University of Jaffna
| யாழ்ப்பாணப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் යාපනය විශ්වවිද්යාලය |
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Former names
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University of Sri Lanka (Jaffna Campus) |
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| Motto | மெய்ப்பொருள் காண்பதறிவு |
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Motto in English
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Discernment is wisdom |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1 August 1974 |
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| Chancellor | S. Pathmanathan |
| Vice-Chancellor | Vasanthy Arasaratnam |
| Registrar | V. Kandeepan |
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Academic staff
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586 |
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Administrative staff
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719 |
| Students | 7,195 |
| Undergraduates | 6,681 |
| Postgraduates | 497 |
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| Location |
Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka 9°41′04.90″N 80°01′18.90″E / 9.6846944°N 80.0219167°ECoordinates: 9°41′04.90″N 80°01′18.90″E / 9.6846944°N 80.0219167°E |
| Campus | Multiple campuses |
| Affiliations | Association of Commonwealth Universities |
| Website | jfn |
The University of Jaffna (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், translit. Yāḻppāṇap Palkalaikkaḻakam; Sinhalese: යාපනය විශ්වවිද්යාලය, Yāpanaya Viśvavidyālaya; abbreviated UoJ) is a public university in the city of Jaffna in Sri Lanka. Established in 1974 as the sixth campus of the University of Sri Lanka, it became an independent, autonomous university in 1979. Like all public universities in Sri Lanka, UoJ receives the bulk of its funding from the University Grants Commission (UGC), part of the Ministry of Higher Education in Colombo. The UGC and the central government therefore exert a great deal of control over the university.
UoJ has two campuses — the main campus in Thirunelvely in Jaffna and a second campus in Vavuniya. It also has facilities in Ariviyal Nagar near Kilinochchi, Kaithady and Maruthanarmadam near Chunnakam. It has ten faculties (Agriculture, Applied Science, Arts, Business Studies, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Management Studies & Commerce, Medicine, Science and Technology) and thirteen other academic units/centres. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses that award various degrees.
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