The University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka is an independent state university located at Katubedda, Moratuwa overlooking the picturesque Bolgoda Lake. It was established as the University of Moratuwa (UoM), Sri Lanka on 22 December 1978 under the Universities Act No.16 of 1978 and operates under the general direction of the University Grants Commission. However, its origin can be traced back to the Government Technical School (GTS) which was established in Maradana, Colombo in 1893.
University of Moratuwa, consists of six Faculties namely, Architecture, Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Graduate Studies and Medicine with thirty five (35) 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, Phil & PhD research based postgraduate degrees.
The University has an undergraduate student population of 10918 and these student numbers encompass 2241 undergraduate students admitted in early 2024. It must be highlighted that the University has increased the annual intake of students over 39% overall, during the last ten years, 18% in the Faculty of Engineering, 33% in the Faculty of Information Technology and 31% in the Faculty of Architecture to meet the increasing demand for our degree programs by students and their parents.
In 2022, 1587 (95%) of 1669 students, who sat the final examinations graduated within the minimum stipulated time period to obtain the first degree. The number of degrees conferred, including postgraduate, at the General Convocation in the year 2023 was 2156 of which 1662 were bachelor’s degrees and 494 were postgraduate degrees.
Employment Pattern Survey done at the Convocation 2023, on employment patterns of graduates, reported that 85.7% of all graduates, 93.6% of the Design graduates, 91.1 % of Facility Management graduates, 96.4% of the Qunatity Surveying graduates, 90% of the Information Technology graduates were employed at the time of the convocation, showing that the graduates of UOM are much sought after by the industry and its employers.
According to the Webometric Ranking University of Moratuwa is in the 5th position in Sri Lanka
According to the QS Asia Ranking University of Moratuwa is in the range of 551-600
Last modified on 08.11.2024
