Uva Wellassa University
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| Uva Wellassa University | |
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| ஊவா வெல்லச பல்கலைக்கழகம் | |
| http://www.uwu.ac.lk/images/stories/images/logo.jpg | |
| Established | 2005 |
| Type | Public |
| Location | Badulla, Sri Lanka |
| Website | http://www.uwu.ac.lk |
Uva Wellassa University (Tamil: ஊவா வெல்லச பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a university founded in 2005 in Badulla, Sri Lanka, providing undergraduate degrees in several fields.[1]
The Uva Wellassa University is the 14th national university to be established in Sri Lanka. It is the first all-entrepreneurial university in Sri Lanka. It differs from other Sri Lankan universities, as it is designed to provide essential skills and broad general education for all students, while providing the conceptual and methodological background and the training necessary to obtain practical solutions for value addition to the national resources base of Sri Lanka.
It states its vision as, "To become the renowned centre of knowledge and expertise for value addition to the Sri Lankan resources base by the year 2015."
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[edit] Mission
The mission of Uva Wellassa University is to excel in research and learning with strong emphasis on value addition to the local resources base and produce well-rounded leaders in economic activity capable of using scientific and technological approaches to development within undergraduate, postgraduate, specialty, corporate as well as continuing-education markets.
[edit] Undergraduate education
Uva Wellassa University currently offers eleven undergraduate degree programs and more than twelve short-term courses. Plus, two certificate courses in General Management and Human Resource Management are offered to the general public. Three new undergraduate degree programs will be initiated in the next academic year, and a few more certificate-level courses will commence in the near future.
There are three faculties offering eleven degree programs:
- Animal Science (BASc.)
- Computer Science & Technology (BSc.)
- Entrepreneurship & Management Studies (BBM)
- Export Agriculture (BSc. Export Agriculture)
- Science & Technology (BTech)
- Tea Technology & Value Addition
- Mineral Resources & Technology
- Industrial Information Technology (BIIT)
- Palm & Latex Technology and Value Addition
- Aquatic Resources Technology
- Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management
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