The annual residential surveying camp of the Department of Civil Engineering was successfully held for the 17- batch at ‘KITI-IWM- Kothmale International Training Institute of Irrigation and Water Management’ from 16th-29th January 2022. This surveying camp was held in two slots for the final year undergraduates while maintaining health regulations with the support of the academic and non-academic staff of the Department.

In addition to the usual project-based holistic surveying exposure given by the camp, this year, students were also offered a hands-on session on modern surveying equipment such as Differential GPS and Drone Surveying.

A workshop was held for the academic staff of the department on Outcome Based Education (OBE) at Cinnamon Grand Hotel Colombo on 9^th February 2022. The department has widely adopted OBE in delivering all modules as it is one of the key requirements of international academic accreditation, such as the Washington Accord.

Dr. Nalin De Silva and Dr. H.R. Pasindu, who were the resource persons of the workshop, delivered presentations and interactive sessions on OBE. These sessions focused on the new curriculum revisions and OBE-based Module-Outline-related activities such as writing Learning Outcomes, Mapping Learning Outcomes with Programme Outcomes, Scaffolding of Learning Outcomes across the Curriculum, and Aligning Learning Outcomes with the Syllabus and Assessment.

Speaking of this workshop, Head - Department of Civil Engineering, Prof (Mrs.) Chintha Jayasinghe said, “I am happy to say that we have had a very fruitful workshop. I take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to everyone who participated and shared their valuable views at the workshop. The dedication of the Accreditation Committee members, led by Prof. Lalith Rajapakshe, who worked tirelessly to organize the workshop, is greatly appreciated. We as a department are very much grateful to our sponsors INSEE and MELWA for their generous financial contributions.”

Photographs of two former heads of the Department of Civil Engineering, Prof. Saman Bandara and Prof. Athula Kulathilake, were unveiled at the department board room on 5^th January 2022. The unveiling ceremony was witnessed by the academic and non-academic staff of the department. The current Head Department of Civil Engineering Prof (Mrs) Chintha Jayasinghe and Dean Faculty of Engineering Prof Nalin Wickramarachchi appreciated the exceptional service provided by the two former heads to the department. A plaque was also awarded to the two former heads of the department. The  new year calibration of the department followed the unveiling ceremony.