Professor SabanayagamThevanayagam visited to the Faculty on Engineering on 18th June 2015 and spends whole day, discussing with the staff members in different meetings. It was excellent knowledge and experience sharing with the staff members on teaching and research environment at the University at Buffalo. He also explains the possible research activities at University of Buffalo and shared the research guidance and experience with the junior staff members. Continue reading
Dr. V. Cynthujah, the coordinator of the Industrial Training Unit of the Faculty of Engineering, delivered a lecture about the Industrial Training Program at the Faculty of Agriculture. She also share her experience as the Industrial Training Coordinator of Faculty of Engineering with the undergraduates and staff members of the Agriculture Faculty. It was excellent way of sharing the knowledge between the Faculties while helping each other. This event was coordinated by Dr. Thirukumaran, Senior Lecturer from the Faculty of Agriculture and held on 10th June 2015.
A two day training program on the theme ‘Assessments for outcome based learning’ was conducted by Associate Prof Lyn Brodie,Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences of the University of Southern Queensland, Australia on June 3rd and 4th, 2015 at Hotel Ozo,Colombo 4. Prof. Lyn Brodie is identified as an expert trainer on Outcome Based Education. This program was organized by the Institution of Engineering Sri Lanka for the selected academic staff member in Sri Lankan Universities.
The faculty got five PhD holders and getting towards stable operations with the Acting Dean and Acting Heads appointments from November 2013. The full term Heads are appointed from 1st June 2015 for three years. The heads appointments are listed below:
Students of E/13 batch are undergoing an industrial training program for 12 weeks from 11th May 2015 to 31st July 2015. It is part of their compulsory requirement for their curriculum. This program is scheduled after the third semester of study as a general training session.
Students obtained training from 20 reputed organizations in many part of the country including Colombo, Trincomalee, Jaffna, Batticaloa, Puttalum and Mihinthale. Continue reading
The first and second batch students, of the Faculty of Engineering, completed their third and first semesters of their studies on 10th May 2015. The first batch students will have their Industrial Training while the second batch will have three months of leave. Continue reading
Dr. S.S. Sivakumar is appointed as one of the member in the Cabinet Sub Committee on Economic Affairs under Prime minister’s office. This committee is to look into the capacity and capability of the Sri Lanka Railway (SLR) in track-laying meeting international standards. This appointment was made on 6th May 2015.
The Faculty provides its expert services to the national needs while giving the best services to the students. It will also help to establish good links to all possible directions to update the teaching with practical problems experienced by the industries and others.
The faculty students organized a Dansala event during the Vesak Poya day on 4th May 2015. It was a group activity and almost all the students of the faculty were participated. These activities motivate excellent social harmony while creating good team work with social concern. They have prepared a hut at the A9 road at Ariviyal Nagar and donate ice cream to most of the devotees and passengers who are travelling through A9 road. Staff members of the Faculty of Engineering also participated to the event.
First and second batch of students organized a social event at the Faculty of Engineering on 23rd April 2015. It was fantastic opportunity to the students express their talents to the staffs and other students. All students from the first and second batch participated in the event along with the staff members of the faculty. Many talented performances were staged and received a good applause from the audience. Continue reading
Two solar panels and two charging circuit were donated by the JLanka Pvt. Ltd. on 22nd April 2015 to the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Jaffna. This is to motivate the Research and Development in the field of renewable energy technologies and its applications. The faculty took immediate initiative and it has been allocated to an applied research student project on “Designing of an unmanned solar powered lawn mower”.