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Universities of Sri Lanka
# University of Peradeniya
# University of Colombo
# University of Moratuwa
# University of Ruhuna
# University of Kelaniya
# University of Sri Jaywardenapura
# University of Jaffna
# Rajarata University
# Open University
# Sabaragamuwa University
# Eastern University
# Wayamba University
# Uva Wellassa University
# Post graduate Institute of agriculture, University of peradeniya
# Post graduate Institute of Humanities and the social Science.

UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA

# Established in 1974
# Chancellor - Shivasubramaniam      Pathmanathan
# Vice chancellor - Sivakolondu Srisakku

" DISCERNMENT IS WISDOM "
---Motto of University of Jaffna ---

It has thirteen faculties (Agriculture, Applied Health Science, Applied Science, Arts, Business Studies, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Hindu Studies, Management Studies & Commerce, Medicine, Science, Technology, and Technological Studies) and thirteen other academic units/centres. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses that award various degrees.

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Universities of Sri Lanka
# University of Peradeniya
# University of Colombo
# University of Moratuwa
# University of Ruhuna
# University of Kelaniya
# University of Sri Jaywardenapura
# University of Jaffna
# Rajarata University
# Open University
# Sabaragamuwa University
# Eastern University
# Wayamba University
# Uva Wellassa University
# Post graduate Institute of agriculture, University of peradeniya
# Post graduate Institute of Humanities and the social Science.

UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA

# Established in 1974
# Chancellor - Shivasubramaniam      Pathmanathan
# Vice chancellor - Sivakolondu Srisakku

" DISCERNMENT IS WISDOM "
---Motto of University of Jaffna ---

It has thirteen faculties (Agriculture, Applied Health Science, Applied Science, Arts, Business Studies, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Hindu Studies, Management Studies & Commerce, Medicine, Science, Technology, and Technological Studies) and thirteen other academic units/centres. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses that award various degrees.

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The university of jaffna has ten faculties.

Faculty of Arts.

Faculty of science.

Faculty of Medicine.

Faculty of Agriculture.

Faculty of Applied science.

Faculty of Engineering.

Faculty of Hindu Studies.

Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce.

Faculty of Technology.

Faculty of Technological Studies.

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The Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka started functioning in October 1974 with two faculties: Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Science.
The faculty initially had only one department: Mathematics and Statistics.
P. Kanagasabapathy, was   first Dean of the Faculty of Science.

The Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics were started in April 1975.

The faculty offers undergraduate courses which lead to Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degrees.

The faculty is currently divided into seven departments

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The Faculty of Medicine was established in August 1978  with its base at the Ayurvedic Hospital in Kaithady.
A. A. Hoover,was  first Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.

The faculty left Kaithady and moved into the new building at Thirunelveli in 1981.

The faculty offers undergraduate courses which lead to Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.), Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.), Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.Sc.N.) degrees.

The faculty is currently divided into twelve departments.

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The Jaffna Campus of the University of Sri Lanka started functioning in October 1974 with two faculties.Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Science.
K. Indrapala,was first Dean of the Faculty of Humanities.
The faculty was renamed as the Faculty of Arts in 1975.

The faculty offers undergraduate courses which lead to Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) and Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) degrees.[35]

The faculty is currently divided into sixteen departments.

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UOJ is one of the leading tamil university in Srilanka. UOJ has two Campuses. The main campus in Thirunelvely in Jaffna and a second Campus in Vavuniya. Currently the Vavuniya Campus has been converted into the Vavuniya University. It also has faculties in Ariviyal Nagar near Kilinochchi, Kaithady and Maruthanarmadam near Chunnakam.

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Extraordinary gazette no. 121/15 was published on 25 July 1974 establishing the Jaffna University.
The new university started functioning on 1 August 1974 at the Parameswara college premises in Thirunelvely some 4km north of Jaffna city center.

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• One of the public university
• Ten faculties and thirteen acadamic units
• 7th largest university in srilanka
• Student hostel facilities with nature surrounding
• Conducting Cultural programs
• Sports facilities and events
• Every year they conducting general  convocation
• They have special website and facebook pages for each faculties