A memorandum of understanding between the College of Human and Social Sciences of the Kanazawa University, Japan, and the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Kelaniya was signed on 5^th December 2023 at the Faculty of Humanities Auditorium.

The MoU was signed by Professor M. M. Gunatilake, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, and Professor Kaname Miura, Dean of the College of Human and Social Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan.

Mr. N. Nalika Kandewatta, Assistant Registrar of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Senior Lecturer M. K. A. Anoma Rathnayaka, Head of the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, Senior Lecturer Dr. Charika Wickramaratne, Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, Professor Tetsuya Sagawa, Ms. Noriko Hamura, and Mr. Jun Mogami from the College of Human and Social Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan were present at this occasion online.

This agreement is designed to provide opportunities for social science subjects to update their knowledge and discover new knowledge through educational exchanges, higher education opportunities, research activities, research conferences, and conducting research projects with Kanazawa University not only for the Sports and Recreation Management Degree Students of the Sports Science and Physical Education Department but also the Students and Lecturers of other subjects of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya.

A special feature of this is the agreement to provide scholarships from Japan to students and scholars selected from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Kelaniya in the exchange programs between the two faculties.