The exhibition of the first Sri Lankan Prototype Solar Panels took place at the Main Project Office at the University of Kelaniya on the 2nd of February 2024. They were designed by researchers affiliated with the Universities of Kelaniya, Peradeniya, Jaffna, and the National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS), Sri Lanka. This education training project was carried out under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka.
A Declaration of Intent (DOI) was signed on the 17th of January 2024 at the Senate Room of the University of Kelaniya, cementing a significant partnership between the University of Kelaniya and the Geo-Analytical Research Center (GARC) in Georgia.
The Electronic Design and Innovation Center (EDIC) of the Department of Physics and Electronics of the University of Kelaniya, in collaboration with OnAct (Pvt) Ltd introduced a Media Engagement Ratings (MER) device on 11th January 2023 at a pre-launching ceremony held at Galadari Hotel Colombo.
The Electronics Design and Innovation Centre (EDIC) Team of the University of Kelaniya won the South Asia Youth Water Challenge 2023 for one of their innovations an “Automated Stand-alone Wireless Water Quality Monitoring and Rainwater Harvesting System” where the system will automatically harvest the rainwater and direct them to different tanks according to the monitored quality. This smart system can connect arid and rural areas to the smart world by enabling real time water quality monitoring capabilities.
