News – Page 44 – Faculty of Engineering, University of Jaffna

Team from University of Jaffna attended WaSo annual meeting, WaSo Post-doctoral programme and WaSo summer school courses at Oslo, Norway.

July 3, 2015August 3, 2017FacultyOfEng

WaSo annual project meeting was held during 27th June to 3rd July 2015. Many professionals attended to the meeting by representing almost all the counties of WaSo Asia (Sri Lanka, Cambodia, and Bangladesh), WaSo Africa (Uganda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Kenya) and Norway. The main part of WaSo project meetings was held on board of M/S Colour Fantasy, which is one of the largest ships in the world. There were another meetings at NORADs Head Office in Oslo, as well as the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

MOU signed between the University of Jaffna and the University of Agder in Norway

July 1, 2015August 3, 2017FacultyOfEng

An MOU was signed between the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka and the University of Agder at Kristiansand, Norway on 1st July 2015. This MOU is to promote academic cooperation and student exchange between the two institutions, based on mutual benefit for both parties.

Two papers were presented at the International Energy Symposium on Energy Challenges in the Knowledge Economy

June 26, 2015August 10, 2017FacultyOfEng

The Ministry of Power and Energy introduced the Energy Sector Master Plan with the vision for Sri Lanka to be an energy self-sufficient nation. It was expected to get professional, scientific and academic input to achieve this vision. The international Symposium was organized to provide opportunity for local and invited international experts in the field to discuss, debate and share futuristic knowledge relevant to the challenges that the nation faces in the evolving economy.

Rohan Jayasundera and Mugunthan Sivayoganathan from Uni of Waterloo visited the Faculty of Engineering

June 25, 2015August 10, 2017FacultyOfEng

Rohan Jayasundara is one of the very experienced people from the University of Waterloo, served several years and earned a great reputation for Undergraduate teaching from his students. Mugunthan graduated from the University of Peradeniya and obtained his PhD from Ryerson University, Canada and currently working as a postdoctoral research fellow attached to the Department of Mechnical and Mechatronics Engineering at University of Waterloo. Both of them visited the Faculty of Engineering on 25th June 2015 and held a discussion with the staff members. Continue reading

Full term Dean was elected to the Faculty of Engineering on 24th June 2015

June 24, 2015August 3, 2017FacultyOfEng

The faculty was getting towards stable operations with the Acting Dean and Acting Heads’ appointments from November 2013. It has reached to its stable operations with the increased number of PhDs up to five, which enforced the administration to appoint full term Heads for the departments of Civil, Electrical and Electronic, Computer Engineering and Interdisciplinary Studies.

Prof. S. Thevanayagam visited to the Faculty of Engineering

June 18, 2015August 3, 2017FacultyOfEng

Professor SabanayagamThevanayagam visited to the Faculty on Engineering on 18th June 2015 and spends whole day, discussing with the staff members in different meetings. It was excellent knowledge and experience sharing with the staff members on teaching and research environment at the University at Buffalo. He also explains the possible research activities at University of Buffalo and shared the research guidance and experience with the junior staff members. Continue reading

Dr. V. Cynthujah delivered Kickoff lecture on Industrial Training at the Faculty of Agriculture

June 10, 2015August 3, 2017FacultyOfEng

Dr. V. Cynthujah, the coordinator of the Industrial Training Unit of the Faculty of Engineering, delivered a lecture about the Industrial Training Program at the Faculty of Agriculture. She also share her experience as the Industrial Training Coordinator of Faculty of Engineering with the undergraduates and staff members of the Agriculture Faculty. It was excellent way of sharing the knowledge between the Faculties while helping each other. This event was coordinated by Dr. Thirukumaran, Senior Lecturer from the Faculty of Agriculture and held on 10th June 2015.

Faculty staff members participated to the Training program on ASSESSMENTS FOR OUTCOME BASED LEARNING

June 4, 2015July 20, 2017FacultyOfEng

A two day training program on the theme ‘Assessments for outcome based learning’ was conducted by Associate Prof Lyn Brodie,Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences of the University of Southern Queensland, Australia on June 3rd and 4th, 2015 at Hotel Ozo,Colombo 4. Prof. Lyn Brodie is identified as an expert trainer on Outcome Based Education. This program was organized by the Institution of Engineering Sri Lanka for the selected academic staff member in Sri Lankan Universities.

Full term Heads are appointed to the Faculty of Engineering on 1stJune 2015

June 1, 2015August 3, 2017FacultyOfEng

The faculty got five PhD holders and getting towards stable operations with the Acting Dean and Acting Heads appointments from November 2013. The full term Heads are appointed from 1st June 2015 for three years. The heads appointments are listed below:

Industrial Training Program for E/13 Batch Undergraduates of Faculty of Engineering, University of Jaffna

May 11, 2015August 3, 2017FacultyOfEng

Students of E/13 batch are undergoing an industrial training program for 12 weeks from 11th May 2015 to 31st July 2015. It is part of their compulsory requirement for their curriculum. This program is scheduled after the third semester of study as a general training session.

Students obtained training from 20 reputed organizations in many part of the country including Colombo, Trincomalee, Jaffna, Batticaloa, Puttalum and Mihinthale. Continue reading