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