It is the only university in the southern region of Sri Lanka. It was established by a special presidential decree on 1 September 1978 as Ruhuna University College and upgraded to a full-fledged unive
The idea of a University of Ruhuna was proposed in 1978 by Cabinet Minister of Education & Higher Education at the time Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne
University Complex, Wellamadama
The University of Ruhuna, Northern hill
Deshamanya Geoffrey Manning Bawa, was a Sri Lankan architect. Often referred to as the leader of the Tropical Modernist movement, he was among the most influential Asian architects of his generation.
University of Ruhuna
…If this place doesn't turn students into civilized beings, nothing will! — Geoffrey Bawa-1988 A new building complex for the university was designed by the world-renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa and was constructed at Wellamadama with a…
Bawa's final resting place on Cinnamon Hill at Lunuganga, his country estate