The University of Vavuniya ( ta, வவுனியாப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், translit=Vavuṉiyā Palkalaikkaḻakam; si, වවුනියා විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, translit=Vavuṉiyā Viśvavidyālaya; abbreviated UoV) is a

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in the city of

Vavuniya Vavuniya (, romanized: ''Vavuṉiyā'', , romanized: ''Vavuniyāva''). Vavuniya City is the capital of Vavuniya District in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Northern Province of Sri Lanka and the largest city in the Northern Province. The municip ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. In June 2021, the

Government of Sri Lanka The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය, Śrī Lankā Rajaya; ta, இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a parliamentary system determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the is ...

announced the creation of a new state university by converting the Vavuniya Campus of the

University of Jaffna The University of Jaffna ( ta, யாழ்ப்பாணப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், translit=Yāḻppāṇap Palkalaikkaḻakam; si, යාපනය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, ''Yāpanaya Viśvavidyālaya''; ...

into the University of Vavuniya.

History

In 1991, the Northern Province Affiliated University College (NPAUC) was established in Vavuniya to offer courses in mathematical sciences, accountancy and finance. A gazette was issued on 26 March 1997 upgrading the NPAUC to the Vavuniya campus of the University of Jaffna.

Organisation and Administration

Academic Entities

* Faculty of Business Studies ** Department of Finance and Accountancy ** Department of English Language Teaching ** Department of Project Management ** Department of Human Resource Management ** Department of Marketing Management ** Department of Business Economics ** Department of Management and Entrepreneurship * Faculty of Applied Sciences ** Department of Physical Science ** Department of Bio Science * Faculty of Technological Studies ** Department of Information and Communication Technology

Officers

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Chancellor is the head of the university and is responsible for awarding all the

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s. Usually, the chancellor is a distinguished person in an

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. Otherwise, it is a distinguished person or a clergy in the civil society. The appointment is done by the head of the state, the

President of Sri Lanka The President of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi''; ta, இலங்கை சனாதிபதி ''Ilankai janātipati'') is the head of state and head of government of t ...

. The position is mainly ceremonial and duties are usually carried out by the vice chancellor.

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The vice-chancellor is the principal academic and administrative officer of the university, responsible for the management tasks. This appointment is also done by the

Deputy Vice Chancellor

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Deans are the heads of the faculties. They are responsible for the management and the tasks carried out by the faculty. Deans are appointed by the chancellor for three years. * Faculty of Business Studies * Faculty of Applied Sciences * Faculty of Technological Studies Other officers * Registrar: * Librarian: * Bursar:

Former Chancellors

Student Life

Student organizations

Students of University of Vavuniya runs the following clubs:

Sports and Recreation

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 department conducts a regular programme for 18 sports: athletics, badminton, basketball, carom, chess, cricket, elle, football, karate, netball, rowing, rugby football, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting and wrestling. The department gives the facilities necessary for these sports and supplies qualified coaches for most of the games. The aim in this regular programme is to participate in the annual inter-university and national championships.

References

External links

* University of Vavuniya
www.vau.jfn.ac.lk (New site under construction)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vavuniya, University of 2021 establishments in Sri Lanka University of Vavuniya Universities and colleges established in 2021 Statutory boards of Sri Lanka Universities in Sri Lanka