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It was dissolved in 1972 to establish the University of Sri Lanka. In 1974 the Jaffna campus was added to the University of Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3] The change of the government in July 1977 led to dismantling of the single university apparatus with the plan of establishing independent universities. With the promulgation of the Universities Act.
The University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka (earlier Ceylon) from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978. In 1978 it was separated into four independent ...
The university moved to the new site on 22 November 1961, under the direction of Sri Soratha Thero. The vice-chancellor invited the Department of Government Archives to establish its archives on the campus, near the university library, to encourage research. The Higher Education Act (No. 20 of 1966) [4] opened Sri Lanka's universities to women.
The Department of Physical Education caters to the student population of the university in sports. The department gives the students sports facilities in two ways: Students who wish to play games only for fun and those who wish to use the facilities for fitness may use the Sports Center and the Gym
The Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 radically altered university education in Sri Lanka. The University of Sri Lanka was abolished and its six campuses were each elevated to independent, autonomous universities in their own right: University of Peradeniya, University of Colombo, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (Vidyodaya), University of ...
It was established by a notification of the Sri Lanka government gazette (Extraordinary ) No 928/1 dated June 20, 1996. The campus is located in buildings and land donated to the University of Sri Lanka by the Sri Palee Trust in memory of Hon Wilmot A. Perera. The Sri Palee Trust was established by Wilmot A. Perera with his personal lands.
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The Sri Palee Campus, known as the western campus of the University of Colombo is located in Wewala, Horana. Located in the Kalutara District on lands and buildings donated to the University of Sri Lanka in 1976 by the board of the Sri Palee Trust set up by the late Wilmot A. Perera, a statesman and philanthropist.