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கிழக்கு பல்கலைக்கழகம் ශ්රී ලංකා නැගෙනහිර විශ්වවිද්යාලය | |
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Former names | Batticaloa University College (1981–1986) |
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| Motto | Per ardua ad scientiam (Latin) |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1 August 1981 |
| Accreditation | University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka) |
| Budget | Rs. 478 million (2013)[1] |
| Chancellor | M. Selvarajah |
| Vice-Chancellor | V Kanagasingam |
| Students | 1110 new admissions per year (2013)[2] |
| Location | Vantharumoolai , , 7°47′51.40″N 81°34′55.20″E / 7.7976111°N 81.5820000°E |
| Campus | Government University |
| Affiliations | Association of Commonwealth Universities, International Association of Universities |
| Website | esn.ac.lk |
The Eastern University Sri Lanka (abbreviated as EUSL) is a public university in Vantharumoolai, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. It was established on 1 October 1986. The university was preceded by the Batticaloa University College established on 1 August 1981 which was started in the buildings of the Vantharumoolai Madya Maha Vidyalayam.
At present, the Eastern University, Sri Lanka has a main campus at Vantharumoolai, Trincomalee Campus at Trincomalee, and the Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies (SVIAS) at Kalladi, with the facilities of Library Network, Centre for Information and Communication Technology and Sports.
Like all public universities in Sri Lanka, it receives the bulk of its funding from the University Grants Commission (UGC), which is a part of the Ministry of Higher Education in Colombo.
- ^ "Budget for universities – UGC – Pdf" (PDF). ac.lk. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Student Admission – UCG – Pdf". ac.lk. Retrieved 8 March 2019.[permanent dead link]