ANNUAL REPORT (Administration & Accounts) 2010 UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA CONTENTS 1. Vision Statement………………………………………………………………………… 1 2. Mission Statement………………………………………………………………………… 1 3. Vice-Chancellor’s Review a. Brief Introduction………………………………………...……………………… 2 b. Achievements …………………………………………………………………… 5 c. Failures and Justification…………………………………………………………...13 d. Future Plans……………………………………………………………………….. 13 e. The Council and the Senate……………………………………………………….. 14 4. Details of Resources and Students…………………………………………………………… 15 5. Details of Local Students………………………………………………………………16 6. Details of Foreign Students…………………………………………………………….17 7. Details of Academic Staff……………………………………………………………………. 17 8. Details of Non-academic Staff……………………………………………………………….. 20 9. Details of Research, Innovation and Publications……………………………………... 21 10. Details of Programmes, Seminars &Workshops……………………………………………...21 11. Details of Awards Received …………………………………………………………….......... 21 12. Details of New Courses Commenced…………………………………………………………. 22 13. Details of Recurrent Expenditure……………………………………………………………… 22 14. Details of Capital Expenditure………………………………………………………………….22 15.Details of Projects (Local/Foreign Funded)……………………………………………………. 23 16. Details of Projects Expenditure (Local/Foreign Funded)……………………………………… 25 17. Details of Financial Progress (Expenditure)…………………………………………………… 27 18. Details of Financial Progress (General Income)………………………………………………. 27 19. Financial Performance Analysis 2010…………………………………………………………. 27 20. Details of Infrastructure Facilities Received in 2010………………………………………….. 28 21. Appendices 29 Appendix A - Faculty Reports & PG Institutes A1 Faculty of Agriculture ............................................................................... 29 A2 Faculty of Allied Health Sciences ............................................................. 32 A3 Faculty of Arts ........................................................................................... 37 A4 Faculty of Dental Sciences ........................................................................ 40 A5 Faculty of Engineering .............................................................................. 44 A6 Faculty of Medicine…………………………………………………. …...51 A7 Faculty of Science………………………………………………...……... 54 A8 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science…………….………58 A9 PG Institutes A91 Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture…………………..………….. 62 A91 Post Graduate Institute of Science…………………..……………… 65 Appendix B – Main Centres of the University B1 Agribusiness Centre .................................................................................. 67 B2 Agricultural Biotechnology Centre ........................................................... 69 B3 Center for Distance and Continuing Education ......................................... 73 B4 Engineering Design Centre ........................................................................ 75 B5 Centre for the Study of Human Rights ...................................................... 80 B6 Center for Environmental Studies……………………………………...... 82 Appendix C – Learning Support Services C1 UP Library Network .................................................................................. 84 C2 Information Technology Centre ................................................................ 86 C3 English Language Teaching Unit .............................................................. 89 C4 Career Guidance and Counseling Unit………………………………….. 91 Appendix D – Auxiliary Services D1 Staff Development Centre ......................................................................... 93 D2 World Bank - IRQUE Project (Local Technical Secretariat)…………….96 D3 Health Centre and Health Services ............................................................ 98 D4 Department of Physical Education .......................................................... 101 D5 Student Services ...................................................................................... 106 D6 Security & Marshal Services ................................................................... 110 D7 Landscape Division ................................................................................ 115 D8 Maintenance Division…………………………………………………...117 Appendix E - Finance Report E1 Financial Report- 2010 ………………………………………………..120 E2 Audit Committee Report for the year 2010……………………………..123 Appendix F- The Council and the Senate F1 The Council………………………………………………………..……125 F2 The Senate and It’s Membership……………………………………..…126 Appendix G – Audit Reports G1 Report of the Auditor General – 2010…………………………………..131 G2 The steps proposed to be taken with regard to the matters pointed out in the Audit Report on the Account of the University of Peradeniya for the Year 2010…………………………………………..152 University of Peradeniya 1. Vision Statement To be a centre of excellence in higher education with national and international standing 2. Mission Statement To contribute to the development of a knowledge based society with social sensitivity, ethical rectitude and economic prosperity through education, research, dissemination of knowledge and active participation in national policy formulation and development in an efficiently managed, intellectually stimulating and harmonious university environment Annual Report 2010 1 3. Vice-Chancellor’s Review (a) Brief Introduction University of Peradeniya (UoP), heir to the University of Ceylon established in 1942, is the largest University in Sri Lanka in terms of extent, student intake, staff strength, facilities, and resources. Spread across 770 hectares of land and set in a breathtakingly beautiful location, the University of Peradeniya offers an experience unparalleled among Universities in Sri Lanka - be it education, residential life, sports or culture. Seventeen halls of residence that provide residential facilities to over 60% of the internal undergraduate student population, a Health Centre, places of worship along with activities ranging from sports to culture with a large number of societies catering to the interests of the different cross sections of the University makes the University of Peradeniya the most attractive University in the country among students as well as aspirants to the staff of the University. The University community participates in a wide range of activities in the areas of welfare, culture and religion. These activities comprise an important component of University life. While many of these activities are organized by Student Associations, there are also others that have wider participation and are arranged by the academic staff and other members of the University community. The University provides a peaceful physical environment for both students and staff to engage in productive academic and research activities. In terms of trained academic staff, diversity of the courses offered, infrastructure facilities including laboratories, research and development outputs and undergraduate and postgraduate student output, the University of Peradeniya is the most comprehensive undergraduate and postgraduate University within the Sri Lankan higher education system. University of Peradeniya has eight Faculties: 1. Faculty of Agriculture 2. Faculty of Allied Health Sciences 3. Faculty of Arts 4. Faculty of Dental Sciences 5. Faculty of Engineering 6. Faculty of Medicine 7. Faculty of Science 8. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science The University also has two postgraduate institutes, viz. 1. Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA), and 2. Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS) As shown in Table 3a1, UoP has academic staff strength of approximately 720(including about 62 temporary cadres) spread across 73 Academic Departments, and at any one time, catering to over 10,000 undergraduates through the internal undergraduate programmes. There are 1619 registered students following postgraduate degree programmes including those enrolled at the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA) and the Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS). Annual Report 2010 2 Table 3a1: Faculties, Departments, Academic Staff and Students at UoP as of 2010 Faculty Number of Academic Staff UG PG Departments students Students Agriculture / PGIA 08 88 875 478 Allied Health Sciences 05 18 711 - Arts 17 188 3616 740 Dental Sciences 07 55 388 - Engineering 08 90 1585 77 Medicine 15 85 1018 01 Science / PGIS 08 97 1696 321 Vet. Med. and Animal Sci. 05 37 362 2 Total 73 658 10251 1619 The strength of the total staff is approximately 2600, serving in Academic, Administrative and Service Divisions. UoP offers 47 undergraduate degree programmes covering disciplines ranging from the liberal arts, law and humanities to physical and biological sciences, engineering and computer science, agriculture, dentistry, medicine, allied health sciences and veterinary medicine & animal science. The University of Peradeniya is the only University in the country that has a Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, a Faculty of Dental Sciences, a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, and a Department of Geology. The University of Peradeniya was designed as a residential University to provide residential facilities to the majority of internal students, academic and non academic staff. Although we have not quite yet achieved this goal as of now, the University of Peradeniya at present provides accommodation to over 60% of its undergraduate student population. In addition to catering to internal students, the UoP offers degree programmes through distance education