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Prof. (Mrs.) C.ÌýJayasinghe,ÌýProfessor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University ofÌýMoratuwaÌýwas awardedÌýtheCVCDÌýExcellence AwardÌý 2016, for the MostÌýOutstandingSeniorÌýResearcher in the field of Technology and related Science including Engineering, Architecture

Foreign Ìýdelegates including Raj Mehta – Vice Provost, Professor of ÌýMarketing – UC International, Lisa Holstrom – Senior Assistant Dean – College of Arts & Sciences, Gowribalan Ananda Vamadeva – Associate Professor of Mathematics Ìýfrom University of Cincinnati, USA visited ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ, Sri Lanka

Mr. Abdulla Ziyad, Minister of State for Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Republic of Maldives visited the ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ on 21st October 2016 and requested Training Programs to train Maldivian students in the areas of Water and Coastal Engineering.

Dr. S. Walpalage ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Senior Lecturer

Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

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The USA delegates including the Deputy Chief of Mission Mr.Robert Hilton and Director for Press, ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ, and Cultural Affairs Mr. James Russo visited the ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ on 26th October 2016 and discussed about collaboration between US universities and the ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ.

German delegates including Ms. Heike Mok, Director, DAAD New Delhi and Ms. Shikkha Sinha, Senior Advisor, International Corporation of DAAD visited ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ on 29.11.2016. The DAAD (Deutscher ÌýAcademischer Austausch Dienst, German ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Exchange Service) Ìýis the world's largest funding organization for the international exchange of students & researchers which consist of regional offices funding for exchanging programs all over the world.

Australian delegates including Prof. Iain Watt, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International), Prof. (Ms.) Anu Rammohan, Associate Dean - International Relations and Mr. David Norman, Senior Advisor (International) of the University of Western Australia visited ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ, Sri Lanka on 11.02.2016 and discussed the mutually important areas for both parties.

The His Royal Highness Crown Prince of Malaysia who is the Chancellor of University of Malaya Perlis, the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and some officials including Malaysian High Commissioner visited ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ

The DAAD (Deutscher ÌýAcademischer ÌýAustausch Dienst, German ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Exchange Service) Ìýis the world's largest funding organization for the international exchange of students & researchers which consist of regional offices funding for exchange programs all over the world. Dr. Manjula Mundakana, Senior Adviser for Consulate General for Germany in Bangalore, India and Mr. Jorn Rohde, German Ambassador for Sri Lanka, visited ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ on 08thÌýMarch 2017 as representatives of DAAD.

Dr. Jawad Syed, the Dean &ÌýProfessor of Suleman Dawood School of Business ,Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan visited ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ (UOM) on 10thÌýMarch 2017 as a part of their international expansion strategy to network with academic institutions and to enroll Sri Lankan students to MBA programs of LUMS under full scholarships funded by Asian Development Bank. LUMS is keen on building partnerships in the areas of research collaborations, faculty collaborations and other forms of partnerships. The visit wascoordinated by Mr. Chaminda Hettiarachchi, Visiting lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Engineering