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The 6th Intake of the South Asian Water Resources Engineering and Management program completed

The UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Center for South Asia Water Management (UMCSAWM) at University of Moratuwa conducts the International/Regional MSc/PG Diploma in Water Resources Engineering and Management program in collaboration with the Department of Civil Engineering and South Asia Foundation (SAF). The program admits practising water engineers from the local industry as well as from the South Asian region.

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Prof SAS Kulathilake from the Department of Civil Engineering visits University of Western Sydney and RMIT Melbourne

Prof Athula Kulathilaka attended 20th ICSMGE (International Conference in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering) in Sydney from 1-5 May, where he published two research papers. He also represented Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society at the Council meeting of the ISSMGE (International Society on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering).
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Annual General Meeting of The Civil Engineering Society-2022

The annual general meeting of the Civil Engineering Society (CES) for the year 2022 was conducted on the 28th of April, 2022 from 5.00 pm onwards virtually via Zoom. New Office bearers of the CES were appointed from both the second- and third-year students. The appointed chief office bearers are Mr. Malith Pehesara (President), Mr. Dhyan Chandeepa (Secretary) and Mr.Sasith Anupama (Junior Treasurer).
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Prof Jagath Manatunge wins CVCD award for Most Outstanding Senior Academic

Prof Jagath Manatunge from the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa has received the prestigious “Most Outstanding Senior Researcher in the field of Technology and related Science including Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying and Information Technology” offered by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Directors Sri Lanka (CVCD). CVCD awards are the most prestigious and once-in-a-lifetime awards given once in two years to the most prolific academics in Sri Lanka to honour their outstanding contributions. CVCD was established in 1979 under the Universities Act as an advisory body to the University Grants Commission and it comprises 17 Vice-Chancellors of State universities and three rectors of university campuses.
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OWSD - Elsevier Foundation Award for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World - 2022

Dr. Ashani Ranathunga has won the OWSD - Elsevier Foundation Award for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World for her work at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa. This global award recognizesthe contributions to research that is helping to tackle climate change and advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including: SDG13 (Climate Action), SDG14 (Life Below Water) and SDG15 (Life on Land). The prize also acknowledges the scientists’ commitment to leadership, mentoring and engagement within their communities, including the use of innovative technologies in their research. Each award winner receives a prize of USD $5,000 and will have the opportunity to be recognized and participate in several high-profile international conferences and events on gender action and climate change.
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Commercial Bank appoints new Chairman: Prof. A.K.W. Jayawardane from the Department of Civil Engineering

Senior Professor A.K.W. Jayawardane from the Construction Engineering and Management Group, Department of Civil Engineering, has been appointed as Chairman, Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC. Commercial Bank is the largest private bank in Sri Lanka and the only Sri Lankan bank to be ranked in the 'Top 1000 World Banks' announced annually by 'The Banker' magazine of the UK, for the 11th consecutive year in 2021.
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Undergraduates of the Department Volunteered for an O/L Mathematics Seminar as part of Suhastha’21

Suhastha is annually organized by the undergradautes of the Department of Civil Engineering with the objective of uplifting the standards of the underprivileged schools in Sri Lanka while strengthening the bond among the students of the Civil Engineering Department. Suhastha is an opportunity for the emerging civil engineers from the department to give back and enlighten the school children.
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The Department Industry Consultative Board Meeting of 2022

The Department Industry Consultative Board (DICB) meeting was held at Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo, on 9th February 2022 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. DICB meeting aims to obtain insights from the industry on the performance of the graduates produced by the department. The industry Engineers and the department Academics discussed how best to improve students to become best of the class Engineers.
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