The University of Kelaniya welcomed Professor Theresa McGarry, a distinguished academic from the Department of Literature and Language, East Tennessee State University, USA, on 9th October 2025 under the International Visiting Fellowship Programme.
A felicitation ceremony, organized by the Department of Sinhala, University of Kelaniya, to honour retired Professor Somaratne Balasooriya of the Department of Sinhala, who received the prestigious Sāhitya Ratna Award at the State Literary Awards 2025, was held on the 10th of October 2025 at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Humanities of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya.
An international conference on 'The advancing steps of Hindi in various contexts,' jointly organized by the Department of Hindi Studies, University of Kelaniya, and 'Utpal' Journal, Jaipur, India, was successfully held on 12th September 2025 at the K14 Board Room of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya.
The Chinese students following the six-month Certificate Course in Sinhala offered by the Department of Sinhala, University of Kelaniya, met with Senior Professor Nilanthi de Silva, Vice-Chancellor of the University, on 10th September 2025 at the Vice-Chancellor’s Office.
