Thursday, November 21, 2013

INTRODUCTION

The University of Peradeniya (Sinhala: පේරාදෙණිය විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය, Tamil: பேராதனைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission.[2] It was established as the University of Ceylon in 1942.
The University of Peradeniya hosts eight faculties (including the newly added Allied Health Science faculty), two postgraduate institutes, 10 centres, 73 departments, and teaches about 11,000 students in the fields of Medicine, Agriculture, Arts, Science, Engineering, Dental Sciences, Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science and Allied Health Science.[3] It claims to the largest government endowment by a higher educational institution in Sri Lanka, based on its large staff and faculties/departments.[4]

ANTHEM OF UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA

 

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