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Dr. Kriengsak Panuwatwanich, Associate Professor and Head of the School of Civil Engineering Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT), Thammasat University, Thailand, and Mr. Hideki Shimazu and Ms. Kultira Tangtaswa, special representatives from ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net) visited the University of Moratuwa (UoM) on 17th January 2020. The University of Moratuwa has signed a MOU with SIIT-Thammasat University and this visit was a follow-up for further collaborations.

A team of delegates from the East China University of Science and Technology, China visited the University of Moratuwa on 9th January 2020 to discuss possible collaborations. The team consisted of Prof. Ms. Luan Weiling, Vice Dean of Graduate School, Prof. Liu Dianhua, Vice Dean of School of Chemical Engineering, Prof. Zhang Lehua, Professor, Department Head, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Prof. Xu Yisheng, Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, Mr.

The Faculty of Business partnered with LAKARCADE (Pvt) Ltd, one of the biggest novelty Gift & Souvenir shopping malls in Asia located in the heart of Colombo to provide gainful engagements to BPM undergraduates in the areas of business process analysis and improvements at their premises.

University of Moratuwa is among the best universities in Sri Lanka and is a popular choice for higher education. The university is known to produce leaders, entrepreneurs and inventors and offers degrees in Engineering, Architectural, Information Technology and Business. The overall employment percentage of the University is 91.4% in the year 2019. This is a figure comparable with that of the best universities in the world.

Prof. M. Thilakasiri, Senior Management Consultant and former Director - Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA) visited the University of Moratuwa (UoM) on 16th December 2019 with Faculty Deans and administrative officers of following three Chinese Universities, to conduct an information session for UoM students on educational opportunities available at China.
(1) Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan
(2) China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou
(3) Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan

Dr Partha Roop, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer and the Associate Dean (International) for the Faculty of Engineering, and Mr. Ryan Gamon, International Manager, Faculty of Engineering, International Office, University of Auckland, New Zealand visited the University of Moratuwa (UoM) on 12th December 2019. The University of Moratuwa has ongoing relations with the University of Auckland and this visit was a follow-up for further collaborations.

A team of delegates from the Shanghai University of Electric Power (SUEP), China visited the University of Moratuwa (UoM) on 5th December 2019. The team included Ms. ZHANG Chuan - University Vice President, Mr. YANG Xiu - Vice Director, Innovation Center of Energy and Electric Power, Mr. BI Zhongqin - Vice Dean, Computer Science and Technology College, Ms. XU Xinyan - Vice Director, Academic Affairs Office, Ms. ZHAO Yan - Vice Dean, Electronics and Information Engineering College, and Ms. LUO, Staff member, International Exchange and Cooperation Office.

Team Legato representing the Classical Music Society of University of Moratuwa was able to win the Best performance award along with the most Popular award at the Andante 2019 Inter University music competition. This competition was organized by the Sri Lanka Technology Campus and the grand finals was held at the Nawarangahala, Royal College, Colombo. Ten teams of passionated young musicians participated in the finals and drove great attention by their mindblowing performances. Well known reputed musicians of the country also glamoured the night.

A team of delegates from the National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan (NSYSU) visited the University of Moratuwa (UoM) on 29th November 2019. National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) is a leading comprehensive higher education institution in Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan. As one of the top research-oriented universities, NSYSU has achieved remarkable achievements in many fields, especially in engineering, environmental science, marine sciences, material science, and applied chemistry.

A team of delegates from Incheon National University (INU), Korea visited the University of Moratuwa  (UoM) on 29th October 2019.

The Team consisted of Prof. Hyunchul Kang, Dean of College of Information Technology, INU,  Prof. Kyungkoo Jun, Vice Dean of College of Information Technology, INU, Prof.  Song Noh, Assistant Professor, Department of Information and Telecommunication Engineering INU, Dr. Hyunchae Chun, and Assistant Professor, Department of Information and Telecommunication Engineering, INU.