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University of Moratuwa

(University of Moratuwa)

Address

Bandaranayake Mawatha, Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Colombo
10400
Sri Lanka

Type

Academic

Email

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Telephone

+94 112 640 051 / +94 112 650 301

Website

https://uom.lk/

Activities

The University of Moratuwa (UOM), the successor to the Institute of Practical Technology, Katubedda set up in 1960 and Ceylon College of Technology set up in 1966, commenced functioning as Katubedda Campus on 15th February 1972.

Under the provisions of Universities Act No. 16 of 1978, the Katubedda Campus of University of Sri Lanka acquired the status of an independent University with its present corporate name "The University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka".

At present , the UOM consists of six faculties namely Architecture, Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Graduate Studies and Medicine with thirty six (36) academic departments offering fourteen (14) Bachelors degree programs to students selected by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and fifty six (56) postgraduate programs together with MSc, MPhil & PhD research based postgraduate degrees.