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Springer book published with the proceedings of a Conference organised by the Department of Civil Engineering

The Conference Proceedings of the International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement Engineering hosted by the Department of Civil Engineering were published by Springer in their book series Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. The book was edited by Dr. H.R. Pasindu, Prof. Wasantha Mampearachchi, Prof. Saman Bandara and Prof. T.F. Fwa.

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A training program for high-level delegates from the Ministry of Environment of Maldives

Department of Civil Engineering successfully conducted a training program on “Project Planning and Control with Microsoft Project” to high-level delegates from the Ministry of Environment of Maldives from 19th – 30th June 2022. The set of delegates included Mr. Ahmed Mujthaba, the Minister of State for Environment of Maldives.

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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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