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5 unusual facts about University of Moratuwa


Nalanda College, Colombo

Abhaya Induruwa - Founding Head of Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Moratuwa, the first and only department of its kind in a Sri Lankan university (1985) and the pioneer of LEARN (Lanka Educational And Research Network) and Internet in Sri Lanka (1989)

Professional requirements for architects

The Education can be from one of the two available institutions; the degree course held by University of Moratuwa or by the part-time course held by the City School of Architecture (owned by the Sri Lanka institute of Architects) or by any foreign university recognized by the SLIA.

Shanika Karunasekera

in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

University of Moratuwa

Dhammika Perera - Richest man in Sri Lanka (NDT, did not graduate)

Indira Samarasekera- 12th and current president and vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta


Ajith Madurapperuma

Former Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology of the University of Moratuwa, he is currently the Deputy Director of the Interactive and Digital Media Institute of the National University of Singapore.

Dhammika Perera

Having studied at the Taxila Vidyalaya, Horana; Perera enrolled in the National Diploma in Technology (NDT) program at the Institute of Technology, University of Moratuwa before dropping out later to pursue his business ventures.

University of Sri Lanka

The University of Sri Lanka was abolished and its six campuses were each elevated to independent, autonomous universities in their own right: University of Peradeniya, University of Colombo, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (Vidyodaya), University of Kelaniya, University of Moratuwa (Katubedda) and University of Jaffna.


see also

Uthum Herat

He was an educator, sharing his expertise with university students in Sri Lanka - Dr. Herat was a visiting lecturer at the University of Colombo and the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka, SEACEN Research and Training Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.