The International Collaboration Center of Uva Wellassa University recently hosted a Fulbright/EducationUSA Awareness Session on October 21, 2024, virtually via Zoom. The session targeted the university’s fourth-year students, recent graduates, and interested staff members. Ms. Sabitha George, a Student Adviser from Education/USA under the United States-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission (US-SLFC), led the session. Her presentation [...]
The UWU International Collaboration Center (UWU-ICC) was established in 2016 with the aim of internationalisation of the University. The main tasks of the UWU-ICC includes;
- Building up collaboration with local and international universities, research centers, research institutes, and industries in respect to teaching, research, patenting and entrepreneurial activities.
- Establishing a platform for the exchange of local and international academia, research scholars and students.
- Promoting and coordinating the registration for postgraduate programmes of international students.
- Facilitating international research conferences, training programmes, and seminars in the University.
To aid the Uva Wellassa University to be recognized as a fast growing world-class research university that will help attract, create, and retain both Sri Lankan and international talent to Uva Wellassa University and Sri Lanka while providing the Staff and Students of the University with facilitation and resources to enhance high quality research activities.
The mission of UWU-ICC will be to foster research and innovation in the country through facilitation of postgraduate programmes and research by providing the students and staff members with resources, platforms and scholarly exchanges which will create a university environment of innovation, integrate education and research, and lay the foundation for a world-class research university.
Director
Dr. Chandima Ranawana
Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agriculture
Email : diricc@uwu.ac.lk / chandima@uwu.ac.lk
Faculty Coordinators
Dr. Sachintha Mahaliyana
Faculty Animal Science and Export Agriculture
Email : sachintha@uwu.ac.lk
Dr. Sandya Senevirathna
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Email : sandhya.senevirathna@gmail.com
Prof. Ravindra Deshapriya
Faculty of Management
Email : ravindra@uwu.ac.lk
Prof. Senani Wijewardana
Faculty of Technological Studies
Email : senani@uwu.ac.lk