The first male hostel, located within Kilinochchi premises University of Jaffna, has been rehabilitated and students were given accommodation on 5th October 2014. Presently, first year students from Faculties of Agriculture and Engineering are occupying the hostel. There are two students in each room, have been provided with beds, study tables, chairs. Continue reading
On the request of university community of Kilinochchi premises, Karaichchi South Co-operative society has opened a mini co-op at the Kilinochchi premises to cater the needs of students and staff. The Opening ceremony was held on 26th September 2014. Staff & Students of Faculties of Agriculture and Engineering participated in the ceremony.
Development of Electromagnetic Picking System for Weaving Loom projects is carried out by Mr. Kamalaruban, Miss. K. Hamsathvanie and Ms. S. Selvalogini from the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. The research is selected among the competitive applications and the funding is received from University research grant, which commenced from September 2014. Considering the main scope of this research project, in weaving industry, the production has always been relied on picking speed, so the development of the picking system with optimum speed is vital to increase the economical production. Therefore, this study will open a new direction for small scale entrepreneurs while introducing industry base research to the Faculty.
Dr. S. Sivasegaram, who served as Senior Professor at the University of Peradeniya, is now doing visiting lectures in the Faculty. He is teaching Thermodynamics to the students from 12th September 2014. He graduated from the University of Ceylon with BScEng with First Class honours in 1964, completed his Diploma at Imperial College and obtained his MSc with Distinction from the University of London in 1967. Continue reading
The second semester of the first batch, started on 25th August 2014, after two weeks of break to the students as scheduled. Unforgettable and excellent experience gained during the first semester studies, have made the students to be with very well settled life at the Kilinochchi premises of the University of Jaffna. Continue reading
All staff members of the Faculty had a discussion with IESL Accreditation consultant on 18th of August at the IESL head office in Colombo. Good interactive discussions were conducted with the consultant Prof. Noel Fernando. It was very good to know the IESL accreditation requirements, which according to the Washington Accord. Continue reading
This awareness research presentation was jointly organized by the Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering of the University of Jaffna, Institute of Engineers of Northern Provincial Centre, Jaffna Managers Forum and Jaffna Science Association Section B. It was held at the Faculty of Engineering on 11th August 2014. This presentation was based the research carried out by Eng. S. Kuganesan from Norway under Dr. S.S. Sivakumar’s supervision. This event was very successful with the participation of 94 participants including Secretary, former GA, Senior Academics, Directors and Engineers.
The first batch of engineering students has successfully completed the first semester of their education on 9th August 2014. This was a challenging semester conducted while adding number of facilities to the Faculty. However, this has added excellent experience with challenges, motivation and enthusiasm to the student. Continue reading
On 9th August 2014, at the end of the semester 1, staff crew of the Faculty of Engineering engaged in a discussion with students to get their feedback about the completed semester. The discussion was arranged by the student counsellor of the Faculty.The discussion started with a tea party followed by some entertainment activities by both staff and students. Finally, a group of physicians comprised of a consultant and a medical doctor from Kilinochchi hospital lead by the Medical Superintend Dr. P. Karthikeyan, conducted a talk on “How to face challenges”.
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Professor Maheshan Niranjan came to the Faculty and stayed on 31st July and 1st August 2014. He conducted a workshop on computing at the Faculty of Engineering. Prof Maheshan Niranjan was the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering when he was at Sheffield University. He graduated from the University of Peradeniya and completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge. Continue reading