Ruhuna University College
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රුහුණ විශ්වවිද්යාලය
ருகுண பல்கலைக் கழகம் |
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| Latin: Universitas Rohana | |
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Former name
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Ruhuna University College |
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| Motto | පඤඤා නරානං රතනං Paññayā Narānaṅ Ratanaṅ |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1978 |
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Academic affiliation
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University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka), Association of Commonwealth Universities, International Association of Universities |
| Endowment | LKR 2.982 billion |
| Chancellor | Venerable Pallattara Sumanajothi Thero |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Gamini Senanayake |
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Academic staff
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627 |
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Administrative staff
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1500 |
| Students | 1,1000 |
| Undergraduates | 10,000 |
| Postgraduates | 600 |
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| Location | Matara and Galle, Sri Lanka |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Language | Sinhala, Tamil and English |
| Colours | Yellow, Brown |
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Sporting affiliations
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Sri Lanka University Games |
| Website | http://www.ruh.ac.lk |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
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| Type | Academic and Research |
| Established | 1978 |
| Location | Matara |
| Branch of | Mapalana, Karapitiya, Hapugala, Mahamodara |
| Branches | 04 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Books, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, Legal Deposit, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings and manuscripts |
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200,000 total Books |
| Access and use | |
| Members | 12,000 |
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| Director | Ananda Karunaratne |
| Website | http://www.lib.ruh.ac.lk/ |
The University of Ruhuna (Sinhalese: රුහුණ විශ්වවිද්යාලය, රෝහණ සරසවිය (Ruhuṇa Viśvavidyālaya, Rohana sarasaviya),; Tamil: ருகுண பல்கலைக் கழகம்) is a public university in Matara,Sri Lanka.
It is the only university in southern Sri Lanka. It was established by a Special Presidential Decree on 1 September 1978 as Ruhuna University College and upgraded to a fully-fledged university on 1 February 1984. It is informally known as Ruhuna University or simply Ruhuna.
The University is organised into ten faculties throughout the Southern province of Sri Lanka. Its 72 acres (29 ha) main campus is located in Wellamadama complex in Matara. The faculties of Agriculture and Technology are located in Kamburupitiya (Matara), whilst the faculties of Engineering, Medicine and Allied Health Sciences are located in Galle. Its LKR 2.982 billion financial endowments are used for academic and research purposes of the university. It operates the Ruhuna Library, which is one of the largest academic and research library systems in Sri Lanka. The Ruhuna University Library System is centred in the main library at the Wellamadama main campus and comprises nearly four other libraries holding over 200,000 volumes.
The idea of a University of Ruhuna was proposed by the Cabinet Minister of Education & Higher Education at the time Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne. Ruhuna University was opened on 1 September 1978, fulfilling a desire of the people of the south to have a university in the region. It was housed in the Technical College buildings at Meddawatte, Matara with about 40 academics, 50 non-academics, and 275 students.
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