Pongal Celebration 2026: A Day of Tradition and Togetherness
The Department of Town and Country Planning celebrated the spirit of Pongal with great enthusiasm on 21st January 2026 at the department premises. The event was a joyful occasion that brought together students in a vibrant celebration of culture, tradition, and unity. The day was filled with shared smiles, cultural warmth, and a strong sense of togetherness that went beyond differences, reflecting the true essence of the festival.
Organized by the Town and Country Planning Students鈥 Society (TCPSS), the celebration created a welcoming space for students to connect, engage, and appreciate cultural traditions. Moments like these highlight how shared traditions can strengthen community bonds and foster inclusivity within the department. The event not only celebrated heritage but also created lasting memories, reminding everyone of the importance of unity and cultural appreciation within the university environment
Sankalana 2025: A Celebration of Talent Unity
The Sankalana Concert 2025, organized by the Town and Country Planning Students鈥 Society of the Department of Town and Country Planning at the 成人头条, was successfully held on 11th February 2026 at the Rubert Peiris Auditorium.听The event featured a vibrant mix of music, dance, and singing performances, showcasing the diverse talents of undergraduate students. With participation from all four batches, the concert highlighted strong collaboration through stage design, choreography, and a student-led orchestra.听
Attended by over 600 participants, the event created an energetic and engaging atmosphere while also supporting a meaningful cause. Proceeds from the concert contribute to a fund dedicated to the welfare and development of students within the department.Sankalana continues to grow as a platform that promotes creativity, teamwork, and a strong sense of community within the university.
Welcome, 2025 - 2029 Batch!
The Department of Town & Country Planning warmly welcomed the new intake of the BSc (Hons) in Urban Informatics and Planning (2025/2029).
Following the Faculty-level orientation sessions, the Department conducted a comprehensive Department Orientation Program to support students in their transition from school to university life. The program familiarized students with the university environment, introduced the structure and expectations of the degree program, and strengthened essential academic and practical skills required for academic success. In addition, a Pre-成人头条 Enrichment Program was conducted to provide introductory exposure to key subject areas prior to the commencement of formal academic activities. Together, these initiatives helped build confidence, enhance foundational competencies, and ensure a smooth and effective start to university education.
Congratulations to the 2020/2024 Batch!
We extend our听heartiest congratulations听to the听2020/2024 batch听on the successful completion of their undergraduate studies and their graduation at the听2025 Convocation.听听
WELCOME TO THE TCP FAMILY - 22nd Intake
The Department of Town and Country Planning at the 成人头条 proudly welcomed the 22nd intake of undergraduates through a vibrant and insightful orientation program held from March 11th to 27th, 2025. The official inauguration of the 2024 intake took place on 04th March 2025, marking the formal beginning of their academic journey.
With over 60 new students, the orientation introduced them to the academic structure, departmental culture, and future career pathways of the TCP degree. Each day was themed鈥攔anging from AI, communication, and tech days to field visits, talent showcases, and creative sessions鈥攅nsuring a dynamic learning experience. Students participated in interactive activities including planning lectures, disaster gaming, programming, digital tools, sketching, and peer bonding events. A highlight was the Port City field visit, where students gained real-world exposure to urban planning in action.
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Department of Town & Country Planning received Smart Digital Classroom Equipments from the LBS2ITS听Project
Department of Town & Country Planning received Smart classroom equipment and Professional equipment for recording and live-streaming lectures from lbs2its project. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The professional equipment for recording and live-streaming of lectures was installed in OSGeo lab and GIS/RS lab at the Department of Town & Country Planning. Further T&CP was granted low-cost receivers and rugged outdoor receivers. Professional equipment for recording and live-streaming lectures will be utilized to virtually combine OSGeo Lab and GIS/RS Lab to facilitate additional student intake and conduct a virtual course. It facilitates carrying out lab sessions smoothly for both in-class and online participants simultaneously with many teacher-assisting functions. The Smart Interactive Board consists of a completely interactive screen with many inbuilt tools that could be used in explaining concepts, drawing graphs and images, annotating hand notes onscreen, and highlighting required sections in a lecture slide. The whole lab is recorded through a motion sensor camera which detects the movements of the lecturer giving proper visuals to distant participants. Several demonstration sessions on these newly installed devices are conducted.TCP is planning to utilize low-cost receivers and rugged outdoor receivers in teaching and learning activities for subject modules related to urban informatics and GIS. Further, students will utilize that equipment in problem-based activities (field data collection) related to land use and activity mapping, transport system mapping, ecosystem mapping, etc. The acquisition of new equipment of EU standards has improved the teaching and learning environment of the department. With the successful experience, similar equipment has been prioritized from the capital grant schemes available, particularly in exploiting the special budget dedicated to the additional student intake
Department of Town & Country Planning, 成人头条 is a project partner of Erasmus+ grant recipient for Curricula Enrichment Delivered through the Application of Location-based Services to Intelligent Transport Systems [LBS2ITS]
The Technische Universitat Wien (TUW), Austria and Department of Town & Country Planning and Transport Engineering Group, Department of Civil Engineering, 成人头条 jointly received an Erasmus+ funded project titled 'Curricula Enrichment delivered through the Application of Location-based Services to Intelligent Transport Systems/LBS2ITS'.
The overarching aim of the project is higher education curriculum development to produce professionals who are equipped to improve the liveability of urban and provisional areas in the partner country. This will be achieved through delivering an enhanced curriculum and new didactic practices for Location-based Services (LBS) and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Sri Lankan universities. The benefit will be to achieve safer, more reliable, more comfortable, more environment-friendly and energy-efficient integrated multimodal transportation solutions at regional and urban level with direct impact on the economy and the society. The project will enhance postgraduate and undergraduate programmes conducted by Department of Town & Country Planning and Transport Engineering Group, Department of Civil Engineering by improving lecture materials, physical and online learning resources and capacities of the academic and technical staff member. LBS2ITS is based on a consortium of three EU universities namely Technische Universitat Dresden (TUD), Germany; National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece and four Sri Lankan Universities. universities namely 成人头条 (UoM), Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (SUSL), University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ) and General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) It will build a fully immersive and integrated teaching and learning experience. The outcome will be a digital learning environment supporting synthetic and real-world learning experiences encouraging self-paced learning modules for both teacher and students. It will contain digital resource kits for interaction with modern equipment, continuous assessment and two-way feedback. Webinars and virtual experiences will underpin real-world Problem-based Learning (PBL) scenarios. A key novelty will be inclusion of industry representatives and external experts in the advisory groups. These will support our dissemination and quality control initiatives, the relevance of the PBL and student learning outcomes. Mentorship and a focus on cultural awareness, gender equity and social parity will govern our principles for curricula enrichment.