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The University of Ruhuna was established by a Special Presidential Decree
on 1st September 1978, as Ruhuna University College, fulfilling a long
cherished desire of the people of Southern Sri Lanka. Initially it
constituted with four faculties, namely, Agriculture, Arts, Medicine and
Science.
The Faculties of Agriculture and Science were located in the premises of
Technical College at Meddawatte, Matara, whereas the Faculty of Arts was
located in the premises of Teachers' Training College at Eliyakanda,
Matara. These three faculties were initially affiliated to Universities of
Peradeniya, Kelaniya and Colombo respectively. The Faculty of Medicine was
affiliated to the University of Colombo and the first batch of students
who enrolled for the M.B.B.S. Degree were sent to the Faculty of Medicine,
University of Colombo. This affiliation was continued until the Ruhuna
University College was upgraded to a fully-fledged University on 1st
February 1984. A Faculty of Engineering was established in Hapugala
(Galle) in 1999. The most recent additions to the list of faculties in
the University of Ruhuna are Faculty of Managenet & Finance and the
Faculty of Fisheries & Marine Sciences & Technology which were set up in
2003 and 2005, respectively. Thus the University presently comprises seven
faculties.
Faculties of Science, 'Managenet & Finance', 'Fisheries & Marine Sciences
& Technology' and 'Humanities & Social Sciences' are located in the main
campus premises at Wellamadama (Matara) and Faculties of Agriculture and
Medicine are located in Kamburupitiya (Matara) and Karapitiya (Galle),
respectively. The central administration unit of the University is also
located at the University Complex, which is situated in a scenic site at
Wellamadama with an extent of about 72 acres. It is bordered by the sea
and paddy fields and is in close proximity to Dondra, the Southern tip of
Sri Lanka.
The University offers basic degree programmes in their respective
disciplines. Depending on the facilities available, M.A. M.B.A. M.Sc.
M.Phil. and Ph.D Degrees are also offered . In addition Diploma and Certificate Courses are
offered in various disciplines.
A total of 272 students were enrolled for the bachelors' degree programmes
during the first Academic Year (1978/79).
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