Sri Lanka
Sporting affiliations	Sri Lanka University Games
Website	www.uwu.ac.lk

Uva Wellassa University (abbreviated as UWU) is a Sri Lankan national university located in the city of Badulla. The university was established in 2005 and is one of Sri Lanka's national universities, serving the Uva Province.^[2] It comprises six faculties, including Animal Sciences and Export Agriculture, Applied Sciences Management, Technological Studies and Medicine.