Uva Wellassa University to hold 3rd convocation
The third convocation of Uva Wellassa University will be held on July 18, 2013, at the University Auditorium, for the third batch of graduates who are equipped with the best possible tools provided by the university to face a challenging and competitive world.
Uva Wellassa University Chancellor, the Most Rev. Dr Aluthwewe Soratha Thera will confer the Bachelor’s Degrees at this convocation.
Uva Wellassa University has three faculties which offer multidisciplinary Degree programmes catering to local and global needs. They are the Faculties of Animal Science and Export Agriculture, Science and Technology and of Management.
According to the book, “Going Global: Identifying Trends and Drivers of International Education” – the identifiable innovative outcomes of Uva Wellassa University were stated as,
Producing entrepreneurial leaders for the 21st century
Building strong relationships with industry
Being socially and economically relevant in academic programmes
Being a driver for inclusive development
Developing innovative process for stakeholder value
Breaking through silos of knowledge for an inter-disciplinary (etc.) set of programmes An independent team of six senior professors who visited Uva Wellassa University as reviewers, in 2011, commented and concluded that the rate of development of the university is nothing short of a miracle.
Former Peradeniya University Vice Chancellor and first Vice Chancellor of the University of Vocational Technology (UNIVOTEC) Prof Kapila Gunasekara will attend the convocation and deliver the keynote speech, while Prime Minister’s Secretary S. Amarasekara will be the Chief Guest.
In this third convocation, three new Degree programmes have been introduced. They are, Bachelor of Science in Tea Technology & Value Addition, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Information Technology and Bachelor of Science in Mineral Resources & Technology. Altogether 337 graduates from eight Degree programmes will be conferred as indicated in the table.
The employability of the second batch of graduates from the university was 76%, up to the date of their convocation- second on June 1, 2012. It indicates that the university’s graduates are well received by the industry, for their well rounded leadership and entrepreneurial skills.
The university took its entrepreneurial leap of faith to attain success in becoming a renowned centre of knowledge and expertise, for value addition to the Sri Lankan resource base by 2015. It is fulfilling its mission with continuous progress, which is observable in many ways. Thus it drew the attention of several international universities for its unique model, and becoming a paradigm for the changing higher education system in Sri Lanka.