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March 2010 ISSN 2012 University of Peradeniya News Volume 04, No.03 Janauary - March 2010 ISSN 2012- A quarterly update of important events of the University of Peradeniya University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka Best of Luck ! ProfAnura Wickramasinghe Congratulations! Prof. K. Premaratne In January 2010 Prof. Anura Wickramasinghe, the Prof. K. Premaratne, Department of Physics, Deputy Vice Chancellor, concluded his tenure of Faculty of Science, assumed duties as the Deputy office as the Deputy Vice Chancellor after a 04 years Vice Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya on of service. The University Executive Officers 10 February 2010 for a period of 03 years. He was Association offered a farewell on 03 February 2010, the Head of the Department of Physics of the to mark the valuable service rendered by him over the Faculty of Science before his appointment as the years. The staff in different sections in the University Deputy Vice Chancellor. had also organized several farewells in respect of his service to the University. jd¾Isl kdgH Wf<, 2010 iqN kj jirla fõjd ! 2010 kj jirg wdrïNhla ,nd foñka ckjdß 01 osk fn!oaO yskaÿ lf;da,sl wdos ij_ wd.ñl kdhlhskaf.a wdYs¾jdo ueo kj wjqreoafoa jev wdrïN flßks' Wml=,m;s" ks' Wml=,m;s" f,aLldêldÍ yd ld¾h uKav,fha iyNd.s;ajfhka Wml=,m;s ld¾hd,fhaos fuu W;aijh meje;aúks' úYajúoHd,fha wfkl=;a wdh;kj,oSo kj wjqreoafoa jev weröug m%:u wd.ñl lghq;= ixúOdk lr ;snqKs' yqKqjgfha l:dfõ rx. 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Horadagoda National Park and the Elephant Transit Home. was held on 03.02.10 at the Department of Veterinary Public Health and Pharmacology. · The ICT Division of the Main Library conducted a programme on “Basic · A workshop on IT based Syndromic Disease Computer Training ” for Library Attendants of the University of Peradeniya Library Surveillance which was sponsored by nd th Teasdale-Corti Veterinary Public Health Network from 22 24 March 2009 at the Project was held on 02.02.2010 at the IT Main Library. Thirty two participants Centre, University of Peradenya. Dr. Tim De attended the programme. Mr. Anuruddha Jager, HRD Consultant from Canada was the Adikari and Mr. Anura Rajapakse of the ICT resource person. Dr. Craig Stephen, Dr. Tim Division conducted the programme. De Jager and Jenny Coates were at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science · The Department of Sociology, Faculty of from 17.01.10 - 23.01.10 as a part of the Arts organized a seminar on Internally implementation of the above Project. displaced persons in the Putlam District. The presentation was made by Mr. M.G.M. · Prof. B.M.A.O. Perera (Department of Farm Razaak, Senior Lecturer attached to the Animal Production & Health) participated as Department of Sociology. an invited expert at a Working Group Meeting of the Regional Cooperative Agreement for The Science Education Unit of the Faculty of Science Asia-Pacific (RCA) held at the International in collaboration with local organizations at the Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, Poramadulla Central College, Poramadulla, from 22 -26 February 2010, to assist with the conducted a Science Camp under the IRQUE Project Development of RCA Strategic Priorities for from 06and 07 February, 2010. About 27 academic the period 2012 -2017. staff members, 10 non-academic staff members and 25 undergraduate students of the Faculty of Science The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal participated as resource persons for this Science Science conducted a training workshop on Basic Camps. Approximately 250 G.C.E. (A/L) students Health Care and Management of Asian Elephants and 300 G.C.E. (O/L) students participated. The from 16 to 20 January 2010, for technical personnel Science Camp consisted of lectures, discussions, of the Departments of Wildlife Conservation and lecture demonstrations, practical sessions and the National Zoological Gardens. It was organized under popular “Chemistry Magic” Programme. the framework of an EU-Asia Link Programme with Convocation for External Graduands The 02nd Convocation for external graduands organised by the Center for Distance and Continuing Education (CDCE) will be held at the BMICH on 11 July 2010. There are one thousand seven hundred and ten Bachelor's Degrees to be conferred at this convocation. University of Peradeniya News Page 2 Courses of Studies Ø Dr. A. Dangolla coordinated an intensive course on "Applied Masters in Development Practice (MDP) - The Epidemiology" at the Post Graduate Department of Economics and Statistics, Faculty Institute of Science, University of of Arts, University of Peradeniya in partnership Peradeniya during the period 12- 14, with the Centre for Environmental Studies and March 2010 and also served as a the Foundation for Environment, Climate and resource person. The participants were Technology, has been awarded a small grant of teachers from the Faculties of Veterinary $200,000 from the McArthur Foundation to Medicine and Animal Science, develop capacity to offer a graduate level Medicine, Science and staff from the programme in Development Practice. Ministry of Health. Around 50 of the participants in this course were medical The proposed programme will become part of a and veterinary graduates. global network of Masters in Development Practice (MDP) programmes developed on the Ø Dr. A. Dangolla also coordinated an recommendation of the International ongoing "Certificate Course in Applied Commission on Sustainable Development, co- Epidemiology" at the Post Graduate chaired by Professor Jeffrey Sachs, an Economist Institute of Science, University of at the Earth Institute, at Columbia University. It Peradeniya. The Course commenced on aims to produce generalist development 23 January 2010 and is due to end in July practitioners who will be equipped to face the 2010. He also serves as a resource multiple challenges of development person with the other resource problems.The MDP at Peradeniya will target personnel from the Faculties of professionals from the government sector, Medicine and Science and also from the private sector and non-government (NGO) Ministry of Health and the Department sector. of Animal Production and Health. Around 50 participants from the The funds received by the Department of government and private sectors are Economics and Statistics, University of presently following this course. Peradeniya, from the MacArthur Foundation will be used to develop teaching and learning Ø Diploma in Forensic Medicine for infrastructure, improve human resource capacity Lawyers and Judges The inaugural and curriculum development through training ceremony of the Diploma in Forensic workshops and seminars, administer the project Medicine for Lawyers and Judges and raise further funding, and conduct promotion conducted by the Department of activities to attract potential students and partner Forensic Medicine, Faculty of organizations. The programme is scheduled to Medicine, was held on 24thApril 2010. commence in 2011 subsequent to the University approval process. For more details see www.arts.pdn.ac.lk/econ/mdp University of Peradeniya News Page 3 "Sorry Mr. Shakespeare" The ELTU/Science produced a play"Sorry Mr Shakespeare" on 19th March 2010 after a two day workshop. The purpose of this event was to improve dramatic talents as well as English skills of students in the Faculty of Science. This programme was sponsored for the third time by the IRQUE project specifically under the social harmony component. Donation by Medical Students Medical undergraduates of batch 2003/04 have generously donated books worth Rs.100.000 to the Medical Library just after their final MBBS examination in December 2009. Books were selected according to the current requirements of the library, thus the donation is of great value to the readership. The books were handed over to the Dean at the Medical Library in the presence of the Branch Librarian of the Medical Library and the Chairman of the Faculty Library Committee. The Faculty Board at its meeting in January appreciated the timely act of students and recommended keeping it on record. Winners of the Inter Medical Faculty Paediatric Quiz 2010 The Annual inter Medical Faculty Paediatric Quiz, organized by the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, was held for the 4th consecutive time on 21, March 2010 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Independence square, Colombo. The Peradeniya Medical Faculty team was the winners of this quiz competition with an outstanding score defeating the Sri Jayawardanapura Medical Faculty team in the final round. The members of the team were Dr.A. M. Wijesinghe, Dr. T.
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