The Inauguration Ceremony of the 26^th batch of the MA/MSSc programmes offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, was held on the 10^th of May 2026 at the Sri Dharmaloka Hall of the University.

The event was held under the patronage of Senior Professor P. A. Paranagama, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, while Professor Dhammika Herath, Department of Sociology, University of Peradeniya participated as the Keynote Speaker of the programme.

Professor Chaminda Abeysinghe, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences; Professor Jeewantha Premaratne, Dean of the Faculty of Science; academic staff members of the Faculty of Social Sciences including Senior Professors, Professors, Heads of Departments and Course Coordinators, administrative and non-academic staff of the Faculty of Social Sciences also participated in this occasion.

Over 400 candidates selected to follow the MA/MSSc programme under 09 subject disciplines namely: Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, Library and Information Science, Mass Communication, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology joined in this inauguration ceremony.