University of Kelaniya
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The University of Kelaniya (UoK; Sinhala: කැලණිය විශ්වවිද්යාලය, Tamil: களனி பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public university in Sri Lanka. Just outside the municipal limits of Colombo, in the city of Kelaniya, the university has two major institutions and seven faculties.
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කැලණිය විශ්වවිද්යාලය களனி பல்கலைக்கழகம் | |
Motto | Pali: පඤ්ඤාය පරිසුජ්ඣති Pannaya Parisujjhati |
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Motto in English | Self-purification is by insight |
Type | Public |
Established | 1875 Vidyalankara Pirivena 1959 Vidyalankara University |
Accreditation | University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka) |
Chancellor | Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera[1] |
Vice-Chancellor | Nilanthi Renuka de Silva [2] |
Administrative staff | 1000 full-time equivalent academic staff, 637 non-academic |
Location | , 6.9729°N 79.9158°E / 6.9729; 79.9158 |
Campus | Suburban |
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Affiliations | University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka), Association of Commonwealth Universities, International Association of Universities, Global Universities Partnership on Environment and Sustainability |
Website | www |
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