The University of Kelaniya marked a significant milestone in international academic cooperation with the signing of a Letter of Intention between the Department of Mass Communication, University of Kelaniya, and the Department of Media and Development Communication, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, on the 3rd of February 2026 at the Vice Chancellor’s Office, University of Kelaniya.

The Letter of Intention was signed by Dr Manoj Jinadasa, Head of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Kelaniya, and Dr Ayesha Asfaq, Chairperson of the Department of Media and Development Communication, University of the Punjab, in the presence of Senior Cadre Professor Nilanthi De Silva, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya.

This collaboration aims to promote academic exchange through the sharing of faculty members, undergraduate students, and doctoral researchers between the two departments, thereby strengthening regional and international academic engagement.

Senior Lecturer Saman Rajapaksha, Director of the Communication and Media Unit, also participated in the event, representing the Department of Mass Communication, University of Kelaniya.