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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

The University of Colombo – Contact

General Enquires and Correspondence
The Registrar
College House
University of Colombo
94, Cumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha,
Colombo 3
Sri Lanka



Telephone: (9411) 2581835, (9411) 2584695, (9411) 2585509,(9411) 2583818


Fax : (9411) 2583810


E-mail: postmast@admin.cmb.ac.lk

International Unit of the University of Colombo

The University of Colombo has begun a program to develop strategic international links with centers of academic excellence abroad towards becoming a global partner in innovative teaching and learning models, collaborative research, curriculum design, global north-south academic and research exchange, and student diversity. Under this program the University of Colombo seeks to foster and develop linkages with renowned Universities, Educational Centers, Academic Programs, Professional Academic Associations and International Organizations located overseas.



The International Unit of the University of Colombo (IUUC) has been established to facilitate the development of these international links, provide relevant information on the University of Colombo such as its academic and community programs, liaise with faculties, and help overseas faculty and students affiliated to the University of Colombo with their stay in Colombo.

Postgraduate Institute of Medicine

Diploma in Family Medicine (Distance Education)

MSc in Medical Administration

MSc in Community Medicine and Dentistry

Diploma in Critical Care

MD in Medical Education

The University of Colombo - Faculty of Graduate Studies

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management

Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psycho-Social Work

Postgraduate Diploma/ Masters in Conflict Resolution

Postgraduate Diploma / Masters in Human Rights

Postgraduate Diploma/Masters in Manufacturing Management

Postgraduate Diploma/ Masters in Japanese Studies

Postgraduate Diploma/ Masters in Development Studies

Postgraduate Diploma/ Masters in Women’s Studies

Postgraduate Diploma/ Masters in Labour Studies

Postgraduate Diploma/ Masters in American Studies

Masters in Library and Information Science

M.Phil. / Ph.D. in Multi- Disciplinary Studies

Masters in Business Studies

MPhil in Clinical Psychology

Postgraduate Diploma in Information System Management leading to masters in Information system Management

The University of Colombo - Faculty of Medicine & Science

Faculty of Medicine


M.Sc. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Gene Technology

Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety

Postgraduate Diploma in Health Development

M.Phil./Ph.D./D.M. programmes




Faculty of Science

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Agricultural Microbiology

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Analytical Chemistry

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Applied Electronics

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Applied Organic Chemistry

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Applied Statistics

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Atmospheric Physics,Dynamic Metereology and Natural Disaster Preparedness

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Chemistry Education

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Environmental Science

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Medical Physics
MSc in Nuclear Science

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Physics Education

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Plant Cell and Tissue Culture

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Plant Pathology

Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Weed Science
MPhil/PhD Programmes

The University of Colombo - Faculty of Law & Management and Finance

Faculty of Law


Masters of Laws (LL.M.)

M. Phil/ Ph.D. in Laws




Faculty of Management and Finance

MBA in Marketing

MBA in Finance

MBA in Human Resources Management

MBA (General)

M.Com./M.Phil./Ph.D. programmes

The University of Colombo - Faculty of Education

Masters of Education (General Course)

Masters of Education in Educational Management

Masters of Education in Science Education

Masters of Education in Teaching of English to Speakers of other Languages

Postgraduate Diploma in Education-Teaching of English as a Second Language

Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Sinhala/Tamil Medium)

Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling

M.Phil./Ph.D. Programmes

The University of Colombo - Faculty of Arts

Masters of Arts Financial Economics

Masters of Arts International Relations

Masters of Arts Political Science and Public policy

Masters in Economics

Masters of Arts in Sociology

Postgraduate Diploma in Economic Development

Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Sociology

Masters in Political Science

M.Phil./Ph.D. Programmes

The University of Colombo – Location

The University of Colombo occupies an estate of 50 acres (200,000 m2) in the heart of the city of Colombo – Cinnamon Gardens. The administrative center of the university is the Collage House, which houses the office of the vice chancellor, with its period architecture is a city landmark. The College House, the FGS and the IBMBB are located along Thurstan Road between Queens Road and the Indian House. Situated between the Thurstan Road and Reed Avenue is the iconic Old Royal College Building, New Arts Theatre, sports ground along with the buildings of the science faculty and the UCSC. On the other side of the Reed Avenue is the University Library flanked by the arts and law faculty buildings along with the gymnasium.
The estate includes several properties outside Cinnamon Gardens, such as the Medicine Faculty which is located at Kynsey Road opposite the Colombo General Hospital in close proximity to the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine located at Norris Canal Road. The Institute of Indigenous Medicine is located in the suburbs of Colombo in Nawala. In addition, there are several properties outside Colombo, including the Sri Palee Campus in Wewala, Horana and the Institute of Agro Technology and Rural Science in Hambantota

The University of Colombo

The University of Colombo (informally the Colombo University or the UoC) is a public research university located primarily in Colombo Sri Lanka .The oldest institution of modern higher education in Sri Lanka, it is also the largest university in the island specialized in the fields of Natural, Social and Applied Science as well as a leading study in mathematics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Computer Science and Law. Founded in 1921 as the University College Colombo affiliated to the University - London and degrees were issued to its students from 1923 onwards. The university traces its roots to 1870 when the Ceylon Medical School was established. UoC has produced many notable alumni in the fields of science, law, economics, business, literature and politics.