Annual-Report-University-Of-Ruhuna
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I II Contents Page No Part I - General Message of the Vice-Chancellor 01 Vision & Mission of the University 02 Goals & Objectives 03 – 06 Key Performance Indicators 07 – 11 Governing Authority 12 – 18 Part II - Staff Information 19 – 22 Part III - Student Profile 23 General Convocation 23 – 25 Scholarships other than Mahapola & Bursary 25 Part V - Reports of Faculties Faculty of Agriculture 26 – 28 Faculty of Engineering 29 – 37 Faculty of Fisheries & Marine Sciences & Technology 38 – 40 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 41 – 44 Faculty of Management & Finance 45 – 54 Faculty of Medicine 55 – 82 Faculty of Science 83 – 96 Faculty of Technology 97 – 98 Faculty of Graduate Studies 99 - 100 Part IV - Special Events of the University Academic Session and Vice-Chancellor’s Awards 101 Exhibitions 101 Arts Festival/ Other Events 101 - 102 Part VI - Library 103 – 104 III Contents Page No Part VII - Ext. Services Medical Centre 105 Physical Education 106 Part VIII - Reports of Units/ Centers Career Guidance Unit 107 Language Centre 107 Centre for International Affairs (CINTA) 107 – 108 Distance and Continuing Education Unit 108 – 109 Internal Quality Assurance Unit 109 - 110 Part IX -Support Services General Administration 111 Legal and Documentation 111 – 112 Part X - Financial Statements Statement of Financial Performance 113 Statement of Financial Position 114 Statement of Cash Flows 115 Statement of Changes in Equity 116 Part XI - Auditor General's Report and Reply Auditor General's Report 117 – 136 Reply to the Auditor General’s Report 137 - 159 IV Message of the Vice-Chancellor The year 2016 was a year of strengthening and recognized in all Washington Accord signatory consolidation of teaching and research for the countries. University of Ruhuna. The university improved its position while contributing significantly in the fields The Faculty of Technology was officially established of knowledge creation and dissemination. All the in 2016 and it has planned to offer two degree academic and administrative programmes of the programmes for the first batch of students to be university were launched as scheduled while enrolled in 2017 namely, Bachelor of Engineering reaching its goals through improving the quality and Technology (BET) focusing on Electromechanical relevance of its educational and research Technology and Bachelor of Information and programmes. Communication Technology (BICT) focusing on Application Development. During the year, curricula of the certain degree programmes were revised to ensure more All supporting units of the university including Centre recognition to the graduate programmes of the for International Affairs, Medical Center, Career university. Faculties of Agriculture, Engineering, Guidance Unit, Center for Modern Languages and Management and Finance and Science organized Civilization, Physical Education Unit, General international symposia contributing to the Administration and Legal and Documentation productive expansion of knowledge in addition to the division provided their services positively for smooth national and student research symposia. running of the operations of the university. The infrastructure development has also been taken As a leading national university of Sri Lanka, place prominently during the year with the formation University of Ruhuna strives to provide the best of number of buildings and other physical structures. learning environment in order to achieve international standards and provide accredited Two main academic events of the university namely, academic programmes. The university has already the General Convocation and the Annual Academic started on a radical shake up in various fields to keep Sessions and the Vice Chancellor’s Award Ceremony face with rapid changes in society and the labor were held as scheduled. market which needs national graduates capable of taking responsibility. The first batch of the Faculty of Agriculture after introducing three degree programmes was graduated in the year 2016. IESL (Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka) has granted full accreditation for the B.Sc.Eng. degree programmes specialized in Civil and Environmental Engineering and, Electrical Prof. Gamini Senanayake and Information Engineering for the period of 2016 Vice Chancellor to 2020. Accordingly, these degree programmes are 1 Vision & Mission of the University of Ruhuna To be the prime intellectual thrust Vision of the nation. To advance knowledge and skills Mission through teaching, research and services to serve the society. 2 Goals & Objectives Goal 1 - Expanding access to education, research and services. Objectives: 1.1. To increase the intake of internal 1.4. To implement the common credit transfer undergraduate students from 1860 to 2340 by system by year 2015. year 2018. 1.5. To increase the enrollment of postgraduate Agriculture undergraduates from students by 5 % annually. 250 to 300 1.6. To introduce 30 new partnership programmes Engineering undergraduates from with external organizations by year 2018. 225 to 255 1.7. To increase the number of beneficiaries / FMST undergraduates from 60 to recipients of services and outreach activities 150 from 87,820 to 200,000 per year by year 2018. Management & Finance 1.8. To increase the capacity and facilities for undergraduates from 320 to 350 research by 50% by year 2018. Medicine and allied health science No of publications in indexed journals undergraduates from 140 to 160 from 105 to 250 per year and from 125 to 135 respectively No of postgraduate research students Science undergraduates from 390 enrolled from 38 to 100 per year. to 490 No of research grants from 50 to 75 per Technology undergraduates from year 00 to 100 1.9. To implement “Open Access Scientific H&SS undergraduates from 350 to Instrumentation Policy” within the university 400 by 2015 1.2. To commence 05 new degree programs by 1.10. To commence a new Faculty to offer degrees 2016 in Technology stream by 2016 1.3. To introduce 22 new distance courses and 01 online course by year 2018. Goal 2 - Enhancing quality of education, research and services. Objectives: 2.1. To ensure 65% of the academic staff to have 2.6. To obtain international accreditation obtained Ph.D. or equivalent qualifications by (Washington Accord) for B.Sc. Engineering year 2018. degree program by 2018. 2.2. To ensure 80 % of the administrative staff to 2.7. To establish 5 “Centralized Instrumentation have obtained postgraduate/professional Labs” with state of art equipment by year 2018. qualifications by year 2018. 2.8. To upgrade the existing skills laboratory at 2.3. To ensure implementation of management Faculty of Medicine with state of art equipment information system (MIS) in all faculties, library by 2016 and administration units by year 2014. 2.9. To increase the library collection by 30% by year 2.4. To equip all lecture theatres with modern 2018. teaching facilities by year 2018. 2.10. To double the library usage by year 2018. 2.5. To reach the subject benchmarks established by 2.11. To provide access to ICT facilities for all students UGC/other relevant accrediting bodies for all and staff by year 2015. degree programmes by year 2018. 3 2.12. To ensure 50% of students achieving UTEL level 2.13. To enhance facilities for extracurricular and co- 5 of English proficiency examination and passing curricular activities by 50% by year 2018. UTICT examination by year 2018. Goal 3 - Enhancing relevance of education and research. Objectives: 3.1. To revise curriculum of all undergraduate 3.2. To revise curriculum of all distant and degree programmes to improve the continuing degree programmes to relevance and increase the overall improve the relevance and increase the employability to 85% within 6 months of employability to 60% by year 2018. graduation by year 2018. 3.3. To revise curriculum of all non degree Agriculture graduates from 65% to study programmes to fit into the SLQF by 90% year 2015. Engineering graduates from 90% to 3.4. To introduce industry training/implant 95% training of undergraduates in all degree programs by year 2016. FMST graduates from 80% to 90% 3.5. To ensure 50% of research undertaken by H&SS graduates from 29% to 70% university is to address the national/ Management & Finance graduates regional needs by year 2018. from 70% to 90% 3.6. To introduce Outcome Based Education Allied health science graduates to (OBE) methods to all degree programmes 90% by 2018 Science graduates from 80% to 90% 3.7. To define graduate attributes for every degree programme by year 2015. Goal 4 - Ensuring justice and equity with respect to gender, ethnicity, religion and differently- abled persons. Objectives: 4.1. To ensure the provision of basic infrastructure 4.5. To ensure conducible environment for all facilities to cater to differently-abled persons in ethno-religious communities to study and live 30% of existing buildings by year 2018. in harmony by year 2014. 4.2. To ensure the provision of access and basic 4.6. To ensure equal opportunities in all activities facilities for differently-abled persons in all new irrespective of gender, ethnicity and religion by buildings. year 2014. 4.3. To improve learning facilities for a total of 15 4.7. To introduce a course module in social differently-abled students by year 2018. harmony to all degree programs by 2014. 4.4. To provide financial/social support for all 4.8. To establish Tamil Language Teaching Unit students who have dire economic/ social needs (TLTU) to offer Tamil Language Certificate by year 2017. Courses by 2014. Goal 5 - Enhancing good governance through effective and efficient management of the resources. Objectives: 5.1. To maintain effective and efficient 5.2. To introduce performance based incentive management and good governance in scheme for nonacademic staff by 2014 administration and finance. 4 5.3. To decrease percentage level of vacant 5.8. To increase the office space of main academic and nonacademic cadre positions administration by 2000 m2 by 2016. to less than 5% by 2018.