In an outstanding accomplishment, four students from the Department of Modern Languages, University of Kelaniya, specialising in Japanese, have been awarded the prestigious MEXT (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship for 2024. This full scholarship, offered by the Japanese government, is highly competitive and allows students to study in Japan for a year.
“International Cultural Exchange Of Drumming And Dance Across The Indian Ocean”, which is an international cultural exchange workshop of drumming and dancing, organized by the Department of Fine Arts, University of Kelaniya in collaboration with the ICTMD-Sri Lanka National Committee, is being held from 03rd to 6th of October 2024, at the K-14 Auditorium, Faculty of Humanities of the University of Kelaniya. The 4-day workshop was followed by a concert on the 04th of October 2024, at K-14 Auditorium, Faculty of Humanities, bringing together Jaffna Tamil, Sinhalese, Singaporean, and South Indian artists.
The second lecture of the lecture series subsidiary to the Research Symposium 2024, organized by the Department of Sinhala of the University of Kelaniya, was held under the title “Bhārataya Dekaḍa Vīma – Sadāt Hasan Mantōgē Äsin”, on the 3rd of October 2024 at the Dharmaloka Hall, University of Kelaniya. The event was headed by the Retired Professor, Jinadasa Danansooriya.
The books entitled Aňduren Eliyaṭa Magak, authored by Professor Nedalagamuwe Dhammadinna Thero, and Punci Māyākāri, a translation by Lecturer Ashani Shalika Ranasinghe, were officially launched on the 18th of September 2024, at the K14 Auditorium. The event was hosted by the Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities.
